Top of the Pops

25th Anniversary Special

Specials    Episode 1
December 31, 1988    60m
This anniversary episode features new performances and a shedload of clips

from the show's 25 years on air, all introduced by an army of past Pops

presenters. There are no complete archive performances and the clips are all

about 15-30 seconds long and most are accompanied by prototype TOTP2-style

scrolling information. In fact the whole show feels a bit like an extended

episode of TOTP2, which can only be a good thing.

IMHO This show is a much better celebration of TOTP than the dreary '2006 Final

Countdown' was.

Presented by: David Jacobs, Pete Murray, Alan Freeman, Kenny Everett, David

Jensen, Simon Bates, Mark Goodier, Peter Powell, Tony Blackburn, Mike Read, Paul

Gambaccini, Jimmy Savile, David Hamilton

There are way too many clips to list individually, but the studio performances are:

- Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake

- The Tremeloes - Silence is Golden

- Mud - Tiger Feet

- Lulu - Shout

- Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me

- David Essex - Gonna Make You a Star

- Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There

- Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Any More

- Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House

- Status Quo - Rocking All Over the World

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Cast of 25th Anniversary Special
  • Fearne CottonHost
  • Reggie YatesHost
  • David JacobsPresenter
  • Pete MurrayPresenter
  • Alan FreemanPresenter
  • Kenny EverettPresenter
  • David 'Kid' JensenPresenter
  • Simon BatesPresenter
  • Mark GoodierPresenter
  • Peter PowellPresenter
  • Tony BlackburnPresenter
  • Mike ReadPresenter
  • Paul GambacciniPresenter
  • Jimmy SavilePresenter
  • David HamiltonPresenter

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