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Emmak2005
20-06-2006, 18:49
The BBC has axed Top of the Pops after 42 years on the air, blaming the proliferation of 24 hour music channels for the show's decline.

The last edition of the long-running music programme will air on July 30, 2006, it was confirmed today by BBC director of television Jana Bennett.

"We're very proud of a show which has survived 42 years in the UK and gone on to become a worldwide brand but the time has come to bring the show to its natural conclusion," said Bennett. "Although we bid a fond farewell to Top of the Pops we remain as passionate as ever about reflecting the vitality of contemporary music across all our channels."

An internal review of the BBC's music output concluded that Top of the Pops "no longer occupies the central role it once did" in a "rapidly changing musical landscape," according to a BBC statement.

"Over recent years the show has faced ever increasing competition from multi-media and niche musical outlets which enable viewers to consume music of their choice any time night or day in a way that Top of the Pops simply cannot deliver in its current weekly format," the corporation added.

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Presenter Fearne Cotton
shannisrules
20-06-2006, 18:53
i heared this on the radio appernetly they only had 1 million viewers one night
crazygirl
20-06-2006, 18:54
i was watching this on news 24 earlier and i thought its about time!!
it used to be the only music show we had when i was a kid!! we didnt have the likes of mtv and the hits :lol
well we didnt have 24 hour telly either :lol:
willsmummy
20-06-2006, 19:35
i was watching this on news 24 earlier and i thought its about time!!
it used to be the only music show we had when i was a kid!! we didnt have the likes of mtv and the hits :lol
well we didnt have 24 hour telly either :lol:

Yes I remember the dayw when we only had 3 channels to watch on our Black and White TV!!!!!!!

TOTP used to be THE prgramme to watch, but it's pants now. When I was a youngster, you were really cool if you managed to get into the audience.
lollymay
20-06-2006, 21:56
i used to watch it when it was on a friday night, but now its moved to a sunday night, i dont watch it.

it will be a shame to go but it seems like the bbc is axing a lot of programs at the moment.
Trinity
20-06-2006, 22:06
Top of the Pops is rubbish now, and there are so many music channel for those who want them.


I hope that TOTP2 survives, though. The music of my youth, lol
Emmak2005
20-06-2006, 22:11
Top of the Pops is rubbish now, and there are so many music channel for those who want them.


I hope that TOTP2 survives, though. The music of my youth, lol

The axing of this show makes me wonder how long Channel 5 will still with CD:UK when it relaunches and crosses over from ITV1. :hmm:
Chris_2k11
21-06-2006, 00:28
Surely not! :eek: TOTP is legendary nowadays!
Tannie
21-06-2006, 10:03
I use to watch it all the time when it was on a friday but now since it's been switched to a sunday i can never seem to find the time to watch it:(But is Totp's not the best music programme for the weekly charts?
di marco
21-06-2006, 10:20
its a shame totp is being axed, i used to love it when i was younger, i stopped bothering to watch it about a year before it moved to sundays just cos i wasnt ever in on a friday at that time. it seems like the bbc are stopping a lot of shows atm
Tori
21-06-2006, 11:18
I always used to watch it on a friday night, when MTV and others weren't freely avaliable. I stopped watching because it got too 'poppy' for me. It'll be sad it's going as it is memories from childhood but that's the way of the world i guess :(
crazygirl
21-06-2006, 13:00
Yes I remember the dayw when we only had 3 channels to watch on our Black and White TV!!!!!!!

TOTP used to be THE prgramme to watch, but it's pants now. When I was a youngster, you were really cool if you managed to get into the audience. yes 3 channels how did we survive :lol: but to be in the audience would of been well cool but i was never that lucky!!
i remember i used to always write to jim'll fix it but i never got a reply :crying:
dddMac1
22-06-2006, 11:19
it's a shame it has been axed but all things must come to an end
Skits
22-06-2006, 15:54
i used to watch it when it was on a thursday night but the only time i watch it now is christmas day and even that's not as good anymore.
Emmak2005
23-06-2006, 21:49
Surely not! :eek: TOTP is legendary nowadays!

Was just watching 8 out of 10 cats and they were talking about it's axing saying Jimmy Saville would turn in his grave and then pretended to suddenly realise he wasn't dead and then said what's he doing in a grave. Made me smile anyway. Like your banner too. Although she changed her name to Sarah Jayne Dunn just recently - as I guess there's already another actress named Sarah Dunn.