Posted November 19, 20204 yr Is it safe to assume that there won’t be any studio recordings of TOTP this year for Christmas/New Years Day broadcasting? I wish it wasn’t the case, but I just can’t see why artists would turn up go play when there wouldn’t be a live studio audience, so that’s what got me thinking it may be cancelled this year. Any thoughts?
November 19, 20204 yr I’ve been checking this and haven’t seen anything about it so fear it might be, wonder if that’ll be the end of it overall as they changed the time to 11.35 last year which was ridiculous imo
November 19, 20204 yr I’ve been checking this and haven’t seen anything about it so fear it might be, wonder if that’ll be the end of it overall as they changed the time to 11.35 last year which was ridiculous imo I share your fears, but if we didn't find out until the 26th last year, there's still hope. Generally it's only confirmed in the annual "here's what's coming this Christmas on the BBC" from the press office - and we've not had that yet. In fact, it's been the Tuesday of that week going back the last 3 years at least.. so perhaps next Tuesday will be the day we'll get confirmation Edited November 19, 20204 yr by AcerBen
November 19, 20204 yr Oh I didn't realise that so there's still hope, fingers crossed! Fearne Cottons twitter is usually good for confirmation as she presents but obviously Clara is in Strictly so they would have to see the triumphant return of Reggie!!! Edited November 19, 20204 yr by Steve201
November 19, 20204 yr https://www.list.co.uk/article/120358-fearn...s-wont-be-axed/ This is the latest update for it from Fearne a few weeks ago, hoping it will go ahead (but hasn't heard anything)
November 19, 20204 yr Is it safe to assume that there won’t be any studio recordings of TOTP this year for Christmas/New Years Day broadcasting? I wish it wasn’t the case, but I just can’t see why artists would turn up go play when there wouldn’t be a live studio audience, so that’s what got me thinking it may be cancelled this year. Any thoughts? If the artists are going to get paid then they will turn up whether there is an audience or not. It will most likely happen but as previously mentioned be without an audience. As long as none of the artists or production crew have Covid there's no reason why it should be cancelled altogether.
November 19, 20204 yr Is it safe to assume that there won’t be any studio recordings of TOTP this year for Christmas/New Years Day broadcasting? I wish it wasn’t the case, but I just can’t see why artists would turn up go play when there wouldn’t be a live studio audience, so that’s what got me thinking it may be cancelled this year. Any thoughts? The 1979 Christmas show was done with no audience but you didn't really notice considering how stitled they were in that period. Edited November 19, 20204 yr by zenon
November 19, 20204 yr Was that the one Noel Edmonds filmed from a radio 1 record store because of trade union disagreements?
November 19, 20204 yr Was that the one Noel Edmonds filmed from a radio 1 record store because of trade union disagreements? No that was 1978. 1979 had just the hosts and the musicians with no audience.
November 19, 20204 yr Let's try to guess who'll be on.. guess it would be mostly British acts? Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now Little Mix - Sweet Melody Joel Corry & MNEK - Head & Heart Wes Nelson - See Nobody KSI & Craig David - Really Love Jax Jones - I Miss U Dermot Kennedy - Giants Clean Bandit - Tick Tock Sigala & James Arthur - Lasting Lover Headie One & AJ Tracey - Ain't It Different Gary Barlow - Elita Steps - Something In Your Eyes Becky Hill - Forever Young Something like that I expect!
November 19, 20204 yr No that was 1978. 1979 had just the hosts and the musicians with no audience. Strange and that’s just the way they did it?
November 19, 20204 yr Let's try to guess who'll be on.. guess it would be mostly British acts? Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now Little Mix - Sweet Melody Joel Corry & MNEK - Head & Heart Wes Nelson - See Nobody KSI & Craig David - Really Love Jax Jones - I Miss U Dermot Kennedy - Giants Clean Bandit - Tick Tock Sigala & James Arthur - Lasting Lover Headie One & AJ Tracey - Ain't It Different Gary Barlow - Elita Steps - Something In Your Eyes Becky Hill - Forever Young Something like that I expect! Sounds about right - it highlights how boring the charts have been as every year on TOTP they just have pop acts, anonymous DJs and the odd male solo artist in the form of Capaldi or this year Dermot! Joel Corey is bound to fit 15 performances in!!
November 20, 20204 yr Strange and that’s just the way they did it?Both 1978 and 1979 Christmas Day editions of Top Of The Pops were affected by industrial action. At least the 1979 edition was recorded in a studio (although there was no audience). The 1978 edition didn't even have that luxury and was recorded in a small office.
November 20, 20204 yr Yes! I knew it was something to do with industrial action!It was common place both at the BBC and ITV at the time. There were a number of strikes at the BBC in December 1978 which culminated in a major strike just before Christmas which took BBC 1 and 2 off air and Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4 being unable to broadcast normal programming and instead having to all join together for a BBC National station which saw pop music played alongside classical music alongside plays and The Archers! In late 1979 another set of strikes hit the BBC, two editions of Top Of The Pops were hit by strikes and had to show video clips and repeated performances. A Doctor Who story (Shada, for Doctor Who fans) had to be abandoned and then when things seemed to have returned to normal the door staff at the BBC recording studios went on strike meaning no audiences could attend recordings! ITV also struggled - a strike took them off air between early August and the end of October. All that was left to watch was BBC1 and 2. Top Of The Pops was affected again in 1980 when a Musicians Union strike took the porgrame off air for about 10 weeks in June, July and the beginning of August... Edited November 20, 20204 yr by Robbie
November 21, 20204 yr Yeh I remember this from the Story of TOTP editions. The 1980 musicians strike meant Michael Hurll had a chance to completely revamp the show with a new theme tune and studio set up.
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