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davidt
on Wednesday June 21 2006, @11:00AM
leedoggpimp sends the link:
Top Of The Pops axed after 42 years - NME.com Long running UK music show to end Top Of The Pops has been axed by the BBC after 42 years on air. The final episode of the iconic music show will air during the summer. The programme switched from BBC1 to BBC2 in 2003, but the rebranding of the show failed to increase its ratings. The first edition of the show was broadcast on January 1 in 1964, when the The Beatles were number one with 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'. The show was presented by Jimmy Saville and featured performances by the Rolling Stones and Dusty Springfield. In its 70's heyday Top Of The Pops was watched by 19 million people, however in recent times the viewing figures fell as low as 1 million.
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Rest in peace (Score:0)
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Even we American's have heard of it (Score:1)
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Morrissey/Smiths content (Score:0)
Changing Times (Score:0)
I guess up until the mid-80s getting onto TOTP was still something to be proud of, but since the music industry has been taken over by the marketing people it doesn't stand for anything except who's paid out the most money to the radio stations and MTV. As recent examples, take Sandi Thom, Rihanna, Lilly Allen's first single, Furtado's latest (none of Morrissey's releases) - you can't tell me that serious money ain't changing hands at Radio 1 to get that level of plays and hype (or not, in Mozzer's case).
We have to ket TOTP go and remember the more innocent times when the slogan 'Marry Me' revealed written across a young popstar's chest hadn't first been run by a focus group in order to see whether it would stimulate sales within the target demographic.
who killed totp? (Score:0)
Who responsible for its demise?, who changed its format? who moved it to every other night but where it belonged (Thursday 7.30!)? WHO?!
Andi (with a pretentious i) Peters thats who! he of tank top and duck puppet fame!
future generations are deprived of their right to a full and rounded musical heritage, and a right good laugh, thanks to a muppet with a puppet.
Sad, but . . . (Score:1)
That, and changing the theme tune (possibly to Frankly Mr Shankly).
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Little Man, What Now? (Score:0)
‘And when the psalmist said… (Score:1)
Why 30 million people watched it 30 years ago was probably because there were only a couple of channels to choose between; now the competition has risen to about 300 channels on all the time. I wonder what programme regularly attracts more than 1 million viewers these days?
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Thank god for that! (Score:1)
Good riddance
About time
Finally
At last
Great, Smashing, Super.
Andy Peters should be put in prison
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