"coming or had a strong selling album. If a single being performed was below the top 40, just the words ""New Entry"" were shown and not the chart position. The show was originally intended to run for only a few programmes but lasted over 42 years, reaching landmark episodes of 500, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000 in the years 1973, 1983, 1992 and 2002 respectively. ""Top of the Pops"" was first broadcast on Wednesday, 1 January 1964 at 6:35 pm. It was produced in Studio A on Dickenson Road in Rusholme, Manchester. DJ Jimmy Savile presented the first show live from"
"original presenters on ""Top of the Pops"", which first aired 1 January 1964 on BBC One (then known as BBC TV). ""Top of the Pops"", like ""Pick of the Pops"", used a combination of predominant periodicals until the formation of the BMRB chart in 1969. From 30 September 1967 BBC Radio 1 was launched along with BBC Radio 2, succeeding the Light Programme, and the Top-20 ""Pick of the Pops"" chart was simulcast on both stations. Freeman continued to present the show until 1972, and was succeeded by Tom Browne. Simon Bates took over from Browne, and under Bates it"
"Pops"" in November 1978 on RTÉ2. This was the UK version being transmitted at the same time as on BBC. The broadcasts ceased in late 1993. ""Top of the Pops"" had short-lived fame in the United States. In 1987, the CBS television network decided to try an American version of the show. It was hosted by Nia Peeples and even showed performances from the BBC version of the programme. The show was presented on late Friday nights as part of ""CBS Late Night"", and lasted almost a year. In 2002, BBC America presented the BBC version of ""Top of the"
"Top of the Pops 2 Top of the Pops 2 (also known as TOTP2) is a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two, showing archive footage from the long-running ""Top of the Pops"" show, some dating back to the 1960s when the programme first aired on British television. From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker. Steve Wright took over in 1997 and hosted the show until being replaced by Mark Radcliffe in December 2009. The presenter never appears in-vision, but provides voice-over commentary that introduces each performance. The original show"
"BBC's ""Top of the Pops"". On 28 November 2003, Kash hosted his first episode of the show which coincided with one of its most radical overhauls in what was reported as a make-or-break attempt to revitalize the long-running series. The BBC chose Kash for the position because of his youth, his prior success on MTV, and because the considered him a ""edgy, quick-witted and talented presenter""; they hoped that all of these qualities would bring back the younger audience Top of the Pops used to have. Though show garnered poor ratings, and was moved from BBC1 to BBC2 in spring"
"Top of the Pops Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was shown every Thursday evening on BBC One, except for a short period on Fridays in mid-1973 before being again moved to Fridays at 7:30pm in 1996 and then to Sundays on BBC Two in 2005. Each weekly programme consisted of performances from some of that week's best-selling popular music artists, with a rundown of that week's singles chart. Additionally, there was a"
"the BBC's Top of the Pops weekly music programme. Filming initially took place at the Hanover Grand venue near to London's Regent Street, with Rhona Mitra and Eddy Temple-Morris as presenters. Over time, the show moved on to the Sound venue in nearby Leicester Square, with Fox himself at the helm. Abbie Eastwood and Matt Brown eventually took over to become the final presenters of the show. Despite being one of the most-watched shows on Channel 5, the TV show never really made much of an impact on the music television audience share, with likely blames being a combination of"
"was insisted that this was so that the show would air immediately after the official announcement of the new top 40 chart on Radio 1, as it was thought that by the following Friday, the chart seemed out-of-date. The final ""Top of the Pops"" to be shown on BBC One (barring Christmas and New Year specials) was broadcast on Monday 11 July 2005, which was edition number 2,166. The first edition on BBC Two was broadcast on 17 July 2005 at 7.00pm with presenter Fearne Cotton. After the move to Sundays, Cotton continued to host with a different guest presenter"
"called ""Summer 2001"", a sister DVD to the album of the same name. Top of the Pops Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was shown every Thursday evening on BBC One, except for a short period on Fridays in mid-1973 before being again moved to Fridays at 7:30pm in 1996 and then to Sundays on BBC Two in 2005. Each weekly programme consisted of performances from some of that week's best-selling popular music"
"TopPop TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from September 22, 1970 to June 27, 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. The creator and original director of ""TopPop"" was Rien van Wijk. Many other directors followed: Egbert van Hees, Geert Popma, Henk Renou, Chris Berger, Jessy Winkelman, Wim van der Linden, Bert van der Veer and Charly Noise. Although ""TopPop"" was inspired by British music programme ""Top of the Pops"", it had its own character. The show's main approach"
"on ""Top of the Pops"" on BBC1. Of the 144 episodes made, it is only confirmed that three have survived in the ITV archives. The show was replaced by a similar format series ""Shang-A-Lang"", hosted by The Bay City Rollers, which in turn was replaced by ""Get It Together"" hosted by Roy North, Linda Fletcher and later Megg Nichol; all produced by Muriel Young. Series 1: 5 November 1969 – 28 January 1970. 13 episodes.<br> Directors: Dave Warwick & Baz Taylor.<br> Guests included: Long John Baldry, Lou Christie and Millie Small. Series 2: 7 October 1970 – 30 December 1970."
