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OceanBlue · 07-21-2025, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

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.

Found out about this too late to post about it in time last Friday night, but there was a late change to the BBC Four schedule where the latter random edition wasn't shown. It was replaced by:

- the 15th July, 1982 edition (presented by Peter Powell), airing at 8.30 pm - 9.10 pm.

OceanBlue · 07-23-2025, 07:41 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 8th August, 2025 (the 20th and 27th 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 · 07-23-2025, 07:46 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 8th August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 8th August, 1985 edition (presented by Richard Skinner & Simon Bates), airing at 9.45 pm - 10.15 pm
- the 10th August, 1978 edition (presented by Peter Powell), airing at 10.15 pm - 10.40 pm.

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

Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

OceanBlue · 07-25-2025, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

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 Friday night the second random edition of TOTP was replaced by a different edition. Found out earlier that there has been a change to tonight's schedule on the channel, this time an additional third random edition is being repeated.

The first two random editions in the quoted post are airing as scheduled, followed by:

- the 22nd June, 1978 edition (presented by David 'Kid' Jensen), airing at 10.35 pm - 11.05 pm.

I think it's being shown in tribute to Ozzy Ozbourne because Black Sabbath were on this edition.

Note: Tonight's BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

OceanBlue · 07-30-2025, 07:43 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 15th August, 2025 (the 3rd and 10th April, 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 · 07-30-2025, 07:50 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 15th August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 12th August, 1982 edition (presented by John Peel), airing at 9.30 pm - 10.10 pm
- the 14th August, 1980 edition (presented by Tommy Vance), airing at 10.10 pm - 10.40 pm.

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

Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

OceanBlue · 07-31-2025, 08:23 PM

The first Bond film title track to have a music video was apparently All Time High by Rita Coolidge (from Octopussy). So before I watched the second of last Friday night's two random editions of TOTP, using logic, For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton had to be either a studio performance or a promo video. It turned out it was the majority of the film's title sequence.

The Specials with Ghost Town on the same edition was an archive studio performance. I remember (from maybe the Story of 1981 documentary) that the group split up after their last appearance in the TOTP studio. It reminds me of something similar with The Beat (they appeared in the studio with a cover of the Andy Williams song Can't Get Used to Losing You then the group split up).

OceanBlue · 08-01-2025, 11:13 PM

I noticed with the early-nineties editions of TOTP when Stanley Appel was the producer (and if not that, they seemed to be the showrunner) that more artists were singing live and not miming to a backing track. Based on the non-skipped editions, when Simple Minds returned to the TOTP studio instead of a music video being shown, the lead singer mimed. And it happened again in the second of the two late-nineties editions this evening (it's something that can at times annoy me).

I am finding more and more now that if there is a song I don't like on the late-nineties editions I'll fast-forward through it (no ifs, no buts). Much preferring the random editions, especially lately.

OceanBlue · 08-06-2025, 09:18 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 22nd August, 2025 (the 17th and 24th April, 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 · 08-06-2025, 09:24 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 22nd August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 23rd August, 1990 edition (presented by Nicky Campbell), airing at 9.30 pm - 10 pm
- the 25th August, 1977 edition (presented by Noel Edmonds), airing at 10 pm - 10.30 pm.

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

Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

OceanBlue · 08-13-2025, 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 29th August, 2025 (the 1st and 8th May, 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 · 08-13-2025, 08:30 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 29th August, 2025 is one random edition of TOTP:

- the 30th August, 1979 edition (presented by David Jensen), airing at 10 pm - 10.40 pm.

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

Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

OceanBlue · 08-16-2025, 09:09 PM

Yesterday evening's two late-nineties editions I didn't fast forward so much compared to the last few weeks. Savage Garden miming to a backing track aside (they didn't look and sound like they were singing live to me), there were a few tracks that stood out:

Whine and Grine - Prince Buster
Kiss the Rain - Billie Myers
and Here's Where the Story Ends - Tin Tin Out feat. Shelly Nelson.

OceanBlue · 08-20-2025, 08:42 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 5th September, 2025 (the 15th and 22nd May, 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 · 08-20-2025, 08:49 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 5th September, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 6th September, 1991 edition (presented by Jakki Brambles), airing at 9.50 pm - 10.20 pm
- the 3rd September, 1981 edition (presented by Peter Powell), airing at 10.20 pm - 11 pm.

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

Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

OceanBlue · 08-27-2025, 08:35 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 12th September, 2025 (the 29th May and 5th June, 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 · 08-27-2025, 08:45 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 12th September, 2025 is one random edition of TOTP:

- the 15th September, 1988 edition (presented by Simon Mayo & Peter Powell), airing at 9.50 pm - 10.20 pm.

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

Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

Comment: I think this may have been the last edition of TOTP that Peter Powell presented before he left the BBC (I've only seen this edition once before and that was a few years ago when BBC Four first repeated it).

Also, this should be the last week affected by this year's Proms season as the Last Night of the Proms is the following day (Saturday 13th September).

OceanBlue · 08-30-2025, 10:13 PM

The first of the two late-nineties editions of TOTP shown on BBC Four yesterday evening (the 1st May, 1998 edition) saw the show get a new logo, theme tune and titles.

Watched tonight the random edition repeated again on the channel last night (from 30th August, 1979). No flashing lights on the scale of the mid to late-nineties editions, nostalgia, and you could chill out to it (highlights for me were The Bellamy Brothers, Sister Sledge, Gary Numan, The Commodores, The Specials and The Stranglers).

OceanBlue · 09-03-2025, 08:31 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 19th September, 2025 (the 12th and 19th June, 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 · 09-03-2025, 08:39 PM

Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 19th September, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP:

- the 18th September, 1986 edition (presented by Peter Powell & Steve Wright), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm
- the 16th September, 1993 edition (presented by Mark Franklin), airing at 8.30 pm - 9 pm.

