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From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]]. [[Steve Wright (DJ)|Steve Wright]] took over presenter duties in 1997, and hosted the show until being replaced by [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] in December 2009. To date, the presenter has never appeared in-vision, but provides voice-over commentary that introduces each performance. |
From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]]. [[Steve Wright (DJ)|Steve Wright]] took over presenter duties in 1997, and hosted the show until being replaced by [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] in December 2009. To date, the presenter has never appeared in-vision, but provides voice-over commentary that introduces each performance. |
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Originally, the show format consisted of archival footage apart from the last performance, which was usually a more recent performance or an exclusive performance recorded in the main '' |
Originally, the show format consisted of archival footage apart from the last performance, which was usually a more recent performance or an exclusive performance recorded in the main ''Top of the Pops'' studio for ''TOTP2''. Between 1994 and 1996 the 'Top 10' singles chart and the number one single of the week would be shown. |
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For a period of time, the BBC ran a daily version of ''TOTP2'' in which celebrities chose their favourite archive performances. These celebrities, typically comedians, have included [[Vic and Bob|Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer]], [[Phill Jupitus]] and [[Jack Dee]]. There has also been a number of ''TOTP2'' specials, where a "greatest hits" show dedicated to one musician or band has aired. Examples include the Bee Gees, [[Elvis Presley]], [[Shania Twain]] and [[Dionne Warwick]] specials which aired between 1997–2003. |
For a period of time, the BBC ran a daily version of ''TOTP2'' in which celebrities chose their favourite archive performances. These celebrities, typically comedians, have included [[Vic and Bob|Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer]], [[Phill Jupitus]] and [[Jack Dee]]. There has also been a number of ''TOTP2'' specials, where a "greatest hits" show dedicated to one musician or band has aired. Examples include the Bee Gees, [[Elvis Presley]], [[Shania Twain]] and [[Dionne Warwick]] specials which aired between 1997–2003. |
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In 2004, the controller of [[BBC Two]], [[Roly Keating]], announced that the programme was to be "rested". The move was part of a format change for the main ''Top of the Pops'' programme, which saw it being moved from its [[BBC One]] Friday night primetime slot to a new slot on Sunday nights on [[BBC Two]]. The new format merged the ''Top of the Pops'' format of new chart performances with the ''TOTP2'' format of archival footage. This format ran until '' |
In 2004, the controller of [[BBC Two]], [[Roly Keating]], announced that the programme was to be "rested". The move was part of a format change for the main ''Top of the Pops'' programme, which saw it being moved from its [[BBC One]] Friday night primetime slot to a new slot on Sunday nights on [[BBC Two]]. The new format merged the ''Top of the Pops'' format of new chart performances with the ''TOTP2'' format of archival footage. This format ran until ''Top of the Pops'' cancellation in July 2006. The last showing of ''TOTP2'' before it was rested was the ''TOTP2 Christmas Special'' shown on 24 December 2005 on [[BBC Two]]. |
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Repeats of edited episodes of ''TOTP2'' have been shown on a number of [[UKTV]] channels from 2004 onwards, including [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]], and [[Yesterday (TV channel)|Yesterday]]. |
Repeats of edited episodes of ''TOTP2'' have been shown on a number of [[UKTV]] channels from 2004 onwards, including [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]], and [[Yesterday (TV channel)|Yesterday]]. |
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Since 2008, new sporadic ''TOTP2'' specials have aired, most notably Christmas specials, alongside repeats of episodes originally broadcast between 1997 and 2012. |
Since 2008, new sporadic ''TOTP2'' specials have aired, most notably Christmas specials, alongside repeats of episodes originally broadcast between 1997 and 2012. |
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On 27 June 2009, ''TOTP2'' returned unexpectedly to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, who had died two days earlier. This later turned out to be the last episode to be narrated by Steve Wright. |
On 27 June 2009, ''TOTP2'' returned unexpectedly to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, who had died two days earlier <ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Jackson Top of the Pops 2 Tribute | BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b00lpwcs |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>. This later turned out to be the last episode to be narrated by Steve Wright. |
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In December 2009, Mark Radcliffe took over as presenter of ''TOTP2''. On 10 May 2010, a ''TOTP2'' 80s Special aired on BBC Two. This marked the 500th edition of ''TOTP2''. |
In December 2009, Mark Radcliffe took over as presenter of ''TOTP2''. On 10 May 2010, a ''TOTP2'' 80s Special aired on BBC Two <ref>{{cite web |title=TOTP2 80s Special | BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b08qgxdn |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>. This marked the 500th edition of ''TOTP2''. |
