Pick of the Pops is a long-running BBC Radio programme; it was based originally on the Top 20 from the UK singles chart and was first broadcast on the...
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Alan Freeman (category Members of the Order of the British Empire)
disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000. Born and educated...
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2016 he presented Pick of the Pops on a temporary basis following the departure of Tony Blackburn, before Paul Gambaccini took over as the permanent presenter...
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February 2009 at the Wayback Machine "Fantastic Mr. Fox – Arts & Culture – Jerusalem Post". Jpost.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019. "Pick of the pops raises roof"...
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Steve Wright (DJ) (category Members of the Order of the British Empire)
2023, he took over as the host of the long-running Pick of the Pops chart show. On BBC Television, Wright hosted Home Truths, The Steve Wright People Show...
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UK singles chart (redirect from British pop charts)
of the four original presenters on Top of the Pops, which first aired 1 January 1964 on BBC One (then known as BBC TV). Top of the Pops, like Pick of...
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of the Pops (TOTP) is a British record chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme...
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Smashie and Nicey (redirect from Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era)
edition of Pick of the Pops in 2007, commemorating the 40th birthday of Radio 2 following the death of Alan Freeman. They have been called "one of the great...
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that of Record Retailer during the 1960s, when charts like NME had a significantly wider circulation and following. The BBC's Pick of the Pops circumvented...
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Brian Fahey (composer) (category English people of Irish descent)
the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal", the signature tune to BBC Radio's long running programme Pick of the Pops. From 1972 he was principal conductor of the...
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2000, Winton took over from Alan Freeman to present Pick of the Pops on BBC Radio 2, and hosted the show until 30 October 2010, when Tony Blackburn replaced...
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the theme tune for Alan Freeman's Pick of the Pops. Moore was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on 7 March 1932. She was the only child of musician...
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working for the station. On 3 May 2025, Ball's show replaced Pick of the Pops, which had held the 1 pm to 3 pm slot for 16 years; Pick of the Pops moved to...
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tune to his BBC Light Programme Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 1966. The original version was proposed to Alan by the BBC producer Derek Chinnery. By April...
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Released on BBC Pick of the Pops (349), a rare recording produced by the BBC of David Bowie's appearance on the BBC show Pick of the Pops (Show #349, 1971)...
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Richard Allinson 28 August – The weekly edition of Pick of the Pops with Dale Winton ends although bank holiday editions of the show continue to be broadcast...
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BBC Light Programme (redirect from The Light Programme)
in the Marsh Music While You Work The Navy Lark Orbiter X Pick of the Pops (1955–1967) Parade of the Pops (1960–1967) Paul Temple The Public Ear Pop Go...
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Paul Gambaccini (category Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom)
when he took over Pick of the Pops from Tony Blackburn, the following week. He started his final America's Greatest Hits on the BBC with "Born to Run"...
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Tony Blackburn (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
replaced Dale Winton as the regular host of BBC Radio 2's Pick of the Pops programme. One of his remaining ambitions was to present a programme on Radio...
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Gary Davies (section The Bit in the Middle)
2024, Davies became the temporary host of BBC Radio 2 show Pick of the Pops following the death of Steve Wright. Davies hosted the programme until 29 June...
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aggregated results of the prominent NME, Melody Maker, Disc, Record Mirror and, later, Record Retailer charts to compile their Pick of the Pops chart. Prior...
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Pete Murray (DJ) (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
Alan Freeman on Pick of the Pops, while Freeman was in New York. Murray linked up with him for a look at the American pop scene during the two shows that...
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Propellerheads (redirect from The Propellerheads)
Incorporated's "At the Sign of the Swinging Cymbal", perhaps best known as the theme song of BBC Radio 1's Pick of the Pops) as the theme tune to Radio...
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during the decade. Due to the lack of any official chart the BBC aggregated results from all these charts to announce its own Pick of the Pops chart....
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of Pops is an Atlanta-based popsicle company. It was established by brothers Steven and Nick Carse, and is based out of the Atlanta neighborhood of Inman...
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Most frequent performers on Top of the Pops This list of performances on Top of the Pops is a chronological account of popular songs performed by recording...
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the pick and pop (or pick and fade), where the screener moves for an open jump shot instead of rolling to the basket, or the pick and slip, where the...
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Chet Picks on the Pops is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins and Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra, the second they produced. The arrangements...
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BBC Radio 2 (redirect from The Radio 2 Arts Programme)
programmes for the station. In late 2023 he was announced as the new host of Pick of the Pops on Saturday afternoons. On 7 February 2024, the BBC announced...
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of the Day, Fun at One and Is, Was, Should Have. Burnett became a regular presenter of Top of the Pops, and presented the Radio 1 Roadshow during the...
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