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Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors
Episode: Goodbye Top of the Pops
Description: The final episode of ‘Top Of The Pops’ aired on 30th July, 2006.Co-hosted by necrophiliac paedophile Jimmy Savile, the BBC institution ended after 42 years with little fanfare and no live performances. In this episode, The Retospectors consider whether TOTP could or should have survived longer into the 21st century; unpick what lay behind its enormous success in its 70s heyday; and get into a bit of argy-bargy about Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars’...Further Reading:• ‘Top of the Pops axed’ (The Guardian, 2006): https://www.theg...