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December 2013 saw the introduction of a new ''Top of the Pops'' logo, and a presentation refresh for ''TOTP2''. It also saw the return of "Whole Lotta Love" as the shows theme tune, this variant being a mix of the original and the 1998 remix version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p01nl65z.jpg |title=TOTP2 |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref> |
December 2013 saw the introduction of a new ''Top of the Pops'' logo, and a presentation refresh for ''TOTP2''. It also saw the return of "Whole Lotta Love" as the shows theme tune, this variant being a mix of the original and the 1998 remix version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p01nl65z.jpg |title=TOTP2 |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2013-12-17}}</ref> |
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The original opening sequence, used between 1994 and 1998 used a 'rewind' theme to represent the show's rewound content. Paula Williams devised the concept by filming abstract objects in a studio on 16mm film with bold 'pop' colours. The sequence was edited and composited at Red Post Production on Flame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Of The Pops 2 (1994) |url=https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/bbc-motion-graphics-archive/top-pops-2-1994 |website=Ravensbourne University London |publisher=Ravensbourne University London |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> The presentation style of ''TOTP2'' in 1994 was actually ahead of parent show, [[Top of the Pops]], which didn't get a similar presentation update until 1995. |
The original opening sequence, used between 1994 and 1998 used a 'rewind' theme to represent the show's rewound content. Paula Williams devised the concept by filming abstract objects in a studio on 16mm film with bold 'pop' colours. The sequence was edited and composited at Red Post Production on Flame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Of The Pops 2 (1994) |url=https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/bbc-motion-graphics-archive/top-pops-2-1994 |website=Ravensbourne University London |publisher=Ravensbourne University London |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> The presentation style of ''TOTP2'' in 1994 was actually ahead of parent show, [[Top of the Pops]], which didn't get a similar presentation update until 1995. |
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Since 1998, the presentation of ''TOTP2'' has generally followed the style of parent show, [[Top of the Pops]]. ''TOTP2'' used modified versions of the 1998–2002 and 2002–2003 titles during those eras of the show. However, between 2003 and 2005, an original title sequence based around the 2003 [[Top of the Pops]] spiral logo was used alongside the original version of "Whole Lotta Love" by CCS. |
Since 1998, the presentation of ''TOTP2'' has generally followed the style of parent show, [[Top of the Pops]]. ''TOTP2'' used modified versions of the 1998–2002 and 2002–2003 titles during those eras of the show. However, between 2003 and 2005, an original title sequence based around the 2003 [[Top of the Pops]] spiral logo was used alongside the original version of "Whole Lotta Love" by [[Collective Consciousness Society|CCS]]. |
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| 28 June 2009 || Michael Jackson: A TOTP2 Tribute Special || 60 minutes || Steve Wright || rowspan="2" | BBC |
| 28 June 2009 || Michael Jackson: A TOTP2 Tribute Special || 60 minutes || [[Steve Wright (DJ)|Steve Wright]] || rowspan="2" | [[BBC Two]] |
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| 23 December 2009 || Christmas 2009 || 90 minutes || Mark Radcliffe |
| 23 December 2009 || Christmas 2009 || 90 minutes || [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] |
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| 19 February 2010 || TOTP2 Goes Latin || 30 minutes || N/A || BBC |
| 19 February 2010 || TOTP2 Goes Latin || 30 minutes || N/A || [[BBC Four]] |
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| 10 May 2010 || 80s Special || 90 minutes || rowspan="16" | Mark Radcliffe || rowspan="20" | BBC |
| 10 May 2010 || 80s Special || 90 minutes || rowspan="16" | [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] || rowspan="20" | [[BBC Two]] |
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| 23 May 2010 || Wham! Special || rowspan="2" | 30 minutes |
| 23 May 2010 || Wham! Special || rowspan="2" | 30 minutes |
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| 9 November 2013 || Status Quo || 45 minutes || N/A |
| 9 November 2013 || Status Quo || 45 minutes || N/A |
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| 22 December 2013 || Christmas 2013 || rowspan="2" | 90 minutes || rowspan="2" | Mark Radcliffe |
| 22 December 2013 || Christmas 2013 || rowspan="2" | 90 minutes || rowspan="2" | [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] |
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| 6 February 2015 || Genesis || 40 minutes || N/A |
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| 30 May 2015 || FA Cup || rowspan="2" | 60 minutes || rowspan="3" | Mark Radcliffe || BBC |
| 30 May 2015 || FA Cup || rowspan="2" | 60 minutes || rowspan="3" | [[Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster)|Mark Radcliffe]] || [[BBC One]] |
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Revision as of 15:44, 20 June 2021
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 523 (as of 4 August 2012) |
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Network | BBC Two BBC Four |
Release | 17 September 1994 December 22, 2017 | –
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Top of the Pops 2 (also known as TOTP2) Was a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two, showing archive footage from the long-running Top of the Pops show, some dating back to the 1960s when the programme first aired on British television, as well as other surviving BBC programmes.
