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A glorious celebration of the best of Top of the Pops, and a nostalgic look back to the days when it was all we had Top of the Pops is a powerful retro brand, with even broader appeal than recent retro hits The Best of Jackie and The Best of Smash Hits. In its 1970s hey day, Top of the Pops regularly reached audiences of 20 million. Homing straight in on the show's nostalgia trigger points, the book is not a chronological history, but is organized into 40 sections such as The Dancers, The Miming, The Seminal Moments, The Refuseniks and The Audience. Packed with long-forgotten photographs, and featuring original interviews with artists, DJs, and even audience members, this witty, wry, but affectionate look back on TV's favorite music show will delight a generation. Top of the Pops began life as a rebellious teenager, but unfortunately ended up as Grandpa at the disco. After decades as must-see Thursday-night TV, it was overtaken by the realities of a new multi-channel, digital age, was shunted disrespectfully between time-slots, and even relegated to BBC2, an irrelevant shadow of its glory days gone by. But there is an entire generation that will never forget the pivotal role TOTP h

Author

Gittins, Ian

Publisher

BBC Books (Random House) : [distributor] TBS The Book Service Ltd

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846073274

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Music