Let's stop this Top of the Pops revival in its tracks
Though great in its day, the world does not need the return of a weekly half-hour ghetto for pop musicBBC Four is hosting a Top of the Pops night this Friday. From then on, the classic Thursday night slot will see episodes screened weekly, from that equivalent week, starting from 1976. Which, of course, is great: everyone loves a good Pan's People montage and the chance to see vintage Madonna clips. Except, of course, that's not where it will end. Next thing you know, it will have inspired anoth...
Guardian Music — Though great in its day, the world does not need the return of a weekly half-hour ghetto for pop musicBBC Four is hosting a Top of the Pops night this Friday. From then o... more info