Pick of the Pops
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Pick of the Pops is a long-running BBC Radio programme; it was based originally on the Top 20 from the UK singles chart and was first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on 4 October 1955. It transfe
Paul Gambaccini presented the show from 2016 to 2023
Mark Goodier
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Mark Goodier is a British radio disc jockey and broadcaster. He presented on BBC Radio 1 between 1987 and 2002 and had two spells presenting the station's Top 40 singles chart, from September 1990 to
Pick of the Pops
…started on BBC Radio 2 in 1997. Its longest-serving presenter was Alan Freeman for almost 40 years, on and off, from 1961 to 2000. The current host is Mark Goodier, following the death of Steve Wright in 2024. The format was first tried out as a slot within Trad Tavern, a trad-jazz show broadcast from Aeolian Hall…
Goodier in July 2011