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Top of the Pops - 50th Anniversary (Hardcover)
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Top of the Pops - 50th Anniversary (Hardcover)
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'It's Number One - it's Top of the Pops'. It's not just the story
of a long-running television programme. The story of Top of the
Pops is the story of British popular music. It is a shadow history
of British rock & roll, and beyond. It is the story of 'Auntie'
BBC getting down with the kids. It is the story of how a 6-week
show turned into a pan-global phenomenon and how for 40 years, Top
of the Pops was a British institution. 'It's Number One - it's Top
Of The Pops' for every generation from 1964, until the show ended
in 2006, that was the sentence every young television viewer sat
down to hear. At its peak, a quarter of the UK's entire population
was watching. Top Of The Pops was the pivotal pop television
programme over its 2,000 weekly episodes, the programme gave peak
airtime to every act, from The Beatles to Beyonce - from Cream to
Coldplay - from Pink Floyd to Pink! From its humble beginnings in
1964 from a disused church through to the programme's pan-global
appeal in the 1990s, Top Of The Pops has become synonymous with the
best in pop television. With a span of nearly half a century, there
are so many highlights: The Beatles only live appearance, in 1966,
promoting 'Paperback Writer' - the Who getting banned - the first
colour edition in 1969 - David Bowie's breakthrough performance of
'Starman' in 1972 - Nirvana's chaotic 1991 appearance promoting
'Smells Like Teen Spirit' - the Blur versus Oasis battle - Justin
Timberlake playing bass with the Flaming Lips in 2003 - Top Of The
Pops II was launched in 1994, bringing the programme to a whole new
audience. Around the same time, the BBC licensed the "Top Of The
Pops" brand to over 90 countries, with estimated audience of 100
million. Though it ceased broadcasting in 2006, thanks to the
internet, compilation CDs; repeated viewing on BBC4 - Top Of The
Pops lives on. This is the first book to tell that incredible
story.
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