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Top of the Pops is finally being dumped from BBC1 after 40 years because of poor ratings, 12 months after a high profile relaunch of the show intended to turn around its fortunes.
The BBC chart show is being moved to BBC2 on Sunday nights from next spring, ending an association with BBC1 that goes back to the launch of the show in January 1964.
The new-look Top of the Pops on BBC2 will combine elements of the channel's existing spin-off format, Top of the Pops 2, which is presented by Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright and focuses on the show's extensive 40-year archive, appealing to an older audience.
The Sunday night show on BBC2 will also be tied in to Radio 1's Chart Show, creating what the BBC is billing as "even more of a weekly, live musical event".
The BBC chart show is being moved to BBC2 on Sunday nights from next spring, ending an association with BBC1 that goes back to the launch of the show in January 1964.
The new-look Top of the Pops on BBC2 will combine elements of the channel's existing spin-off format, Top of the Pops 2, which is presented by Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright and focuses on the show's extensive 40-year archive, appealing to an older audience.
The Sunday night show on BBC2 will also be tied in to Radio 1's Chart Show, creating what the BBC is billing as "even more of a weekly, live musical event".