Top of the Pops is a music chart TV show made by the BBC, it’s the longest-running pop music show in Britain. The format was simple and effective and remains surprisingly popular, many other shows have mimicked it’s format. It was first brought to the screens of the nation on New Year’s Day 1964 and was presented by Jimmy Savile. The show was all filmed live, shockingly all the acts were actually miming their songs! The first edition features amazing, popular acts like the Beatles, Dusty Springfield and The Rolling Stones. The 1970s were when the show’s viewing figures were at an all time high, with 15 million people tuning in. The show’s growing reliance on pre-recorded material that began in the late 80s lead to decreasing viewing numbers. The programme ran on TV until 2006 and then moved to the airwaves as a radio show, hosted by Tony Blackburn. The plummeting single sales, Youtube and Music Channels killed Top of the Pops because the public became familiar with ‘in demand’ and free music. The last ever episode aired on 30th July, which is a tragedy because I remember watching it as a kid. It’s how we heard about new music and it was exciting to see the ‘live acts’. Despite the end of the show, there is still a TOTPs magazine, full of information about the up and coming music and chart hits, along side juicy celebrity gossip and fashion & beauty advice. The target audience for the magazine is teenage girls.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
top of the pops
Top of the Pops is a music chart TV show made by the BBC, it’s the longest-running pop music show in Britain. The format was simple and effective and remains surprisingly popular, many other shows have mimicked it’s format. It was first brought to the screens of the nation on New Year’s Day 1964 and was presented by Jimmy Savile. The show was all filmed live, shockingly all the acts were actually miming their songs! The first edition features amazing, popular acts like the Beatles, Dusty Springfield and The Rolling Stones. The 1970s were when the show’s viewing figures were at an all time high, with 15 million people tuning in. The show’s growing reliance on pre-recorded material that began in the late 80s lead to decreasing viewing numbers. The programme ran on TV until 2006 and then moved to the airwaves as a radio show, hosted by Tony Blackburn. The plummeting single sales, Youtube and Music Channels killed Top of the Pops because the public became familiar with ‘in demand’ and free music. The last ever episode aired on 30th July, which is a tragedy because I remember watching it as a kid. It’s how we heard about new music and it was exciting to see the ‘live acts’. Despite the end of the show, there is still a TOTPs magazine, full of information about the up and coming music and chart hits, along side juicy celebrity gossip and fashion & beauty advice. The target audience for the magazine is teenage girls.
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