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.
Engelbert With The Young Generation (Season 1)
Show 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 1972-01-09
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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 You 6. You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
Show 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 1972-01-16
Runtime: 18 min
Overview: 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 (featuring Lulu) 6. Everything Is Beautiful (featuring Lulu)
Show 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1972-01-23
Runtime: 18 min
Overview: 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. (They Long To Be) Close To You 5. Amazing Grace 6. If Ever I Would Leave You
Show 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 1972-01-30
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: 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
Show 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 1972-02-06
Runtime: 18 min
Overview: 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 Ever (with Marlène Charell) 5. Games People Play (with Billy Preston & Tom Jones) 6. Release Me
Show 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 1972-02-13
Runtime: 19 min
Overview: 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 A Jet Plane (With Mary Travers) 6. My Way
Show 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 1972-02-20
Runtime: 14 min
Overview: 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 Many Splendored Thing
Show 8 (Episode 8)
Air date: 1972-02-27
Runtime: 14 min
Overview: 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
Show 9 (Episode 9)
Air date: 1972-03-05
Runtime: 14 min
Overview: 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 To Forget?
Show 10 (Episode 10)
Air date: 1972-03-12
Runtime: 13 min
Overview: 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
Show 11 (Episode 11)
Air date: 1972-03-19
Runtime: 19 min
Overview: 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 The Wind (With Nancy Wilson & Bobby Darin) 6. What Kind Of Fool Am I?
Show 12 (Episode 12)
Air date: 1972-03-26
Runtime: 13 min
Overview: 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
Show 13 (Episode 13)
Air date: 1972-04-02
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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 City (with Jack Jones) 6. Release Me
Seasons
Episodes 13