Top of the Pops
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Top of the Pops is a British record chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music
Logo used 1973–1986 and 2019–2021
An audience watching a performance at a recording of Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops was first broadcast from Dickenson Road Studios in Manchester.
BBC Television Centre in London, home of Top of the Pops 1969–1991 and 2001–2006
Jimmy Savile
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Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile was an English media personality and disc jockey. During his lifetime, he was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
…2011 and are aired on most Friday evenings – as of 2026, the repeat run has reached 1999. Episodes featuring disgraced presenters and artists such as Jimmy Savile, Dave Lee Travis, Scott Mills, Ian Watkins, Jonathan King, Rolf Harris, Gary Glitter, R. Kelly and Sean "Diddy" Combs are no longer repeated. Bill…
Savile in 2006
Savile at the 1982 Leeds Marathon
Savile's coffin on display at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, 8 November 2011