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OceanBlue · 05-23-2025, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CV19

Excellent, thank you for the heads-up. 1970's and 80's editions are exactly the right period of time for me.

Have been enjoying most of the random editions repeated recently (especially the ones with John Peel), and I assume the two '85 editions being shown each Friday are because it's forty years ago. A bit disappointed the edition where We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)'s music video was on was a skipped edition (last Friday on one of these editions a clip was played during the Top 10 chart countdown, but the song was going down the chart).

I'm not too surprised that BBC Four are showing only random editions two weeks today, as there is normally a break inbetween the end of one year's editions from the nineties and the start of the next. However..there is also the possibility that we'll have to wait until next January for the next year from the late-nineties.

OceanBlue · 05-28-2025, 09:00 PM

Top of the Pops: 1998

Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. The first two regular editions of the show from 1998 are being shown on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 13th June, 2025 (the 9th and 16th January editions).

A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold):

- the 9th January, 1998 edition (being shown on Friday 13th June, 2025)
- the 16th January, 1998 edition (being shown on Friday 13th June, 2025).

OceanBlue · 05-28-2025, 09:06 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 13th June, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 13th June, 1985 edition (presented by Mike Read & Dixie Peach), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm
- the 14th June, 1984 edition (presented by Peter Powell & Mike Read), airing at 8.30 pm - 9 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

OceanBlue · 06-04-2025, 08:55 PM

Top of the Pops: 1998

Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 20th June, 2025 (the 23rd and 30th January, 1998 editions).

A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold):

[Show spoiler]

OceanBlue · 06-04-2025, 08:59 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 20th June, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 19th June, 1986 edition (presented by Gary Davies), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm
- the 24th June, 1976 edition (presented by David Hamilton), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.15 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

BiggusDickus · 06-10-2025, 12:01 PM

I have quite a few of these episodes now squirrled away on an external HD (i'm only collecting the 80's episodes and the odd 70's/90's episodes of interest); what is interesting is that at least two of the 80's episodes that have been shown twice over the last few years are diff lengths, both by about 4-5 mins, with the longer version the most recent; suggests a song or something was originally cut first time it was put up, but reinstated on the recent appearance, not had a look yet; only noticed when i downloaded the more recent version and found it i already had it, but with a different file size/length ...

OceanBlue · 06-10-2025, 08:05 PM

I wasn't sure whether to post this in here or in UK TV from the past. Airing on BBC Two next Saturday (14th June) is a night of music-themed programming about the year 1985:

8.10 pm - 10.30 pm: 40 Hits of 1985 at the BBC (new compilation programme)
10.30 pm - 11.30 pm: TOTP Big Hits: 1985 compilation programme
11.30 pm - 0.30 am: documentary TOTP: The Story of 1985.

Source: Sky TV listings and TV & Satellite Week (Saturday 14th to Friday 20th June, 2025).

Have set the first programme to record as it might have some TOTP performances from skipped editions.

OceanBlue · 06-11-2025, 08:13 PM

The start of the disruption season. Due to coverage of the Glastonbury music festival in two weeks time, no late-nineties and random editions of TOTP on BBC Four two weeks on Friday. Shortly after that, this year's Proms season will be starting, so the show won't be on as much as normal until towards mid-September.

OceanBlue · 06-14-2025, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CV19

Excellent, thank you for the heads-up. 1970's and 80's editions are exactly the right period of time for me.

Airing on BBC Two tonight is a new music compilation programme of performances on the BBC in the year 1985 (two hour plus timeslot). In the description in the listings magazine Duran Duran are mentioned (I assume with A View to a Kill, but I don't think they appeared in the TOTP studio (the music video was shown instead). I do remember seeing on another programme a clip from an edition of Wogan where they performed A View to a Kill).

OceanBlue · 06-18-2025, 08:41 PM

Being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 4th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 7th July, 1988 edition (presented by Janice Long & Simon Mayo), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm
- the 7th July, 1977 edition (presented by Tony Blackburn), airing at 8.30 pm - 9 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

Note: No late-nineties editions being shown on Friday 4th July due to cricket highlights.

OceanBlue · 06-18-2025, 09:49 PM

The new feature-length music compilation programme last weekend was a real nostalgia boost (was just the tonic, like the new Hallmark film, last Sunday night). Out of the forty songs (the majority of which were TOTP studio performances, performances on chat show Wogan and some music videos), three of them were much later re-recordings:

Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
Road to Nowhere by David Byrne (of Talking Heads)
Slave to Love by Bryan Ferry.

Highlights for me included:

Duran Duran (Wogan studio performance)
Foreigner (music video)
Billy Ocean (TOTP studio performance)
Strawberry Switchblade (TOTP studio performance).

OceanBlue · 06-25-2025, 09:25 PM

Being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 11th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 11th July, 1985 edition (presented by John Peel & Janice Long), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm
- the 12th July, 1979 edition (presented by Mike Read), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.10 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

Note: No late-nineties editions being shown two weeks on Friday.

