TOTP 2

Every Saturday evening (I think it is, although if truth be told, I've seen it all over the place - that's the wonder of Sky Digital I guess) we get a regular dose of TOTP2 (Top of the Pops 2, you plebs). For people like me who are getting just that little bit long in the tooth now, TOTP2 is a wonderful, wonderful treat, with the makers being able to take their pick through the entire vaults of clips which have appeared on the main programme these last forty years. Aah, the waves of nostalgia come flooding over me, engulfing me in a heady hedonistic dream. Imagine it - David Bowie and Mick Ronson performing Starman, the Stones and Jumping Jack ...  Read the complete review

Saturday tea time, BBC 2, a date with a little slice of musical history under the chairmanship of Old Big Nose himself, Steve Wright, the master of the sarcastic put down. Fans of dave27, I give you the very, very enjoyable TOTP 2, one of the most addictive of modern day TV experiences. Basically, if you've never seen TOTP 2, it's a best of compilation of clips from past years' editions from Top of the Pops, with a couple of modern day hits thrown in for good measure, all spliced together by the witty and often spiteful interjections of Wright, who gleefully takes the rise out of almost forty years' worth of fashion statements (many of which he ...  Read the complete review

TOPT2 is one of those concepts which can guarentee a TV station viewers through spending very little money. It compiles archive performances from previous 'Top Of The Pops' shows from the 60's, right through to the modern day, and puts them back to back. It is probably the only place you will ever see Celine Dion sandwiched in between Toyah Wilcox and Billy Idol, which is no bad thing... It is shown on Wednesday evenings at 6pm, before being repeated on Saturday afternoon, both on BBC2. Steve Wright (the Radio 2 DJ) links together the clips with 'witty' smalltalk. The clips themselves are shown in their entirity, untouched ...  Read the complete review

Being an early 50something I must confess I have a soft spot for this programme. It is like a time machine, a history programme if you like, transporting us back to more innocent times and illicit pleasures. How many parents of today, about to tell their offspring off with the usual "what do you look like" have had to bite their lip as some perfect example of 70s sartorial elegance has popped up on TOTP2. Its the same with the nmusic. Just as you are about to tear junior off a strip for the latest caucophany emitting from their room on comes some screeching band from your youth with a song you haven't heard for years, making an almighty din which ...  Read the complete review

Anybody who likes older pop and rock music will enjoy this show. It offers a great selection of old pop and rock from years gone by. The 45 minutes of broadcast time this show is allocated is full of hits taken from the archives of the last thirty years. Some selections are better than others but you will find that tracks are chosen to coincide with a member of the group's birthday, or some other ocsasion. There have been Abba, Rolling Stones and Bee Gees specials in the past. Most clips come from old TOTP programmes and their are also bits from 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' Steve Wright actually spoils this show because he just won't shut ...  Read the complete review