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[Mark Leech]

2-6-66: Presenter: Alan Freeman (Wiped)

FRANK SINATRA – Strangers In The Night (and charts)
WAYNE FONTANA – Come On Home
CILLA BLACK – Don’t Answer Me
PAUL & BARRY RYAN – I Love Her
THE MERSEYS – Sorrow
EDDY ARNOLD – I Want To Go With You
THE ANIMALS – Don’t Bring Me Down
MAMAS & THE PAPAS – Monday Monday (crowd dancing)
SANDIE SHAW – Nothing Comes Easy
THE BEATLES – Paperback Writer (video)
FRANK SINATRA – Strangers In The Night (crowd dancing)

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2-6-77: Presenter: Noel Edmonds.

ELKIE BROOKS – Saved
THE MUPPETS – Halfway Down The Stairs (video)
THE FOUR SEASONS – Rhapsody
VAN McCOY – The Shuffle (danced to by Legs & Co)
HEATWAVE – Too Hot To Handle (video)
TWIGGY – A Woman In Love
BOZ SCAGGS – Lido Shuffle (video)
JESSE GREEN – Come With Me
MARVIN GAYE – Got To Give It Up (danced to by Legs & Co)
HOT CHOCOLATE – So You Win Again
CAROLE BAYER SAGER – You’re Moving Out Today
THE STRAWBS – Back In The Old Routine
ROD STEWART – The First Cut Is The Deepest

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2-6-83: Presenters: Jimmy Savile O.B.E./Tony Blackburn (Live)

WHAM! – Bad Boys
ELTON JOHN – I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues (video)
JoBOXERS – Just Got Lucky
THE TUBES – She’s A Beauty (video) (US Chart)
BRYAN ADAMS – Straight From The Heart (video) (US Chart)
IRENE CARA – Flashdance (video) (US Chart)
BOOKER NEWBERRY III – Love Town
YAZOO – Nobody’s Diary
FLASH & THE PAN – Waiting For A Train (danced to by Zoo)
THE STYLE COUNCIL – Money-Go-Round
THE POLICE – Every Breath You Take (video)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Buffalo Soldier (crowd dancing) (and credits)

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2-6-88: Presenters: Peter Powell/Nicky Campbell.

ASWAD – Give A Little Love (video)
DESIRELESS – Voyage Voyage (video)
TIFFANY – I Saw Him Standing There (video)
AZTEC CAMERA – Somewhere In My Heart
THE TIMELORDS – Doctorin’ The Tardis (video) (Breakers)
VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE – Don’t Call Me Baby (video) (Breakers)
FIVE STAR – Another Weekend (video) (Breakers)
ROD STEWART – Lost In You (video)
WET WET WET – With A Little Help From My Friends
BELINDA CARLISLE – Circle In The Sand (video) (and credits)

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2-6-94: Presenter: Simon Mayo.

BIG MOUNTAIN – Baby I Love Your Way
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH – Everybody’s Talkin’
THE GRID – Swamp Thing (video) (and charts)
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT – Fountain Of Youth
SALT-N-PEPA – Shoop (via satellite)
PULP – Babies
PINK FLOYD – Take It Back (video)
MARIAH CAREY – Anytime You Need A Friend
WET WET WET – Love Is All Around (and credits)

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2-6-2000: Presenter: Jamie Theakston.

BILLIE PIPER – Day And Night
BON JOVI – It’s My Life
SIA – Taken For Granted
BELLE & SEBASTIAN – Legal Man
HYBRID feat. CHRISSIE HYNDE – Kid 2000
TRAVIS – Coming Around (via satellite)
S. CLUB 7 – Reach
SONIQUE – It Feels So Good (and credits)

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TOTP2 - 2-6-2004: Presenter: Steve Wright.

EDDY GRANT – Living On The Frontline (TOTP 7-6-79)
CULTURE CLUB – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? (TOTP 23-9-82)
SLADE – Radio Wall Of Sound (TOTP 17-10-91)
HOWARD JONES – Pearl In The Shell (TOTP 7-6-84)
YES – Wondrous Stories (video)
H²O – I Dream To Sleep (TOTP 8-6-83)
POP WILL EAT ITSELF – Touched By The Hand Of Cicciolina (TOTP 7-6-90)
ODYSSEY – Going Back To My Roots (TOTP 18-6-91)
PAUL McCARTNEY – Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Later With Jools Holland 11-99)
LARI WHITE – Nothing But Love (and credits) (TOTP 5-2004)

Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn seen here on the 2-6-83 edition of TOTP: