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loyatemu

TOTP is being shown because it's cheap - if they have to re-edit half the episodes it would no longer be cheap, also the episodes would be a mess and all different lengths.

Skid X

Well, nearly time to stick your tapes in to record some of the coming attractions over the Christmas period, here are few of the picks until next Thursday, I'll do the same for the following week at some stage after things have died down a bit. Plenty of TOTP and a revival of Mike Read's Pop Quiz to be found in there, among others.

Thanks to one and all who have joined in at any stage over the last year, it's a bit of fun and there can't be many threads which have so many posts with so few arguments. Happy Christmas, and here's Kenny to introduce the Thin Sex Lizzy Pistols

Wednesday
10pm TG4 Film: Leonard Cohen:I'm Your Man (2006)
11.15pm RTE1 A Nation's Voice (1916 themed Concert)
1.05am Channel 4 Great Songwriters:Ryan Adams


Thursday
9.30pm TG4 Windmill Lane Sessions
11pm Sky Arts Film The Rocky Horror Picture Show


Friday
7pm & 12.30am BBC4 TOTP82 #36 November 18th http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5507779&lid=7
7.30pm & 1.05am BBC4 TOTP82 #37 http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5507784&lid=7
9pm BBC4 Old Grey Whistle Test
10.30pm & 2.45am BBC4 The Joy of Abba
10.45pm Film4 Film Northern Soul (2014)

11.30pm BBC4 Queens of Disco
12.30am Sky Arts Danny Baker's Christmas Hits
2.30am Sky Arts Dean Martin A Legend in Concert


Christmas Eve
12pm Sky Arts Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
12.40pm GOLD TOTP2 Christmas 2011
1pm Sky Arts Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
6.30pm Sky Arts Danny Baker's Christmas Hits
7.15pm TG4 Ceol Johnny Cash
9pm BBC Four Top of The Pops Christmas Hits New!
10pm Sky Arts Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas Baby
10.30pm BBC Four Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones
10.50pm BBC2 TOTP2 Christmas
12.15am BBC Four Top of The Pops 82
12.20am Film BBC2 Viva Las Vegas
12.50am BBC Four Top of The Pops 82
1.25am BBC Four Shirley Bassey at the BBC
2.25am BBC Four Top of The Pops Christmas


Christmas Day
11am GOLD TOTP2 Christmas 2014
12pm Sky Arts Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
1pm Sky Arts Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979
8.30pm RTE2 Gavin James Other Voices Special
1.50pm BBC1 Top Of The Pops Christmas 2016 New!
9.45pm TG4 Val Doonican An Fear a Shiúil ho hArd New!
10.40pm TG4 Chieftains 2016 New!
11pm BBC Four Top of The Pops Christmas Hits New!
Midnight BBC Four Old Grey Whistle Test
1.15am BBC2 Film A Hard Day's Night
1.15am RTE2 Film The Blues Brothers


St Stephens Day
5.15pm Sky Arts Carole King: Tapestry Live
6.30pm Sky Arts Stevie Wonder: Song in the Key of Life (2016 Concert)
9pm TV3 Film The Commitments
1.25am BBC2 Film Tommy


Tuesday
10.30pm Sky Arts Film The Rocky Horror Picture Show
11.20pm TV3 Garth Brooks The King of Country
12.25am Sky Arts Meat Loaf Live
1.25am Sky Arts Bon Jovi LIve


Wednesday
11am RTE1 Pat Shortt's Music from D'Telly
6.45pm Sky Arts Queen Live from Wembley 1986
8pm Sky Arts Classic Albums: Queen - A Night at The Opera
9pm Sky Arts Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992
9.30pm BBC Four Pop Quiz - The Comeback - New!
9.30pm RTE1 Nathan Carter Show Christmas Special (ft Billy Ocean and KT Tunstall) - New!
10pm BBC Four Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
10.50pm Queen - The Magic Years
10.50pm RTE1 RTE Irish Country Music Awards
11pm The Everley Brothers - Harmonies from Heaven
11.50pm RTE2 Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts
12.05am Sky Arts Discovering Queen
1.05am Bowie, Prince & Music Legends we lost in 2016
1.55am RTE2 David Bowie - Five Years in the making of an icon


Thursday
7.05pm Sky Arts Elvis Presley: A Legend in Concert
8pm Sky Arts Classic Albums Elvis Presley - Elvis
9pm Sky Arts The Shadows Final Tour
9.30pm RTE1 Johnny Logan: Hold Me Now - New!
11pm BBC Four Billy Fury - The Sound of Fury
11.55pm Sky Arts Shane McGowan: A Wreck Reborn
12.20am TG4 Film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
12.55am The Story of The Jam: About The Young Idea

Go Harvey Go

The 50th consecutive Christmas Day outing for TOTP. Yes, the fiftieth. :eek: :eek:

To think that the last time Pops didn't air on 25 December, we were still dealing with shillings and pence, there was still no colour TV, and man hadn't yet landed on the moon. And, of course, England were rather good at football...





It's also the 13th consecutive year that Fearne and Reggie are the hosts. This despite the fact that Fearne's now on Radio 2.

And as in the previous 12, expect them to say what an amazing year this was for music. They'll be sort of right this time...





Finally, it's the third consecutive year that the Christmas and New Year shows have been made at Elstree Film Studios. Back in September, I talked about the '91 revamp - which, as well as involving the must-sing-live rule and unknown presenters, also involved Pops taking up residence at the BBC's own Elstree Studios, which are almost right across the road from the film studios.

It was there for nearly ten years - including through its last truly great days under Ric Blaxill in '94 and '95 - before the expansion of EastEnders to four nights a week in 2001 (Albert Square being located at Elstree, of course) prompted a return to BBC Television Centre. While the finishing touches were being put to the Star Bar - which was rubbish, as the video below demonstrates - there was a temporary stay at the nearby Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wslaccXOvNw

After the weekly show ended in 2006, the Christmas and New Year shows continued to be made at TVC (with the exception of the 2007 Christmas show, which was made at Riverside) until its controversial closure for redevelopment in 2013. That year's shows were made at Riverside, before it too closed for redevelopment - hence the return to Borehamwood in 2014.

While at Elstree Film Studios, Fearne and Reggie have said "What an amazing year this was for music!" on Stage 9 - the same stage on which Chris Tarrant said some even more memorable things while hosting one of the biggest game shows of all time...

sligojoek

http://www.hotpress.com/Frank-Murray/news/Pogues-Manager-and-Thin-Lizzy-Man-Frank-Murray-Dies/19408124.html

Not sure if this is the right pace for this but here goes anyway.

The death was announced today of Frank Murray. Thin Lizzy tour manager and Pogues Manager. He was responsible for bringing Terry Woods and the late Philip Chevron to the Pogues. I met him several times at Pogues reunion gigs in Dublin when he was no longer manager. Always a lovely bloke to have a chat with.

RIP

Hotblack Desiato

Nice Honda CX650... (black engine cases) which dates the pic to '83 or later

sligojoek

I had a CX 500 around 1990. The most troublesome machine I ever owned. I say that as a huge fan of 70s to early 80s Hondas. I've owned several from a C50 to a CB-X 1050.

sligojoek

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Nice Honda CX650... (black engine cases) which dates the pic to '83 or later

I think Frank started with the Pogues around 85. Maybe 84.

I found this in a quick search.

The Pogues met Frank Murray, their future manager, on their 1984 tour supporting Elvis Costello. Murray, who'd been a tour manager with Thin Lizzy, the ..

Welsh Megaman

Simon Le Bon...which is French for Simon The Good

Welsh Megaman

Renee And Renato

*shudder*

Welsh Megaman

Ah, Wham...making teenage pregnancy sound so much fun

Skid X

Andrew does a rare bit of miming in this song, I hope he put in for overtime from George.

Welsh Megaman

Just clicked, they can't say the word 'Sexual' - Marvin can provide only 'Healing'

Gizmo55

Jaysus, Dexy's, just no with that look.

Welsh Megaman

Dexy's bravely returning to TOTP after 'JockeyWilsonGate'

Gizmo55

Gary Davies looking like a natural :pac:

Welsh Megaman

Gary Davies...steady, ladies.

Skid X

Janice Long there, former contestant on Ted Rogers and Dusty Bin's ITV Gameshow 3-2-1

https://twitter.com/janicelongdj/status/432269536034037760

Welsh Megaman

Whitesnake...needs more Tawny Kitaen

Gizmo55

Skid X wrote: »

Janice Long there, former contestant on Ted Rogers and Dusty Bin's ITV Gameshow 3-2-1

https://twitter.com/janicelongdj/status/432269536034037760

For some reason I thought it was Bullseye she was on. Pat Sharp there, a knob even back then.

Welsh Megaman

Pat Sharp...mullet powers at only 50%

Skid X

Quality banter there from Powell and Sharp.

Go Harvey Go

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Pat Sharp there, a knob even back then.

Fun House was brilliant, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo7cxhCD8HI

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

Quality banter there from Powell and Sharp.

Was that chat moribund, I don't think so!

Welsh Megaman

''Flying the flag for British Salsa''

Welsh Megaman

Damn yuppies on their yacht.

Gizmo55

John Taylor on sax in the vid. I really shouldn't know that.

Skid X

I'm fairly sure I remember watching this show first around and being very upset when Musical Youth didn't appear.

But they were on Blue Peter pretty much every week around this time, so that was good.

Welsh Megaman

Not to worry, The Style Council are right around the corner.

:eek:

Gizmo55

You can see that The Style Council were just around the corner *shudder*

Gizmo55

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Not to worry, The Style Council are right around the corner.

:eek:

Haha, beat me to it.