Top of the Pops facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Top of the Pops |
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| 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) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | 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–) |
| Producer(s) | 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One (1964–2005, 2006–present) BBC Two (2005–06) |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1964–2001) 16:9 (2001–present) |
| Original release | Weekly run: 1 January 1964 – 30 July 2006 Christmas specials: 25 December 2006 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Top of the Pops 2 Top Gear of the Pops Top of the Pops Reloaded TOTP@Play |
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.
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.
Images for kids
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The Rolling Stones were the first group to appear on the show (group pictured in concert in The Hague in 1967)
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BBC Television Centre in London, home of Top of the Pops 1969–1991
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Snow Patrol, the last live act to appear on TOTP (pictured in concert in America in 2006)
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Dance troupe Pan's People (pictured here on TopPop, AVRO 1971)
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A recording of The Beatles' only live performance on Top of the Pops in 1966 was wiped by the BBC (group pictured here in performance on Dutch television in 1964)
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The Top of the Pops format was adopted by on several other European broadcasters, such as TopPop (Netherlands)
