Tonights TOTP from 1976 on bbc4 seemed to have an almost identical line-up to last week. BCR, Kiki Dee,Abba, and the wurzels were all on last week.

Abba were no.1 so you could excuse that, but theres no excuse for showing the other bands twice in a row. Did record companies have a lot of say in whos going to appear on the show.

Also the wurzels seemed to sing the word, "Cow Sh*t", before the watershed. They can show this, but not jk a few weeks ago.

Last nights TOTP was originally broadcast on 27th Sept 1976. Last week's was from 9th Sept 1976. There was a show broadcast on 16th Sept that no longer exists. So, last nights's show was originally shown two weeks after last week's show, not the following week. Hence the similar line up. The missing show:
Presenter: Noel Edmonds
TOMMY HUNT - Loving On The Losing Side
TINA CHARLES - Dance Little Lady Dance
J.A.L.N. BAND - Disco Music (I Like It)
THE REAL THING - Can’t Get By Without You
JESSE GREEN - Nice And Slow
PUSSYCAT - Mississippi (video)
STARLAND VOCAL BAND - Afternoon Delight (video)
GHEORGE ZAMFIR - Light Of Experience ‘Doina De Jale’ (danced to by Ruby Flipper)
ABBA - Dancing Queen (video) (and credits)

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z6.invisionfree.com/popscene/index.php?showtopic=8381

Correction to my previous post. Please read 23rd Sept for 27th Sept.

The thing that amuses me is - if the BBC continues this Stalinist revision of history wherein I'm a NON PERSON (for fellow Orwell fans), what will they do when they reach the 80s and I'm on the show almost every other week with my 5 minute chunk of American Chart rundowns?

As a poster on another board said, it "will have more holes in it than Miss Havisham's tablecloth"!

As a fellow Dickensian character, I love that "Miss Haversham" reference. Which other board ? do tell , please.

I think it was on Digital Spy

What a classic line up!

Almost on a par with the time Bowie, Alice Cooper & Hawkwind appeared on the same episode in 1972 (or was it '73? I was so out of it maaan...!)No it was '72...

If i could go back in time I would tell myself 'don't worry, punk is just around the corner...'

JK2006 wrote:
The thing that amuses me is - if the BBC continues this Stalinist revision of history wherein I'm a NON PERSON (for fellow Orwell fans), what will they do when they reach the 80s and I'm on the show almost every other week with my 5 minute chunk of American Chart rundowns?

Easy to answer. At the time TOTP used be be a 40 minute show, so, they will cut "your bit" out, and have their 30 minutes. That's what they did with your 100 Ton and a Feather hit to achieve the 30 minute time slot.

I only hope that by the time they get to repeating the 1980s shows this cutting you out madness will have ceased.

dixie wrote:
Last nights TOTP was originally broadcast on 27th Sept 1976. Last week's was from 9th Sept 1976. There was a show broadcast on 16th Sept that no longer exists. So, last nights's show was originally shown two weeks after last week's show, not the following week. Hence the similar line up. The missing show:
Presenter: Noel Edmonds
TOMMY HUNT - Loving On The Losing Side
TINA CHARLES - Dance Little Lady Dance
J.A.L.N. BAND - Disco Music (I Like It)
THE REAL THING - Can’t Get By Without You
JESSE GREEN - Nice And Slow
PUSSYCAT - Mississippi (video)
STARLAND VOCAL BAND - Afternoon Delight (video)
GHEORGE ZAMFIR - Light Of Experience ‘Doina De Jale’ (danced to by Ruby Flipper)
ABBA - Dancing Queen (video) (and credits)

This, and plenty of other information can be found here:
z6.invisionfree.com/popscene/index.php?showtopic=8381