Comment: The latter edition I hoped was going to be the edition I recorded but later lost after getting a new Sky box. The Police are on, but not with Roxanne (Can't Stand Losing You instead). No Beach Boys with Lady Lynda, but Judie Tzuke is on with the same song (can't remember who was at No.1 on the edition I recorded and lost, but The Tubeway Army were at No.1 on this edition with Are 'Friends' Electric?).

OceanBlue · 07-02-2025, 09:34 PM

Top of the Pops: 1998

Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 18th July, 2025 (the 6th and 13th February, 1998 editions).

A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold):

[Show spoiler]

OceanBlue · 07-02-2025, 09:44 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 18th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 20th July, 1989 edition (presented by Gary Davies), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm
- the 15th July, 1976 edition (presented by Noel Edmonds), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.05 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

OceanBlue · 07-09-2025, 08:26 PM

Top of the Pops: 1998

Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 25th July, 2025 (the 20th and 27th February, 1998 editions).

A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold):

[Show spoiler]

OceanBlue · 07-09-2025, 08:31 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 25th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 23rd July, 1987 edition (presented by Janice Long & Simon Mayo), airing at 9.30 pm - 10 pm
- the 23rd July, 1981 edition (presented by Richard Skinner), airing at 10 pm - 10.35 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

OceanBlue · 07-09-2025, 08:40 PM

Looking forward especially to the second of the two random editions being shown again on BBC Four two weeks on Friday, the 23rd July, 1981 edition (because of Sheena Easton with For Your Eyes Only and The Specials with Ghost Town).

A random edition from the same year was shown on the channel a few weeks ago where the Bond title song was in the Top 40 music singles chart countdown.

OceanBlue · 07-11-2025, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 11th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 11th July, 1985 edition (presented by John Peel & Janice Long), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm
- the 12th July, 1979 edition (presented by Mike Read), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.10 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

Note: No late-nineties editions being shown two weeks on Friday.

Comment: The latter edition I hoped was going to be the edition I recorded but later lost after getting a new Sky box. The Police are on, but not with Roxanne (Can't Stand Losing You instead). No Beach Boys with Lady Lynda, but Judie Tzuke is on with the same song (can't remember who was at No.1 on the edition I recorded and lost, but The Tubeway Army were at No.1 on this edition with Are 'Friends' Electric?).

The first of tonight's two random editions (a live edition) was originally shown on the BBC two days before the Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia (13th July, 1985).

It turns out the second random edition tonight was the edition that I lost as The Beach Boys were on with Lady Lynda (audio clip, danced to by Legs & Co.). Another song I liked from that period that was also on this edition was Silly Games by Janet Kay. A nice boost hearing Lady Lynda again, as well as Stay with Me Till Dawn by Judie Tzuke.

OceanBlue · 07-16-2025, 07:53 PM

Top of the Pops: 1998

Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 1st August, 2025 (the 6th and 13th March, 1998 editions).

A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold):

[Show spoiler]

OceanBlue · 07-16-2025, 07:57 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 1st August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 31st July, 1986 edition (presented by Janice Long & Mike Read), airing at 9.35 pm - 10.05 pm
- the 2nd August, 1984 edition (presented by Simon Bates & Gary Davies), airing at 10.05 pm - 10.35 pm.

Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

06-10-2025, 08:05 PM	#1167
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Mid-eighties music-themed night on BBC Two I wasn't sure whether to post this in here or in UK TV from the past. Airing on BBC Two next Saturday (14th June) is a night of music-themed programming about the year 1985: 8.10 pm - 10.30 pm: 40 Hits of 1985 at the BBC (new compilation programme) 10.30 pm - 11.30 pm: TOTP Big Hits: 1985 compilation programme 11.30 pm - 0.30 am: documentary TOTP: The Story of 1985. Source: Sky TV listings and TV & Satellite Week (Saturday 14th to Friday 20th June, 2025). Have set the first programme to record as it might have some TOTP performances from skipped editions.

06-18-2025, 08:41 PM	#1170
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 4th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 7th July, 1988 edition (presented by Janice Long & Simon Mayo), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm - the 7th July, 1977 edition (presented by Tony Blackburn), airing at 8.30 pm - 9 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: No late-nineties editions being shown on Friday 4th July due to cricket highlights. Last edited by OceanBlue; 07-09-2025 at 08:35 PM. Reason: Added source of TV listings information.

06-18-2025, 09:49 PM	#1171
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	40 Hits of 1985 at the BBC The new feature-length music compilation programme last weekend was a real nostalgia boost (was just the tonic, like the new Hallmark film, last Sunday night). Out of the forty songs (the majority of which were TOTP studio performances, performances on chat show Wogan and some music videos), three of them were much later re-recordings: Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds Road to Nowhere by David Byrne (of Talking Heads) Slave to Love by Bryan Ferry. Highlights for me included: Duran Duran (Wogan studio performance) Foreigner (music video) Billy Ocean (TOTP studio performance) Strawberry Switchblade (TOTP studio performance).

