Pass notes, No 2,951: Top of the Pops

Yes, it's back on our screens! No, it's not a new series but a run of repeats starting on BBC4 in the year 1976 . . .Age: 47.Appearance: The oldest swinger in town.Good old TOTP! Not just British TV's longest-running chart show, but a reminder that there's more to music than expensive videos. Such as?Such as embarrassed pop stars miming to their own recordings. Is the BBC still threatening to shut it down? Not any more. It's been off air since 2006, if you don't count Christmas specials.And I t...

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