Format
From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by Johnnie Walker. Steve Wright took over presenter duties in 1997, and hosted the show until being replaced by Mark Radcliffe in December 2009. To date, the presenter has never appeared in-vision, but provides voice-over commentary that introduces each performance.
Originally, the show format consisted of archival footage apart from the last performance, which was usually a more recent performance or an exclusive performance recorded in the main Top of the Pops studio for TOTP2. Between 1994 and 1996 the 'Top 10' singles chart and the number one single of the week would be shown.
For a period of time, the BBC ran a daily version of TOTP2 in which celebrities chose their favourite archive performances. These celebrities, typically comedians, have included Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, Phill Jupitus and Jack Dee. There has also been a number of TOTP2 specials, where a "greatest hits" show dedicated to one musician or band has aired. Examples include the Bee Gees, Elvis Presley, Shania Twain and Dionne Warwick specials which aired between 1997–2003.
Since its debut, TOTP2 has also broadcast regular specials for certain theme nights or calendar events. Examples include Christmas and New Years Eve specials.
Rest
In 2004, the controller of BBC Two, Roly Keating, announced that the programme was to be "rested". The move was part of a format change for the main Top of the Pops programme, which saw it being moved from its BBC One Friday night primetime slot to a new slot on Sunday nights on BBC Two. The new format merged the Top of the Pops format of new chart performances with the TOTP2 format of archival footage. This format ran until Top of the Pops cancellation in July 2006. The last showing of TOTP2 before it was rested was the TOTP2 Christmas Special shown on 24 December 2005 on BBC Two.
Repeats of edited episodes of TOTP2 have been shown on a number of UKTV channels from 2004 onwards, including Dave, and Yesterday.
After Top of the Pops
After the cancellation of Top of the Pops, TOTP2 returned to BBC Two on 30 September 2006. The new show format was similar to the earlier TOTP2, but also included live/original BBC performances. These episodes were produced and broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio like the majority of its archive material, except for the first two episodes, which were shown in the 16:9 aspect ratio to accommodate new performances. The first 50-minute special included Nelly Furtado, Jamelia and Razorlight, before it reverted to a 30-minute weekly format at 20:00.[1]
The BBC planned to replace the main Top of the Pops special on Christmas Day 2008 with a special edition of TOTP2, that would have included some live performances and archive footage as well as the 2008 Christmas number one UK single; these plans were later scrapped due to complaints by viewers. This led to Simon Cowell asking the BBC to buy the rights to the Top of the Pops brand so he could produce a version of it for ITV1.[2] The BBC later refused Cowell's offer and announced that they would show TOTP on Christmas Day on BBC One as well as the TOTP2 specials on BBC Two.
Final Episodes
Since 2008, new sporadic TOTP2 specials have aired, most notably Christmas specials, alongside repeats of episodes originally broadcast between 1997 and 2012.
On 27 June 2009, TOTP2 returned unexpectedly to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, who had died two days earlier [3]. This later turned out to be the last episode to be narrated by Steve Wright.
In December 2009, Mark Radcliffe took over as presenter of TOTP2. On 10 May 2010, a TOTP2 80s Special aired on BBC Two [4]. This marked the 500th edition of TOTP2.
December 2013 saw the introduction of a new Top of the Pops logo, and a presentation refresh for TOTP2. It also saw the return of "Whole Lotta Love" as the shows theme tune, this variant being a mix of the original and the 1998 remix version.[5]
In recent years, BBC Four has aired vintage editions of Top of the Pops – originally 35 years to the week of the original broadcast, starting with 1977 repeats shown in 2012 – with the renewed interest in the original shows earning ratings of up to a million viewers, prompting the channel to repeat editions of TOTP2, such as in the aftermath of the Christmas Day 2016 death of George Michael. In addition, various performances from TOTP and other programmes have been repackaged as music specials by the TOTP2 team, such as "Disco at the BBC", "Country at the BBC" and "Abba at the BBC". Music documentaries fronted by the likes of Nile Rodgers and Gregory Porter have also featured alongside, under the slogan "Friday night is Music Night".
