Six-Five Special1957-8
The Six-Five Special not only featured Pop and Rock 'n Roll but also other types of music such as jazz and skiffle.
It's presenters were Jo Douglas, Pete Murray and later on Freddie Mills and Jim Dale.
Top of the Pops1960s
One of the earliest sequences for TOTP. Now then,guys and gals this one could also be used during Sesame Street.
Cilla1968 / 1974
Our Cilla had her own Live Saturday Night programme on BBC1. It started in 1968 and ran for several years.
Cliff and The Shadows1969
The opening and closing credits from Cliff and The Shadows, an ATV Midlands produced programme
Top of the Pops1970s
A classic set of titles, along with a version of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love", from the 1970's. Tony Blackburn presented this edition.
So It Goes1976
So It Goes was presented by the late Tony Wilson from 1976-1977. A Rock and pop music programme shown in the Granada and ATV regions. It also featured Clive James who would interview guests in the studio. The programme was famous for showcasing Punk Rock and gave The Sex Pistols their first ever tv appearance.
Calendar Goes Pop1980
... or could it be called "Richard Madeley Goes Hip!"
Yorkshire TV's pop programme, check out that undone collar and loose tie!
Val Doonican1983
Crooner Val Doonican's music show lasted over twenty years!
Remember his rocking chair?
The Tube1984
A welcome back to Paula Yates for series 3 in 1984 after becoming a mother with the lovely Leslie Ash moving on to CATS Eyes.
A relatively clean set of titles these. Mid series they were adapted to incorporate the bands appearing on the show.
The Tube1985
Definitely the best set of titles the programme had. A witty look at how important The Tube was to the world!!
Hands up anybody who knew who REM were in 85 ?
Live Aid1985
The biggest event of the 1980's, Live Aid raised millions for Famine Relief in Africa. It was broadcast as a simulacast on BBC TV and Radio 1
The Tube1986
You can tell these titles cost more to make, however they're not a patch on 1985!
Incidently, this was the sequence Jools Holland told all the groovy f**kers to look out for!
Top of the Pops1987
1987 and the presenters on this edition are Simon Bates and Peter Powell. The Theme music is The Wizard by Paul Hardcastle.
Wired1987
Wired was the summer replacement for The Tube in 1986-7 and ran for two series. Probably, only remembered for these scary computer titles... Beware earthquakes, drumsticks & trumpets!
The Chart Show - Christmas Special1988
Shown in the new year in 1988, the christmas rundown from 1987
Chart Attack1988
Chart Attack was a simple pop video countdown made by Music Box and shown only on a handful of ITV regions. Presenters included a fresh faced John Leslie, before he joined Blue Peter, and Simon Potter.
APB1988
Gaz Top presents APB - All Points Bulletin - the cool music and hot gossip programme. Produced by Border Television.
Top of the Pops1989 / 1991
Left clip - Same music but a different set of titles.
Right clip - Gary Davies presents this edition, which was the last from Television Centre and the last to be presented by the regular line-up of Radio 1 DJ's. A whole new look appeared the following week ....
Sky UK Top 501989
Presented by DJ Pat Sharp, Sky Channel's original music show presented from locations all over central Europe.
Nescafe UK Top 501989
Pat Sharp is back with a bigger mullet, now joined by co-host Carolyn Marshall. The programme is also now sponsored by Nescafe
Sky UK Top 401990
Pat Sharp is no more, instead a generic rundown of the charts, it was basically all the music videos in order of the weeks popularity. A great idea for the opening titles to use a pinball machine! The programme was produced by Scores, "I chose the pinball machine, because it's like the jukebox; it has been associated with music from the 50s right throught to the 90s. I also wanted something with a sense of electricity and needed something i could use for countdowns and points being scored to indicate chart positions." says design creative Marc Caplan.
The Chart Show1990
The Chart Show must of been one of the only programmes to have jumped from Channel Four to the ITV Network. The programme was unique in the fact that it had no presenters, Video Graphics did all the work and most of the graphics were produced on Commodore Amigas.
The Ozone1991
Some early titles here for The Ozone, it was later presented by Andi Peters, Jayne Middlemiss and Jamie Theakston
The Word1991
Mostly a music show, but also dubbed the late night bad taste variety show. It was presented by Terry Christian, Mark Lamarr, Dani Behr, Katie Puckrik, Alan Connor and Amanda de Cadenet.
Top of the Pops1991
TOTP now moved to Elstree with a completely new look and feel. Out went the Radio 1 DJ's and it came Tony Dortie and Mark Franklin! This turned out to be the most controversial reformatting of the programme since it started in 1964.
