Top of the Pops
British music chart television series
Top of the Pops is a British music show, which featured popular artists performing their songs. It started in 1964 and ended in 2006 because not enough people were watching it any more. It was hosted by many presenters over the years, most notably by Sir Jimmy Savile, who opened the very first show on New Year's Day 1964 on BBC1.
| Top of the Pops | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Johnnie Stewart |
| Presented by | Fearne Cotton Clara Amfo (see full list) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 2,263 (508 missing)[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Johnnie Stewart (1964–73) Robin Nash (1973–80) Michael Hurll (1980–88) Paul Ciani (1988–91) Stanley Appel (1991–94) Ric Blaxill (1994–97) Chris Cowey (1997–2003) Andi Peters (2003–05) Mark Cooper (2005–) |
| Producers | Neville Wortman Stanley Dorfman Colin Charman Mel Cornish Brian Whitehouse Phil Bishop Mark Wells Jeff Simpson Barrie Kelly Dominic Smith Sally Wood Stephanie McWhinnie |
| Running time | 25–60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One (1964–2005, 2006–present) BBC Two (2005–06) |
| Release | 1 January 1964 – present |
| Related | |
| Top of the Pops 2 Top Gear of the Pops Top of the Pops Reloaded TOTP@Play | |
TOTP2 (Top of the Pops 2) is a variant of the show. However, it featured a collection of archive performances by artists spanning the past four decades.
The show was regularly hosted by Steve Wright, up until 2009, when Mark Radcliffe replaced him. A new episode of the programme is shown on 25 December each year.
References
change- ↑ "TOP OF THE POPS". lostshows.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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