Jack Good, R. I. P.

The Guardian: If anyone could be said to have invented the way pop music is presented on television, it was Jack Good, a short-haired, bespectacled Oxford graduate, who created the fast-paced shows Six-Five Special for the BBC, Oh Boy! for ITV, and the equally influential Shindig! for a US network. Good, who has died aged 86, encouraged the audience to become part of the spectacle in a style that became a vital element of Ready Steady Go! and Top of the Pops.