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- The arrival of Pans People in 1967 outraged Mary Whitehouse, who objected to their scanty clothing. An increasingly regular feature of the programme was the specially recorded film insert, designed to cover the absence of a performer who was in the chart.
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The first edition of Top of the Pops was broadcast on Wednesday, 1 January 1964 at 6:35 pm. It was produced in Studio A at Dickenson Road Studios in Rusholme, Manchester. [ 23][ 24] The first show was presented by Jimmy Savile, with a brief link to Alan Freeman in London to preview the following week's programme.
- The Rolling Stones Were The First Band To Perform. Top of the Pops first hit our TV screens on New Year’s Day 1964 and was presented by Jimmy Savile. The Rolling Stones were the first act to feature, performing ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’.
- Cliff Richard Has Appeared The Most Times. The record for the most number of appearances on Top of the Pops is held by Cliff Richard, who featured on the show a whopping 160 times!
- Over One Hundred And Fifty People Have Presented The Show. Did you realise that over 150 people have presented Top of the Pops over the years? You do have to bear in mind that, as well as the regular presenters like Jimmy Savile and Zoe Ball, there were also regular guest presenters from the world of music and entertainment.
- It Contained Some Legendary Bloopers… In 1988, the group All About Eve were due to mime along to their hit ‘Martha’s Harbour’. Unfortunately singer Julianne Regan simply sat there in complete silence for the first half of the song, clearly unable to hear the backing track.
This list of performances on Top of the Pops is a chronological account of popular songs performed by recording artists and musical ensembles on Top of the Pops, a weekly BBC One television programme that featured artists from the UK Singles Chart.
Dec 30, 2016 · The show was recorded on 26 July 2006 and entirely featured archive footage and tributes, including The Rolling Stones – the very first band to appear on Top of the Pops – opening with The Last Time, the Spice Girls, Wham!, Madonna, Beyoncé Knowles and Robbie Williams.
Jan 7, 2005 · Top Of The Pops shimmied onto our TV screens on New Year's Day 1964, armed with hordes of a scary new faction called 'young people' and presented by cigar-chomping tracksuit-model Jimmy...
There weren’t any official music charts until the BBC and Record Retailer commissioned the first in 1969, but the history of Top of the Pops predates the - British Music, British TV.