[107], In the era before promotional videos were routinely produced for every charting single, the BBC would frequently have neither the band themselves nor alternative footage available for a song selected for the programme. The Italian version (first broadcast on Rai 2 and later on Italia 1) also ended in 2006. The most recent that is not held is dated 8 September 1977. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. [citation needed], Following a fall in viewing figures and a general perception that the show had become 'uncool' (acts like the Clash had refused to appear in the show in previous years), a radical new format was introduced by incoming executive producer Stanley Appel (who had worked on the programme since 1966 as cameraman, production assistant, director and stand-in producer[52]) in October 1991, in which the Radio 1 DJs were replaced by a team of relative unknowns, such as Claudia Simon and Tony Dortie who had previously worked for Children's BBC, 17-year-old local radio DJ Mark Franklin, Steve Anderson, Adrian Rose and Elayne Smith, who was replaced by Femi Oke in 1992. Roger Daltrey of The Who scored his first and only solo hit single in the UK in 1973 with "Giving It All Away". [37] In 1973, there was just one show, airing on Christmas Day. Pan's People were then selected by the BBC over the Go-Jos when they chose a group to be the resident troupe. Gary Glitter's first two entries, "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again", both peaked at number two, while the remaining two, "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" and "I Love You Love Me Love", both spent four weeks at number-one. [43] Towards the end of February 1980, facing a £40 million budget deficit, the BBC laid off five orchestras as part of £130 million in cuts. [citation needed]. Steve Wright made his presenting debut on 7 February 1980. On 20 June 2006, the show was formally cancelled and it was announced that the last edition would be broadcast on 30 July 2006. There was also a DVD in 2001 called Summer 2001, a sister DVD to the album of the same name. Most editions of the show were now broadcast live, for the first time since 1991 (apart from a couple of editions in 1994). (2005). 3. Find release reviews and credits for Top of the Pops 1973 - Various Artists on AllMusic - 2007 - EMI Gold's Top of the Pops series spotlights the… Meanwhile, Stephanie McWhinnie, who had replaced Wood as producer with effect from Christmas 2011, was replaced by Caroline Cullen (who had previously worked as assistant producer on the show) from Christmas 2020, when both festive shows were recorded with new studio performances but no live audience physically in attendance. A new logo and title sequence were introduced on the 2019 Christmas special. [73] This comprised excerpts from the 1976 programmes, interspersed with new interviews with people discussing the time period. Rate. [49][50] Hurll also laid off the orchestra, as the Musicians' Union was loosening enforcement of the 1966 miming ban. The phrase Top Of The Pops was not only a long-running music television show in the UK, but also a term that meant that a release was a certified hit! Due to the BBC's former policy of deleting old programmes, the vast majority of the episodes from the programme's history prior to 1976 have been lost, including any official recording of the only live appearance by the Beatles. 1 January 1964 to ? [72] Episodes featuring Mike Smith are also not included in the run. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. With Jimmy Savile, Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds, Kenny Everett. Status Quo were the most frequent group with 106 performances. Lee Ward left shortly after this decision was made, reportedly saying regarding the change "It's a big mistake. [142] However, in 2019, an 11-second clip of the group's only live appearance on TOTP, from 16 June 1966, was unearthed – this was recorded by a viewer using an 8mm camera to film the live transmission on their television. 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