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Calendar Goes Pop Yorkshire 1980

... or could it be called "Richard Madeley Goes Hip!"
Check out that undone collar and loose tie!

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ITV Chart Show 1990

The Chart Show must of been one of the only programmes to have jumped from Channel Four to the ITV Network. The programme was unique in the fact that it had no presenters, Video Graphics did all the work and most of the graphics were produced on Commodore Amigas.

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ITV Chart Show 1992

A new look in '92 featured a stylised ITV logo. This edition is the review of 1992 Christmas Special.

 

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Live Aid BBCtv and Radio 1 13th July 1985

The biggest event of the 1980's, Live Aid raised millions for Famine Relief in Africa.

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Six-Five Special BBC 1957-8

The Six-Five Special not only featured Pop and Rock 'n Roll but also other types of music such as jazz and skiffle.
It's presenters were Jo Douglas, Pete Murray and later on Freddie Mills and Jim Dale.
Thanks to Dave Baldwin

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Top of the Pops 1970's

A classic set of titles, along with a version of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love", from the 1970's. Tony Blackburn presented this edition.

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Top of the Pops 1983

Jimmy Saville and Janice Long present this edition from 1983. It's the flying disc sequence, but it's contained in a flying TV tube travelling down a Doctor Who-like Vortex.

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Top of the Pops 1987

1987 and the presenters on this edition are Simon Bates and Peter Powell. The Theme music is The Wizard by Paul Hardcastle.

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Top of the Pops 1991

Same music but a different set of titles. Gary Davies presents this edition, which was the last from Television Centre and the last to be presented by the regular line-up of Radio 1 DJ's.
A whole new look appeared the following week ....

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Top of the Pops 1991

TOTP now moved to Elstree with a completely new look and feel. Out went the Radio 1 DJ's and it came Tony Dortie and Mark Franklin! This turned out to be the most controversial reformatting of the programme since it started in 1964.

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Top of the Pops 30th Anniversary 1994

1994 and TOTP reaches 30! Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield as Smashey and Nicey presented this special birthday edition.
The opening titles were a medley of all the TOTP Theme tunes, including Phil Lynott's "Yellow Pearl" from 1981 with those multi-coloured flying records (and lots of flashing)
Thanks to Radio Ark for the video.

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Top of the Pops 12th October 2001

Gail Hipgrave (Porter) presents the last edition of TOTP before it's return to Television Centre.

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1968    Cilla BBC1    1974

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Our Cilla had her own Live Saturday Night programme on BBC1. It started in 1968 and ran for several years.