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Post by Scott Hunter on Nov 17, 2008 12:34:29 GMT
www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1036181&c=1The Latest, apparently the BBC have no plans to revive the show? hmmm if this is the case, why not, its simple bbc people want a weekly music show back on our screens, and totp seems the best bet. i personally believe that the show will return whether next byear or a few more years, one thing is for sure the bbc seem to not want to admit their mistake of axing the world famous brand, bbc give our show back and all is forgiven, well not if you get TIM KASH presenting it or Andy Peters!!!
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Post by Paul Cooksley on Nov 17, 2008 21:28:30 GMT
Hmmmmm
Scott, this is exactly what I feared. I think maybe too much has been read into Mark Cooper's statement about the show "coming back one day" ....
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Post by Paul Watkins on Nov 18, 2008 0:27:38 GMT
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Post by Paul Cooksley on Nov 18, 2008 18:51:55 GMT
Digital Spy's story, mentioned in the link above, is simply picking up on exactly the same (perhaps now seemingly over-exaggerated) claims about the show "one day" coming back, made by Mark Cooper. So, nothing new there really.
I am surprised that this story (or the BBC denial that followed, as relayed on the Music Week website) has not been picked up at all by the BBC Entertainment section of BBC News....
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Post by Jeff Lewis on Nov 18, 2008 20:05:25 GMT
I don't want Top of the Pops to come back if it is going to be the propaganda wing for Simon Cowell's acts
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Post by Paul Cooksley on Nov 18, 2008 20:14:42 GMT
Jeff
I see where you're coming from. but, if and when TOTP ever returns, I think it should mainly concentrate on what it is there to do - reflect the popular acts/artists/groups in the charts - and sadly that may well include at various points, Simon Cowell's acts!
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Post by Scott Hunter on Nov 20, 2008 8:43:43 GMT
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Post by Scott Hunter on Nov 20, 2008 11:43:21 GMT
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Post by Scott Hunter on Nov 20, 2008 12:48:42 GMT
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Post by Mark Leech on Nov 27, 2008 12:48:56 GMT
Just been browsing through the Christmas TV guide featured in today's Sun and TOTP is listed in there as thus:
Tuesday 23rd December (BBC2) 23:55-00:40: TOTP2: Steve Wright presents some of the defining records of the past year, classic one-hit wonders and tributes to some of the acts who have died in the past 12 months.
Wednesday 24th December (BBC2) 19:45-20:30: TOTP2: Steve Wright presents some of the defining records of the past year, classic one-hit wonders and tributes to some of the acts who have died in the past 12 months.
Thursday 25th December (BBC1) 13:15-15:00: TOTP Christmas Special: A countdown of the year's most successful songs.
Thursday 25th December (BBC2) 23:15-00:40: TOTP2: Steve Wright presents some of the defining records of the past year, classic one-hit wonders and tributes to some of the acts who have died in the past 12 months.
Saturday 27th December (BBC2) 23:00-00:10: TOTP2: Steve Wright presents eight new episodes for the festive season, featuring some of the definining records of the past year, and leafing through the Great British Songbook. Each TOTP2 will also feature a classic one-hit wonder and tributes to some of the musicians who have died in the past 12 months.
Monday 29th December (BBC2) 00:15-01:00: TOTP2: Steve Wright presents some of the defining sounds from the past 12 months.
Wednesday 31st December (BBC1) 16:00-16:55: TOTP New Year's Eve Special: Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates review the year in pop music, presenting some of the year's smash hits, as well as highlights from music festivals including Glastonbury and Radio 1's Big Weekend, and unique performances from BBC sessions.
Thursday 1st January (BBC2) 21:10-22:10: TOTP2: Steve Wright presents eight new episodes for the festive season, featuring some of the definining records of the past year, and leafing through the Great British Songbook. Each TOTP2 will also feature a classic one-hit wonder and tributes to some of the musicians who have died in the past 12 months.
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Post by Peter Elliott on Nov 27, 2008 13:27:13 GMT
What on Earth have we done to have so much Steve Wright inflicted upon us? That is serious overkill... talk about torture since we already know what 70% of the clips will be... oh Richard Wright died a few months ago... heres an incredibly rare clip of Pink Floyd performing "Astronomy Domine" in 1967 which we are repeating for the 23rd time in ten years... It's David Bowie's birthday next month and here from 1972 is "Starman"... Sonny Bono died ten years or so ago... here he is with his wife Cher in 1965... you know the rest!
Sure, bring back TOTP... give it a makeover. It was alleged that show was "tired" and "outdated", but what about TOTP2? That's been flogging the same annoying formula for 12 years or so... THAT'S what I call tired and outdated.
It really is time the BBC created a new vehicle for its music TV archive.
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Nov 27, 2008 14:13:53 GMT
I agree. I think a no-caption show with just an introduction is all we need. I think focussing on one artist or genre or even a complete edition every week would be the best idea. The Beeb should get it together (lol!) with Granada and form their own archive music channel. TOTP, OGWT, Revolver, Supersonic, Jools Holland (I LIKE IT, ok?) plus many many others. Rather like Sky Arts but available to all.
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Post by Peter Elliott on Nov 27, 2008 14:29:45 GMT
I agree. I think a no-caption show with just an introduction is all we need. I think focussing on one artist or genre or even a complete edition every week would be the best idea. The Beeb should get it together (lol!) with Granada and form their own archive music channel. TOTP, OGWT, Revolver, Supersonic, Jools Holland (I LIKE IT, ok?) plus many many others. Rather like Sky Arts but available to all. I wholeheartedly agree. It is high time something like this was done, bringing together the BBC archive with those of commercial TV since there is tons of material in commercial TV archives that have never been seen since their original transmissions. In the case of TOTP2, it would give it much bigger and wider scope and get out the stale rut it has been in for far too long.
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Post by Paul Cooksley on Nov 27, 2008 19:18:40 GMT
I had a look at those 'Sun' Christmas TV listings today.
I bet the Christmas Day Special isn't on for nearly two hours (13.15-15.00) - The Sun got this wrong last year and billed the show for the same amount of time!
It's in much the same way that they've billed the Dr Who Christmas Day special between 7.00-8.30pm - it's actually only 65 mins long!
Seems to be an awful lot of episodes of "TBA" on again this Christmas! I must try and catch one of these shows one day!
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Post by markjhaley on Dec 4, 2008 2:14:09 GMT
About 37 seconds into the Jimmy Saville interview (link in earlier post), they show a brief black & white clip of Jimmy presenting an early TOTP show.
I notice the Swinging Blue Jeans are in the chart at # 13 with 'Hippy Hippy Shake' which makes it an extremely early clip...
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