Top of the Pops 60 years old

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. It was traditionally shown every Thursday evening on BBC1, before being moved to Fridays in 1996, and then to Sundays on BBC Two in 2005. Each weekly programme consisted of performances from some of that week's best-selling popular music artists, with a rundown of that week's singles chart. Additionally, there was a special edition of the programme on Christmas Day, featuring some of the best-selling singles of the year. Although the weekly show was cancelled, the Christmas special has continued. It also survives as Top of the Pops 2, which began in 1994 and features vintage performances from the Top of the Pops archives. In the 1990s, the show's format was sold to several foreign broadcasters in the form of a franchise package, and at one point various versions of the show were shown in nearly 100 countries. Editions of the programme from the 1970s are being repeated on most Thursdays on BBC Four.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
50 Cent He was 11 , now 48 years old
Holly Valance She was 19 , now 40 years old
Nena She was 3 , now 64 years old
Donovan He was 17 , now 77 years old
Vanessa-Mae She was 14 , now 45 years old as Herself
Britney Spears She was 17 , now 42 years old
Dudley Moore He was 28 , 66 years old when he died
Peter Kay He was 9 , now 50 years old
Mary J. Blige She was 7 , now 53 years old
Shakira She was 13 , now 47 years old
Sonny Bono He was 28 , 62 years old when he died
Gloria Estefan She was 6 , now 66 years old as Herself
Jeff Beck He was 19 , now 79 years old
Mariah Carey She was 5 , now 55 years old
Peter Cook He was 26 , 57 years old when he died
Stevie Wonder He was 13 , now 73 years old
Cher She was 17 , now 77 years old
LeAnn Rimes She was 18 , now 41 years old
Diana Ross She was 19 , now 80 years old
Ashlee Simpson She was 20 , now 39 years old
Lily Allen She was 21 , now 38 years old
Liz Bonnin She was 12 , now 47 years old
Chris Isaak He was 7 , now 67 years old
Tracy Chapman She was 0 , now 59 years old
Burt Bacharach He was 35 , now 95 years old
Chris Martin He was 13 , now 47 years old
Cliff Richard He was 23 , now 83 years old
Mick Jagger He was 20 , now 80 years old
Michael Nesmith He was 21 , now 81 years old
Billy Idol He was 8 , now 68 years old
Peter Noone He was 16 , now 76 years old
Yusuf Islam He was 15 , now 75 years old
Billy Fury He was 23 , 42 years old when he died
Hanna Verboom She was 19 , now 40 years old
Daniel Bedingfield He was 15 , now 44 years old
Alexandra Burke She was 24 , now 35 years old
John Lee Hooker He was 46 , 83 years old when he died
Bruce Springsteen He was 14 , now 74 years old
Micky Dolenz He was 18 , now 79 years old
Matt Monro He was 33 , 54 years old when he died
Chris Rea He was 12 , now 73 years old
Barry Gibb He was 17 , now 77 years old
Pete Townshend He was 18 , now 78 years old
David Baddiel He was 0 , now 59 years old
Clive Dunn He was 43 , 92 years old when he died
John Taylor He was 3 , 32 years old when he died
Sarah Harding She was 17 , now 42 years old
Gladys Knight She was 19 , now 79 years old
Frank Skinner He was 66 , 70 years old when he died
Ronan Keating He was 13 , now 47 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Andi Peters Production He was 6 , now 53 years old Producer
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Top of the Pops (60 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1964-01-01
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 1931