"The first edition of ""Top of the Pops"" was broadcast on New Year's Day 1964 from the studio, and Yorkshire host Jimmy Savile stated: ""anything they didn't want to do in London, they slung up into this old church. And, of course, they didn't want anything to do with pop music so that was our place"". But when viewing figures took off the BBC decided that the pop show had to be broadcast from London, although it remained based in Manchester for three years before moving to Lime Grove Studios in west London in 1967. The BBC's northern Outside Broadcast"
"to the usual ""Top of the Pops"" format. On 13 March 2009, ""Top of The Pops"" was once again revived, this time in its usual format, for a special live Comic Relief edition, airing on BBC Two while the main telethon took a break for the ""BBC News at Ten"" on BBC One. As with the Christmas specials the show was presented by Radio 1 duo Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates with special guest presenter Noel Fielding and appearances from Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall (dancing in the audience and later as a Flo Rida"
"""Top of the Pops"" began on 1 January 1964 as a weekly programme playing a selection of records from the current charts. From November 1964, ""Top of the Pops"" had an all-girl dance troupe regularly appearing, the Go-Jos, formed and choreographed by another ex-Beat Girl, Jo Cook. Through to the beginning of 1968, professional dancing had been restricted to approximately monthly appearances by this group, performing to one track on the show typically where the artist couldn't attend. This situation began to change in January 1968 - whilst still in the Beat Girls, Diane South appeared solo on the show,"
"Pick of the Pops Pick of the Pops is a BBC Radio programme, originally based on the Top 20 UK Singles Chart and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1955. It transferred to BBC Radio 1 (simulcast on BBC Radio 2) from 1967 to 1972. It was revived for six years in the 1980s. Its current production run started in 1997. Initially the show did not feature the charts, but in September 1957 Alan Dell introduced the format of running through the charts of the week, playing the top tens from various music papers plus entries to top"
"Top of the Pops (record series) Top of the Pops is the name of a series of records issued by Pickwick Records on their Hallmark label, which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible. The albums were recorded by a studio group comprising session musicians and singers who remained uncredited, although they included Tina Charles and Elton John before they became famous in their own right. Record producer Alan Crawford conceived the idea for ""Top of the Pops"", having noted several"
"Pops"" host Paul Gambaccini, Dave Lee Travis, Nicky Campbell, and his Radio One Top 40 successors Wes Butters, Simon Bates and Richard Skinner. Alan Freeman Alan Leslie ""Fluff"" Freeman, MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006) was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting ""Pick of the Pops ""from 1961 to 2000. Born and educated in New South Wales, Australia, Freeman worked as an assistant paymaster/accountant for one of Australia's largest timber companies after leaving school. Freeman originally wanted to be an opera singer but decided his"
"in private collections. The programme was forced off the air for several weeks by industrial action by the Musicians' Union in both 1974 and 1980. ""Top of the Pops"" has a sister show called ""TOTP2"" which uses archive footage from as early as the late 1960s. It began on 17 September 1994. The early series were narrated by Johnnie Walker, before Steve Wright took over as narrator. In summer 2004 BBC Two's controller, Roly Keating, announced that it was being ""rested"". Shortly after UKTV G2 began showing re-edited versions of earlier programmes with re-recorded dialogue. Finally after a two-year break"
"Top of the World (TV series) Top of the World is a quiz show series that was produced by Thames Television and aired on the ITV network for one series in 1982. The programme was hosted by Eamonn Andrews from Thames' studios in London. In the first 12 episodes, there were three contestants, all connected via satellite: one in Thames' UK studio; one at the studios of ABC Television in Sydney, representing Australia; and one at the studios of PBS member station WPBT in Miami, representing the United States. The game consisted of three rounds. In the first round, each"