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

Note: Back to normal two weeks on Friday with the random editions being shown at the usual time (following the two late-nineties editions).

07-23-2025, 07:46 PM	#1183
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 8th August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 8th August, 1985 edition (presented by Richard Skinner & Simon Bates), airing at 9.45 pm - 10.15 pm - the 10th August, 1978 edition (presented by Peter Powell), airing at 10.15 pm - 10.40 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 07:50 PM. Reason: Added note.

07-31-2025, 08:23 PM	#1187
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Random editions of TOTP The first Bond film title track to have a music video was apparently All Time High by Rita Coolidge (from Octopussy). So before I watched the second of last Friday night's two random editions of TOTP, using logic, For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton had to be either a studio performance or a promo video. It turned out it was the majority of the film's title sequence. The Specials with Ghost Town on the same edition was an archive studio performance. I remember (from maybe the Story of 1981 documentary) that the group split up after their last appearance in the TOTP studio. It reminds me of something similar with The Beat (they appeared in the studio with a cover of the Andy Williams song Can't Get Used to Losing You then the group split up).

08-01-2025, 11:13 PM	#1188
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	The nineties editions of TOTP I noticed with the early-nineties editions of TOTP when Stanley Appel was the producer (and if not that, they seemed to be the showrunner) that more artists were singing live and not miming to a backing track. Based on the non-skipped editions, when Simple Minds returned to the TOTP studio instead of a music video being shown, the lead singer mimed. And it happened again in the second of the two late-nineties editions this evening (it's something that can at times annoy me). I am finding more and more now that if there is a song I don't like on the late-nineties editions I'll fast-forward through it (no ifs, no buts). Much preferring the random editions, especially lately.

08-16-2025, 09:09 PM	#1193
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Late-nineties editions of TOTP Yesterday evening's two late-nineties editions I didn't fast forward so much compared to the last few weeks. Savage Garden miming to a backing track aside (they didn't look and sound like they were singing live to me), there were a few tracks that stood out: Whine and Grine - Prince Buster Kiss the Rain - Billie Myers and Here's Where the Story Ends - Tin Tin Out feat. Shelly Nelson.

08-30-2025, 10:13 PM	#1198
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	The first of the two late-nineties editions of TOTP shown on BBC Four yesterday evening (the 1st May, 1998 edition) saw the show get a new logo, theme tune and titles. Watched tonight the random edition repeated again on the channel last night (from 30th August, 1979). No flashing lights on the scale of the mid to late-nineties editions, nostalgia, and you could chill out to it (highlights for me were The Bellamy Brothers, Sister Sledge, Gary Numan, The Commodores, The Specials and The Stranglers). Last edited by OceanBlue; Today at 12:09 AM. Reason: Corrected typo.

07-23-2025, 07:41 PM	#1182
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 8th August, 2025 (the 20th and 27th 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]

07-30-2025, 07:43 PM	#1185
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 15th August, 2025 (the 3rd and 10th April, 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]

07-30-2025, 07:50 PM	#1186
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 15th August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 12th August, 1982 edition (presented by John Peel), airing at 9.30 pm - 10.10 pm - the 14th August, 1980 edition (presented by Tommy Vance), airing at 10.10 pm - 10.40 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

08-06-2025, 09:18 PM	#1189
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 22nd August, 2025 (the 17th and 24th April, 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]

08-06-2025, 09:24 PM	#1190
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 22nd August, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 23rd August, 1990 edition (presented by Nicky Campbell), airing at 9.30 pm - 10 pm - the 25th August, 1977 edition (presented by Noel Edmonds), airing at 10 pm - 10.30 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

08-13-2025, 08:26 PM	#1191
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 29th August, 2025 (the 1st and 8th May, 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]

08-13-2025, 08:30 PM	#1192
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 29th August, 2025 is one random edition of TOTP: - the 30th August, 1979 edition (presented by David Jensen), airing at 10 pm - 10.40 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

08-20-2025, 08:42 PM	#1194
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 5th September, 2025 (the 15th and 22nd May, 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]

08-20-2025, 08:49 PM	#1195
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 5th September, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 6th September, 1991 edition (presented by Jakki Brambles), airing at 9.50 pm - 10.20 pm - the 3rd September, 1981 edition (presented by Peter Powell), airing at 10.20 pm - 11 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change.

08-27-2025, 08:35 PM	#1196
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 12th September, 2025 (the 29th May and 5th June, 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]

08-27-2025, 08:45 PM	#1197
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 12th September, 2025 is one random edition of TOTP: - the 15th September, 1988 edition (presented by Simon Mayo & Peter Powell), airing at 9.50 pm - 10.20 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: BBC Four schedule is subject to change. Comment: I think this may have been the last edition of TOTP that Peter Powell presented before he left the BBC (I've only seen this edition once before and that was a few years ago when BBC Four first repeated it). Also, this should be the last week affected by this year's Proms season as the Last Night of the Proms is the following day (Saturday 13th September).

09-03-2025, 08:31 PM	#1199
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 19th September, 2025 (the 12th and 19th June, 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]

09-03-2025, 08:39 PM	#1200
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Also being repeated on BBC Four on Friday 19th September, 2025 are two random editions of TOTP: - the 18th September, 1986 edition (presented by Peter Powell & Steve Wright), airing at 8 pm - 8.30 pm - the 16th September, 1993 edition (presented by Mark Franklin), airing at 8.30 pm - 9 pm. Found this out from the BBC website page for the repeats of the show earlier. Note: Back to normal two weeks on Friday with the random editions being shown at the usual time (following the two late-nineties editions).

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