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Engelbert With The Young Generation
Engelbert With The Young Generation
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Engelbert With The Young Generation

1972
1 season
13 episodes
Family

Engelbert with the Young Generation was a British musical variety series that aired on BBC1 in 1972, starring international ballad star Engelbert Humperdinck, known for hits like Release Me and The Last Waltz. The show paired his smooth, Vegas-style crooning with The Young Generation, a versatile song-and-dance troupe, creating a broad cross-generational appeal. A polished time capsule of the golden age of British light entertainment — glamorous, tuneful, and thoroughly wholesome.

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Cast

Engelbert Humperdinck

T

The Young Generation

A

Alyn Ainsworth

Tim Brooke-Taylor

T

The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra

Bill Oddie

Seasons

The debut season of Engelbert with the Young Generation, featuring Engelbert Humperdinck performing alongside The Young Generation, accompanied by the Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra.

  • Ep 1

    1.Show 1

    09-01-197220m

    This is episode 1 of 13 recorded on January 9, 1972. Track list: 1. Granada 2. Mammy Blue 3. Opera / The Last Waltz (with Anna Moffo) 4. Morning 5. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of...

  • Ep 2

    2.Show 2

    16-01-197218m

    This is episode 2 of 13 recorded on January 16, 1972. Track List: 1. If I Ruled The World 2. Help! 3. I Wish You Love 4. You'll Never Walk Alone 5. All I Need Is You (featuri...

  • Ep 3

    3.Show 3

    23-01-197218m

    This is episode 3 of 13 recorded on January 23, 1972. Track List: 1. Another Time, Another Place 2. I Feel The Earth Move 3. Then We Can Try It Again (with Melba Moore) 4. (Th...

  • Ep 4

    4.Show 4

    30-01-197212m

    This is episode 4 of 13 recorded on January 30, 1972. Track List: 1. More 2. All I Ever Need Is You 3. Spanish Eyes 4. My Wife The Dancer 5. Love Story

  • Ep 5

    5.Show 5

    06-02-197218m

    This is episode 5 of 13 recorded on February 6, 1972. Track List: 1. Around The World In 80 Days / Till (with Tom Jones) 2. You've Got A Friend 3. Brand New Key 4. Did You Eve...

  • Ep 6

    6.Show 6

    13-02-197219m

    This is episode 6 of 13 recorded on February 13, 1972. Track List: 1. More Today Than Yesterday 2. Storm In A Teacup 3. Too Beautiful To Last 4. Sweet Caroline 5. Leaving On...

  • Ep 7

    7.Show 7

    20-02-197214m

    This is episode 7 of 13 recorded on February 20, 1972. Track List: 1. For Once In My Life 2. The Fool On The Hill 3. The Shadow Of Your Smile 4. Cotton Fields 5. Love Is A Ma...

  • Ep 8

    8.Show 8

    27-02-197214m

    This is episode 8 of 13 recorded on February 27, 1972. Track List: 1. All Of Me 2. Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You 3. Proud Mary 4. Sweet Seasons 5. A House Is Not A Home

  • Ep 9

    9.Show 9

    05-03-197214m

    This is episode 9 of 13 recorded on March 5, 1972. Track List: 1. Quando, Quando, Quando 2. Never Been To Spain 3. Baby I'm A-Want You 4. Speak Softly, Love 5. Am I That Easy...

  • Ep 10

    10.Show 10

    12-03-197213m

    This is episode 10 of 13 recorded on March 12, 1972. Track List: 1. My Prayer 2. Lodi 3. Without You 4. The Last Waltz 5. Didn't We

  • Ep 11

    11.Show 11

    19-03-197219m

    This is episode 11 of 13 recorded on March 19, 1972. Track List: 1. Where You Lead 2. Day After Day 3. What's Made Milwaukee Famous 4. Where Did Our Love Go? 5. Blowing In Th...

  • Ep 12

    12.Show 12

    26-03-197213m

    This is episode 12 of 13 recorded on March 26, 1972. Track List: 1. Smile 2. Natural Man 3. Gentle On My Mind / Little Green Apples 4. When I Fall In Love

  • Ep 13

    13.Show 13

    02-04-197220m

    This is episode 13 of 13 recorded on April 2, 1972. Track List: 1. To The Ends Of The Earth 2. Sugar, Sugar 3. A Man Without Love 4. Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying 5. Kansas...

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