"UK when his health deteriorated. He died in East Dereham, Norfolk, aged 87. Johnnie Stewart Johnnie Stewart (born Lorn Alastair Stewart, 7 November 1917 – 29 April 2005) was a British television producer who worked for the BBC, noted mostly for his role in creating the long-running music programme ""Top of the Pops"". Born as Lorn Alastair Stewart, in Tonbridge, Kent, Stewart was the son of Dr Haldane Campbell Stewart, who was also musical but in a different sphere - he was organist and choirmaster at Magdalen College, Oxford, the director of music at the Tonbridge School, Kent, and also"
"Bang""). Top of the World (TV series) Top of the World is a quiz show series that was produced by Thames Television and aired on the ITV network for one series in 1982. The programme was hosted by Eamonn Andrews from Thames' studios in London. In the first 12 episodes, there were three contestants, all connected via satellite: one in Thames' UK studio; one at the studios of ABC Television in Sydney, representing Australia; and one at the studios of PBS member station WPBT in Miami, representing the United States. The game consisted of three rounds. In the first round,"
"troupe to perform on the BBC's Top of The Pops. The tenure of the first group, the Go-Jos, ran from 1964 to 1968, with Pan's People then taking over until April 1976. This group were choreographed for its entire existence by Flick Colby, who also was initially a dancer in the troupe. Ruth Pearson performed as one of the dancers in this group throughout its run on the programme, retiring when the group was replaced. Pan's People were succeeded by Ruby Flipper, a mixed-gender and mixed-race group, choreographed by Colby and managed by Pearson. This group's short run was terminated"
"local programming. The Dickenson Road studios were the original base for ""Top of the Pops"" from the first edition broadcast on New Year's Day 1964 from Studio A. DJs Jimmy Savile and Alan Freeman presented in a week when The Beatles, with ""I Want to Hold Your Hand"", that week's number one. A Mancunian model, Samantha Juste, was the regular ""disc girl"". Local photographer Harry Goodwin was hired to provide shots of non-appearing artists, and also to provide backdrops for the chart rundown. In 1972, local broadcaster Stuart Hall hosted ""It's a Knockout"". Stuart Hall remarked that the programme was"
"MTV's Top Pop Group MTV's Top Pop Group was a competition consisting of nine pop groups looking to be the next Top pop group. The show aired on MTV and was hosted by Mario Lopez. The judges were Brian Friedman (former choreographer and judge from So You Think You Can Dance), Michelle Williams (from Destiny's Child) and Taboo (from The Black Eyed Peas). Marianela Pereyra was the show's backstage correspondent. The casting special aired on August 28, 2008 the show premiered on September 11, 2008. Only 4 weeks after the premiere, the series finale was aired suddenly on October 2,"
"2008. Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Week 4: MTV's Top Pop Group MTV's Top Pop Group was a competition consisting of nine pop groups looking to be the next Top pop group. The show aired on MTV and was hosted by Mario Lopez. The judges were Brian Friedman (former choreographer and judge from So You Think You Can Dance), Michelle Williams (from Destiny's Child) and Taboo (from The Black Eyed Peas). Marianela Pereyra was the show's backstage correspondent. The casting special aired on August 28, 2008 the show premiered on September 11, 2008. Only 4 weeks after the premiere,"
"next show. Whilst in the vast bulk of performances contemporary costumes were used, humour was occasionally used resulting in unconventional costumes including dressing as boxers, babies and a camel. There was a rigid production schedule for the group necessitated by Top of the Pops being a weekly chart show. The typical schedule for a recorded Top of the Pops was as follows: The troupe could also rehearse for and perform up to three cabaret performances prior to the following Monday. By 1981, Top of the Pops began going out live on occasion, with three live editions, 7/5/1981, 9/7/1981 and 3/9/1981"