06-25-2025, 09:25 PM	#1172
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 11th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 11th July, 1985 edition (presented by John Peel & Janice Long), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm - the 12th July, 1979 edition (presented by Mike Read), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.10 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: No late-nineties editions being shown two weeks on Friday. Comment: The latter edition I hoped was going to be the edition I recorded but later lost after getting a new Sky box. The Police are on, but not with Roxanne (Can't Stand Losing You instead). No Beach Boys with Lady Lynda, but Judie Tzuke is on with the same song (can't remember who was at No.1 on the edition I recorded and lost, but The Tubeway Army were at No.1 on this edition with Are 'Friends' Electric?). Last edited by OceanBlue; 07-09-2025 at 08:34 PM. Reason: Added source of TV listings information.

07-02-2025, 09:44 PM	#1174
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 18th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 20th July, 1989 edition (presented by Gary Davies), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm - the 15th July, 1976 edition (presented by Noel Edmonds), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.05 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Last edited by OceanBlue; 07-09-2025 at 08:33 PM. Reason: Added source of TV listings information.

05-28-2025, 09:00 PM	#1162
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Top of the Pops: 1998 Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. The first two regular editions of the show from 1998 are being shown on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 13th June, 2025 (the 9th and 16th January editions). A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold): - the 9th January, 1998 edition (being shown on Friday 13th June, 2025) - the 16th January, 1998 edition (being shown on Friday 13th June, 2025).

05-28-2025, 09:06 PM	#1163
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 13th June, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 13th June, 1985 edition (presented by Mike Read & Dixie Peach), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm - the 14th June, 1984 edition (presented by Peter Powell & Mike Read), airing at 8.30 pm - 9 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

06-04-2025, 08:55 PM	#1164
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Top of the Pops: 1998 Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 20th June, 2025 (the 23rd and 30th January, 1998 editions). A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold): [Show spoiler]

06-04-2025, 08:59 PM	#1165
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 20th June, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 19th June, 1986 edition (presented by Gary Davies), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm - the 24th June, 1976 edition (presented by David Hamilton), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.15 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier.

06-10-2025, 12:01 PM	#1166
BiggusDickus Active Member Member since:Aug 2017 Location:Gorleston-on-Sea, UK 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:464	I have quite a few of these episodes now squirrled away on an external HD (i'm only collecting the 80's episodes and the odd 70's/90's episodes of interest); what is interesting is that at least two of the 80's episodes that have been shown twice over the last few years are diff lengths, both by about 4-5 mins, with the longer version the most recent; suggests a song or something was originally cut first time it was put up, but reinstated on the recent appearance, not had a look yet; only noticed when i downloaded the more recent version and found it i already had it, but with a different file size/length ...

06-11-2025, 08:13 PM	#1168
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	The start of the disruption season. Due to coverage of the Glastonbury music festival in two weeks time, no late-nineties and random editions of TOTP on BBC Four two weeks on Friday. Shortly after that, this year's Proms season will be starting, so the show won't be on as much as normal until towards mid-September.

07-02-2025, 09:34 PM	#1173
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Top of the Pops: 1998 Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 18th July, 2025 (the 6th and 13th February, 1998 editions). A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold): [Show spoiler]

07-09-2025, 08:26 PM	#1175
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Top of the Pops: 1998 Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 25th July, 2025 (the 20th and 27th February, 1998 editions). A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold): [Show spoiler]

07-09-2025, 08:31 PM	#1176
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 25th July, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 23rd July, 1987 edition (presented by Janice Long & Simon Mayo), airing at 9.30 pm - 10 pm - the 23rd July, 1981 edition (presented by Richard Skinner), airing at 10 pm - 10.35 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Last edited by OceanBlue; 07-23-2025 at 07:31 PM. Reason: Updated timeslot information for both random editions of TOTP.

07-09-2025, 08:40 PM	#1177
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Looking forward especially to the second of the two random editions being shown again on BBC Four two weeks on Friday, the 23rd July, 1981 edition (because of Sheena Easton with For Your Eyes Only and The Specials with Ghost Town). A random edition from the same year was shown on the channel a few weeks ago where the Bond title song was in the Top 40 music singles chart countdown.

07-16-2025, 07:53 PM	#1179
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Top of the Pops: 1998 Checked the BBC website page for the repeats etc. of the show earlier. Two editions of the show on BBC Four the week after next on Friday 1st August, 2025 (the 6th and 13th March, 1998 editions). A summary of the 1998 editions that are being shown on BBC Four this year, in italic (with skipped editions in bold): [Show spoiler] Last edited by OceanBlue; 07-16-2025 at 07:59 PM.

07-16-2025, 07:57 PM	#1180
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 1st August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 31st July, 1986 edition (presented by Janice Long & Mike Read), airing at 9.35 pm - 10.05 pm - the 2nd August, 1984 edition (presented by Simon Bates & Gary Davies), airing at 10.05 pm - 10.35 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change. Last edited by OceanBlue; 07-30-2025 at 07:51 PM. Reason: Added note.

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