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Top of the Pops 2
Top of the Pops 2 (also known as TOTP2) is a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two showing archive footage from the long-running Top of the Pops show, some dating back to the 1960s when the programme first aired on British television, as well as other surviving BBC programmes.
The original format of the show consisted of various segments including "recorded for recall", which would show TOTP performances from a certain decade, "video stir" which featured a new music video from a popular artist in the charts, the "first time" would feature an artist's first TOTP appearance, "world hits" would feature a new international hit, "tomorrows hits" would feature artists who were predicted to enter the UK Top 40 the following week, and then "the original" would feature numerous performances from that week's edition of TOTP. The 'Top 10' singles chart and the number one single of the week would also be shown. This format existed until 1997, when the show format changed to only feature performances from the TOTP archive, mixed with the occasional exclusive new performance for TOTP2.
From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by Johnnie Walker. Steve Wright took over narrator duties in 1997 until December 2009, when Mark Radcliffe took over presenter duties until the show's cancellation in 2017. To date, the presenter has never appeared in-vision, but provides voice-over commentary that introduces each performance.
For a period of time, the BBC ran a daily version of TOTP2 in which celebrities chose their favourite archive performances. These celebrities, typically comedians, have included Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, Phill Jupitus and Jack Dee. There have also been a number of TOTP2 specials, where a "greatest hits" show dedicated to one musician or band has aired. Examples include the Bee Gees, Elvis Presley, Shania Twain and Dionne Warwick specials which aired between 1997–2003.
Since its debut, TOTP2 has also broadcast regular specials for certain theme nights or calendar events. Examples include Christmas and New Years Eve specials.
In 2004, the controller of BBC Two, Roly Keating, announced that the programme was to be "rested". After the 4 June 2004 episode, the channel's only subsequent TOTP2 broadcasts for two years were Christmas specials on 24 December 2004 and 24 December 2005.
The hiatus preceded a format change for the main Top of the Pops programme, which was moved from its BBC One Friday-night primetime slot to a new slot on Sunday nights on BBC Two in 2005. Top of the Pops' new format merged its usual format of new chart performances with the TOTP2 format of archival recordings.
This Top of the Pops format ran until the show was cancelled in July 2006.
Top of the Pops 2
Top of the Pops 2 (also known as TOTP2) is a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two showing archive footage from the long-running Top of the Pops show, some dating back to the 1960s when the programme first aired on British television, as well as other surviving BBC programmes.
The original format of the show consisted of various segments including "recorded for recall", which would show TOTP performances from a certain decade, "video stir" which featured a new music video from a popular artist in the charts, the "first time" would feature an artist's first TOTP appearance, "world hits" would feature a new international hit, "tomorrows hits" would feature artists who were predicted to enter the UK Top 40 the following week, and then "the original" would feature numerous performances from that week's edition of TOTP. The 'Top 10' singles chart and the number one single of the week would also be shown. This format existed until 1997, when the show format changed to only feature performances from the TOTP archive, mixed with the occasional exclusive new performance for TOTP2.
From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by Johnnie Walker. Steve Wright took over narrator duties in 1997 until December 2009, when Mark Radcliffe took over presenter duties until the show's cancellation in 2017. To date, the presenter has never appeared in-vision, but provides voice-over commentary that introduces each performance.
For a period of time, the BBC ran a daily version of TOTP2 in which celebrities chose their favourite archive performances. These celebrities, typically comedians, have included Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, Phill Jupitus and Jack Dee. There have also been a number of TOTP2 specials, where a "greatest hits" show dedicated to one musician or band has aired. Examples include the Bee Gees, Elvis Presley, Shania Twain and Dionne Warwick specials which aired between 1997–2003.
Since its debut, TOTP2 has also broadcast regular specials for certain theme nights or calendar events. Examples include Christmas and New Years Eve specials.
In 2004, the controller of BBC Two, Roly Keating, announced that the programme was to be "rested". After the 4 June 2004 episode, the channel's only subsequent TOTP2 broadcasts for two years were Christmas specials on 24 December 2004 and 24 December 2005.
The hiatus preceded a format change for the main Top of the Pops programme, which was moved from its BBC One Friday-night primetime slot to a new slot on Sunday nights on BBC Two in 2005. Top of the Pops' new format merged its usual format of new chart performances with the TOTP2 format of archival recordings.
This Top of the Pops format ran until the show was cancelled in July 2006.