"of the Pops"" spiral logo was used alongside the original version of ""Whole Lotta Love"" by CCS. This is a guide to show a list of new episodes not in a particular series of ""TOTP2"", broadcast since December 2008. Top of the Pops 2 Top of the Pops 2 (also known as TOTP2) is a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two, showing archive footage from the long-running ""Top of the Pops"" show, some dating back to the 1960s when the programme first aired on British television. From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by BBC Radio"
"as a dancer, and Corpe's seven-month run. Mary Corpe initially joined Nigel Lythgoe's Young Generation but returned to ""Top of the Pops"" for two performances in Zoo in 1982. The following week, the mixed-gender seven-member Ruby Flipper made their first appearance on the show with Colby as choreographer, Pearson as manager, and Menhenick and Gillespie starting the performance on their own, then joined by the new five dancers. Most dates pre-1972 are approximate. The ""Top of the Pops"" era is denoted by the two red lines. Narrow width lines denote members not appearing on ""Top of the Pops"". Dates of"
"choreographed dance sequences for the show with, among others, Pan's People and Ruby Flipper. Robin Nash Robert Henry Douglas Drane (10 March 1927 – 18 June 2011), known professionally as Robin Nash, was a British television producer and executive, who was probably best known as producer of ""Top of the Pops"" from 1973 to 1981. At the BBC, he became Head of Variety and later Head of Television Comedy. Nash was born in Norwich and grew up in Cromer on the north Norfolk coast, where he was educated at Paston School. His initial theatrical training was as a young member"
"show (which went out at 10:35pm) was presented by Jimmy Savile and Elfi von Kalckreuth. The two presenters introduced each act (with the exception of Cliff Richard), but neither was present in the studio recording with the artists, their links being added later. Savile spoke English, whereas Elfi von Kalckreuth speaks in German throughout. The BBC's Johnnie Stewart produced the show, while Stanley Dorfman directed. Both men were involved with the regular production of BBC music show Top Of The Pops and this show had a very similar look and production style. The artists performed on rostra, surrounded by a"
"performers, and initially the Top 10 countdown was run without any voiceover. Rules relating to performance were also altered meaning acts had to sing live as opposed to the backing tracks for instruments and mimed vocals for which the show was known. To incorporate the shift of dominance towards American artists, more use was made of out-of-studio performances, with acts in America able to transmit their song to the Top of the Pops audience ""via satellite"". These changes were widely unpopular and much of the presenting team were axed within a year, leaving the show hosted solely by Dortie and"
"chart show ""Top of the Pops"" between January 1983 and August 1988, often in partnership with John Peel after the departure of David Jensen with whom she struck up a solid friendship. Long returned to co-present the final show in July 2006. In 1989, she joined London station BBC GLR, taking over from Nick Abbot on the breakfast show. At the time GLR was being run by future Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister and future Radio 1 executive Trevor Dann. In 1991 Long left the breakfast show of her own volition but continued to work for the station, where she"
"could press their red button to access a different choice of music. Richard Oliff was the first ever 'Dad-Dancer' to be featured on the show, performing to Mylo's Doctor Pressure. ""Top of the Pops Saturday"" began in September 2002 as part of the relaunched format of ""The Saturday Show"", as a 45-minute show-within-a-show taking up the final section of the programme; ""TOTP Saturday"" was presented by ""The Saturday Show""s presenters of the time, Fearne Cotton and Simon Grant. The introduction of ""TOTP Saturday"" was seen as an attempt by the BBC to combat the successful ITV Saturday morning series ""SMTV"