The last ever Top of the Pops...

[LANGDON SEAGULL]

...is on right now on BBC2

That is all

 

[Statto]

Sad to see such a legendary show bieng axed. I remember ten to fifteen years ago sitting down on a thrsday night watching it. Im only 22 so I must have ben verry young back then.

 

[Braders]

when it went missing from the friday night schedule it was as good as dead in my opinon

 

[Edward Scissorhands]

Good riddance.

 

[Statto]

when it went missing from the friday night schedule it was as good as dead in my opinon

I agree with that ashley. Also I suppose the Metioric rise in these music tv stations such as MTV and VH1 and the music download sites on the web, was the final nail in the coffin.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Oh well

 

[Braders]

I agree with that ashley. Also I suppose the Metioric rise in these music tv stations such as MTV and VH1 and the music download sites on the web, was the final nail in the coffin.

can't disagree with that ,spot on sir

 

[LANGDON SEAGULL]

Still a sad occasion though, this programme was part of our childhoods

 

[Wozza]

when it went missing from the friday night schedule it was as good as dead in my opinon

?!

It died when it moved from Thursdays - kids couldn't talk about it at school the next day.

 

[dougdeep]

It was good when it was done live from Manchester.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

they now appear to be showing EVERY shit song from 2000 onwards

 

[Voice of Reason]

And while they are at it they could get rid of a load more shite, aka Eastenders!

 

[interjambo]

It's sad to see it go but its glory days are gone.

I remember in the 80s when the following week's charts were largely decided by what bands were on TOTP.

If you were on, it was almost certain you'd go up the charts the following week.

There were a few basic rules as I recall:

You couldn't be on two weeks in a row unless you were at number one.

You could only be on if you'd moved up the charts that week (or were a non mover at Number one).

You had to be in the Top 40 to get on in the first place.

 

[Dave the OAP]

very dissapointed in the last show

Not 1 punk band

 

[Kent Seagull]

It's been crap since they got shot of Pan's people, FACT!

 

[H block]

Still a sad occasion though, this programme was part of our childhoods

So was mumps, measles and Cadbury`s smash.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I assume it'll be repeated at some randomly late hour.

Is it worth watching?

 

[Cian]

I agree with that ashley. Also I suppose the Metioric rise in these music tv stations such as MTV and VH1 and the music download sites on the web, was the final nail in the coffin.

Meteoric rise?

June 2006 MTV UK share of viewing: 0.2%
VH1 share of viewing: 0.1%

August 1998 MTV UK share: 1.0%, VH1 UK share: 1.0%

Slow and painful death is a better term for them; as it is VH2 is closing imminently due to lack of viewers.

 

[clapham_gull]

I used to work for the German incarnation of VH1, essentially looking after the tape library.

I miss the days leading up to the frequent Hasselhoff specials and having to watch his videos over and again checking for technical faults.

I miss having a Frank Sinatra obituary sitting in my drawer months before the old crooner died.

I miss opening up the daily music news tape (which was flown in from Hamburg) after the Euro 96 defeat and finding a post it inside with the message "Ha, Ha we had you English Johnnies"

But most of all I miss them referring to Geri Halliwell as Gerry Adams throughout a Spice Girls special.

 

[Cian]

German incarnation? I thought there was a UK feed and a Europe feed and thats that. Theres a German/Austrian/Swiss MTV1 and there was an MTV2 with the same coverage that they brutally murdered last year... but I've never seen a German VH1.

Indeed, the version thats now supplied by satellite to Germany is the exact same one provided to France, Holland, the Czech Republic and a few other countries.