Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops
Created by	Johnnie Stewart
Presented by	Fearne Cotton Clara Amfo (see full list)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	2,263 (508 missing)
Production
Executive producers	Johnnie Stewart (1964–73) Robin Nash (1973–80) Michael Hurll (1980–88) Paul Ciani (1988–91) Stanley Appel (1991–94) Ric Blaxill (1994–97) Chris Cowey (1997–2003) Andi Peters (2003–05) Mark Cooper (2005–)
Producers	Neville Wortman Stanley Dorfman Colin Charman Mel Cornish Brian Whitehouse Phil Bishop Mark Wells Jeff Simpson Barrie Kelly Dominic Smith Sally Wood Stephanie McWhinnie
Running time	25–60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One (1964–2005, 2006–present) BBC Two (2005–06)
Release	1 January 1964 (1964-01-01) – present
Related
Top of the Pops 2 Top Gear of the Pops Top of the Pops Reloaded TOTP@Play

Top of the Pops is a British music show, which featured popular artists performing their songs. It started in 1964 and ended in 2006 because not enough people were watching it any more. It was hosted by many presenters over the years, most notably by Sir Jimmy Savile, who opened the very first show on New Year's Day 1964 on BBC1.

TOTP2 (Top of the Pops 2) is a variant of the show. However, it featured a collection of archive performances by artists spanning the past four decades.

The show was regularly hosted by Steve Wright, up until 2009, when Mark Radcliffe replaced him. A new episode of the programme is shown on 25 December each year.

Other websites

• Top of the Pops on IMDb