The Hit Man and Her1988 / 1992
Saturday nights, or Thursdays at 03.30 on TVS, don't just seem the same anymore without this low budget programme. Michaela Strachan and Pete Waterman travelled around the Granada region's nightclubs for the top tunes, but the show usually came from The Ritzy in Burnley! Latter series were made by Nick Wilson's Clear Idea production company for Granada.
ITV Chart Show1992
A new look in '92 featured a stylised ITV logo. This edition is the review of 1992 Christmas Special.
right clip - a start of part
Top of the Pops 30th Anniversary1994
1994 and TOTP reaches 30! Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield as Smashey and Nicey presented this special birthday edition.
The opening titles were a medley of all the TOTP Theme tunes, including Phil Lynott's "Yellow Pearl" from 1981 with those multi-coloured flying records (and lots of flashing).
Eurovision Song Contest1996
NRK in Oslo plays host to the Eurovision Song Contest of 1996. Check out the fancy virtual graphics too!
Best of The Word1998
An excuse for showing the best .... or worst moments of this programme again. As Tim Roth says "It's best watching when you are drunk!"
Planet Pop1998
Planet Pop - the original show was first an item on The Bigger Breakfast, it later went on to become a programme in its own right on T4
The Pop Zone1998
BBC's pure pop show, sister programme of The O Zone. Each week it would be presented by different pop artists.
Inside Tracks1998
BBC Choice's first weekly music programme presented by Kevin Greening, no pop, alternative music.
Top of the Pops2001
Gail Hipgrave (Porter) presents the last edition of TOTP before it's return to Television Centre.
Right clip - Jamie Theakston
Top of the Pops Awards2001
Top of the Pops returns to its roots in Manchester, for it's first ever Top of The Pops Awards. Recorded at the Manchester MEN Arena.
Get Your Hits Out2001
ooh er! Daily music show on Play UK presented by Matt Brown and Lauren Laverne
cd:uk2003
Ant and Dec have moved on to presenting big prime time programmes for ITV, leaving Cat all alone to host cd:uk
Re:covered2002
Re:covered shown on BBC Choice presented by Dermot O'Leary was a series of ten programmes which featured three bands who played 2 songs - a track of their own and a cover version of another artist.
One Big Sunday2002
Lisa Snowdon presents Radio 1's One Big Sunday free concert on BBC Choice. Note the use of 3 blocks in the titles, which was the presentation theme of the channel at the time.
Glastonbury2004
Sound waves form the basis of the titles for BBC's 2004 coverage of the Glastonbury Music Festival
right clip - BBC Two version, is different using highlights of the days action.
Orange Playlist2005
Lauren Laverne later replaced by Jane Middlemiss interviews celebrities and gets the lowdown on their music playlists.
nice idea, but horrible 1990s looking virtual set!
Glastonbury 20052005
Get your wellies ready again... as this year you'll need them. Glastonbury 2005 made the headlines as flash flloods caused havoc, peoples tents were washed away, and the BBC's presentation areas suffered severe flooding too, a makeshift studio was rebulit in a nearby marquee
Live 82005
Broadcast on the 2nd July 2005, Bob Geldof does it again, this time not fundraising, but raising political and public awareness for the Make Poverty History campaign.
Mercury Music Prize2005
The Mercury Music Prize - the industry awards show voted for by the people behind the music. Jo Whiley and Jools Holland present. The titles were designed by 422 and were nominated for a National RTS Craft and Design award.
The Album Chart Show2005
Channel 4's weekly album chart music show presented by Joe Mace from the KOKO club previously called The Camden Palace
The Colin and Edith Show2006
Edith Bowman and Colin Murray are given their own music show on BBC Three. Presumably a pilot as it only lasted one episode!
Radio 1's Big Weekend2006
Queen of the festivals, Edith is at it again this time for the free Radio 1's Big Weekend
Reading and Leeds Festival2006
For the first time on the BBC, the Reading and Leeds Festival is broadcast in 2006
Glastonbury 072007
Psychedelic, yet contemporary graphics, the theme for Glastonbury 2007.
The title music track is by Just Jack
right clip - BBC Three's shorter version of the titles
iTunes Festival London2007
iTunes month-long music festival took place at London's ICA during July 2007. Live recordings of the nightly shows were taken and sold via their online store.
V Festival2007
The annual V Festival on Channel 4 presented by Alexa Chung and George Lamb. The (Virgin) rock and pop festival first began in 1996.
Transmission2007
Presented by Steve Jones and Lauren Laverne. Transmission is the music programme which travels across the UK to different major cities each week, presenting live performances from chart-toppers.
Sound2007
Sound was commissioned as the music show part of the line up for the new teen brand on BBC Two - BBC Switch (basically T4 on BBC2)