Now That’s What I Call The Top of the Top of the Pops
Clapped out session musicians aping the efforts of – variously – a US punk outfit’s run-through of the Banana Splits theme, Shaky’s emerald-edged opus to a permanently positioned portal (‘Green Door’), Gary Numan’s post-apocalyptic love-letter to his hatchback (‘Cars’), a Clive Dunn novelty single (‘Granddad’), the most tear-jerking song of all time (‘Bright Eyes’) or even other [Dutch] clapped out session musicians (‘Stars on 45′)… ah yes, the wonderful TOP OF THE POPS albums…
Our point being? Well, read on>
THURSDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
11.30 Penguin, Puffin and The Paperback Revolution, BBC Radio 4
It’s the second word in the title we’re interested in here, as we devoured Puffin Books when we were young, sometimes three or four a weeks, so let’s hope they get the kudos they deserve.
Playground
SATURDAY MORNING pre-Junior Choice half-hour magazine show for listeners too young for pop thrills
Fathom
Ill-fated attempt at creating a sort of amphibious counterpart to Modesty Blaise
Starlord
A year on from 2000 AD’s launch, the IPC overlords thought they’d have another crack at the sci-fi whip, this time producing a relatively plush publication (eight pages of full colour, if you can believe it) for the more discerning sciffy fan.
Starstormers
Seemingly never-ending ‘improving’ sci-fi saga of dubious scientific veracity
Agitprop Theatre
They may be full of identikit wisecracking unicyclists these days, but once the streets, precincts and schools of the nation thrilled to the shoutily earnest strains of agitprop theatre.