The traditional TOTP2 Christmas special has been skipped numerous times since 2015. The 2017 Christmas was the last episode of TOTP2 to be produced and broadcast, though past episodes are still repeated on BBC Two and BBC Four.
Controversies
In September 2014, the BBC accidentally transmitted an episode containing footage of prolific sexual abuser Jimmy Savile, which resulted in seven viewer complaints and a statement of apology by the BBC. The offending footage was subsequently removed from BBC iPlayer.[6] The repeat run of Top of the Pops on BBC Four was already omitting episodes featuring Savile and Dave Lee Travis (due to a suspended sentence), while Jonathan King's reviews of the American charts were edited out of the repeats, due to his conviction.[7]
Presentation
The original opening sequence, used between 1994 and 1998 used a 'rewind' theme to represent the show's rewound content. Paula Williams devised the concept by filming abstract objects in a studio on 16mm film with bold 'pop' colours. The sequence was edited and composited at Red Post Production on Flame.[8] The presentation style of TOTP2 in 1994 was actually ahead of parent show, Top of the Pops, which didn't get a similar presentation update until 1995.
Since 1998, the presentation of TOTP2 has generally followed the style of parent show, Top of the Pops. TOTP2 used modified versions of the 1998–2002 and 2002–2003 titles during those eras of the show. However, between 2003 and 2005, an original title sequence based around the 2003 Top of the Pops spiral logo was used alongside the original version of "Whole Lotta Love" by CCS.
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TOTP2 title card used from the first episode in 1994 until 1998.
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TOTP2 title card used from 1998 to 2001.
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TOTP2 title card used from 2002 to 2003.
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TOTP2 title card used from 2003 to 2005.
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TOTP2 title card used from 2006 to October 2013.
Episode guide
This is a guide to show a list of new episodes not in a particular series of TOTP2, broadcast since December 2008.
Original Transmission | Episode | Runtime | Narrator | Channel |
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28 June 2009 | Michael Jackson: A TOTP2 Tribute Special | 60 minutes | Steve Wright | BBC Two |
23 December 2009 | Christmas 2009 | 90 minutes | Mark Radcliffe | |
19 February 2010 | TOTP2 Goes Latin | 30 minutes | N/A | BBC Four |
10 May 2010 | 80s Special | 90 minutes | Mark Radcliffe | BBC Two |
23 May 2010 | Wham! Special | 30 minutes | ||
28 May 2010 | Duran Duran Special | |||
25 September 2010 | School Days | 60 minutes | ||
21 December 2010 | Christmas 2010 | 90 minutes | ||
21 December 2011 | Christmas 2011 | |||
28 January 2012 | The 60s | 30 minutes | ||
4 February 2012 | ||||
12 February 2012 | ||||
25 February 2012 | Boybands | 60 minutes | ||
3 March 2012 | Girl Groups | |||
10 March 2012 | Pop Stars | |||
2 May 2012 – 1 June 2012 | 30 minutes | |||
3 June 2012 | Donna Summer | |||
4 August 2012 | Summertime Special | 60 minutes | ||
22 December 2012 | Christmas 2012 | 90 minutes | ||
9 November 2013 | Status Quo | 45 minutes | N/A | |
22 December 2013 | Christmas 2013 | 90 minutes | Mark Radcliffe | |
22 December 2014 | Christmas 2014 | |||
6 February 2015 | Genesis | 40 minutes | N/A | |
30 May 2015 | FA Cup | 60 minutes | Mark Radcliffe | BBC One |
12 December 2015 | Christmas 2015 | BBC Two | ||
21 December 2017 | Xmas 2017 | 90 minutes | BBC Four |
References
- ^ Todd, Ben (24 September 2006). "EXCLUSIVE: TOP OF THE POPS BACK ON TV". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (29 October 2008). "Cowell vows to save 'Top Of The Pops'". Digital Spy. HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Michael Jackson Top of the Pops 2 Tribute". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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: Text "BBC Programme Index" ignored (help) - ^ "TOTP2 80s Special". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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: Text "BBC Programme Index" ignored (help) - ^ "TOTP2". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "BBC apologises for airing Jimmy Savile appearance". BBC News. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "BBC to cut a third of Top of the Pops episodes to remove Jimmy Savile and Dave Lee Travis". Radio Times. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Top Of The Pops 2 (1994)". Ravensbourne University London. Ravensbourne University London. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
External links
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