Tartan Top of the Pops
Grant Stott celebrates the 60th anniversary of Top of the Pops with the Scots who performed on the programme. Featuring Jim Kerr, Midge Ure, Bay City Rollers, Wet Wet Wet and more.
Grant Stott celebrates the 60th anniversary of Top of the Pops with some of the Scots who appeared on the television programme. Featuring interviews with Jim Kerr, Midge Ure, Bay City Rollers, Wet Wet Wet, Clare Grogan, Marmalade, Richard Jobson from Skids, Deacon Blue, Hue And Cry, Michelle McManus, BA Robertson, The Bluebells, Fay from The Rezillos, Ian Donaldson from H2O, 'Big' Jim Paterson from Dexys Midnight Runners, Strawberry Switchblade, The Soup Dragons and presenter Mark Goodier.
Top of the Pops first aired on 1st January 1964 and was only intended to run for 6 weeks. Instead it lasted 42 years, turned into a multi-generational Thursday night institution and became the world's longest-running weekly music television show.
Scotland's biggest music stars share their memories of watching it growing up and describe what it felt like to then perform on the programme. Plus Grant Stott reveals the Scottish act who clocked up more Top of the Pops screen time than any other.
On radio
Broadcasts
- New Year's Day 2024 18:00麻豆社 Radio Scotland
- Next Monday 18:00麻豆社 Radio Scotland