Chart Music: the Top Of The Pops Podcast

#61 (Pt 2): 25.7.2003 – The Arsethropocene

Simon Price and Sarah Bee join Al Needham for their first tentative steps through the Poochie Era of TOTP. It’s an opportunity to put Chris Cowie’s tenure as Boss Of The Pops under the microscope – and fair play to him, the show by now is an absolute Swiss watch of precision and design. Fearne Cotton and Liz Bonnin are on hand to say things off the autocue, so what could go wrong? A very slight Wayne Wonder and a screaming potato, that’s what…      <a href="https://bit.ly/CM61vids" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Video Playlist </a>| <a href="http://chartmusic.libsyn.com/rss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChartMusicPodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ChartMusicTOTP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17nHuE5PtP4OaYbq76yT0B00ZZ5hv3ismr-26idmmKo0/edit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chart Music Wiki</a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/chartmusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The podcast that takes one random episode of Top Of The Pops - the greatest TV Pop show ever - and breaks it down to its very last compound. Created by Sarah Bee, Neil Kulkarni, Taylor Parkes, Simon Price and David Stubbs (who all wrote for Melody Maker) and hosted by Al Needham (who didn't), it's an unflinching gaze into the open wound of pop culture and a celebration of Thursday evenings past. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.