Transmitted on BBC2 and repeated on BBC1, it ran until 1979 and was briefly revived in 1983–4. The show kept Cooper in the public eye, and the "Hidden Melody" round, a regular feature of the show in which he improvised in the style of a composer and cloaked a well-known tune in his elaborate extemporization, served as a vehicle for his pianistic talent.
The program aired on BBC2 and was later broadcast on BBC1 until 1979. It was briefly revived in 1983–4. The series kept Cooper visible to the public, and the "Hidden Melody" segment, a recurring feature of the show where he would compose like a musician and conceal well-known tunes within his improvisations, demonstrated his piano talents.