Longest running pop TV show
- Who
- Top of the Pops
- Where
- United Kingdom
- When
- 30 January 2006
The longest-running pop show is Top of the Pops (BBC, UK) with the first edition having been presented on 1 January 1964. Artists appearing were Dusty Springfield (USA), the Rolling Stones (UK), the Dave Clark Five (UK), the Swinging Blue Jeans (UK) and the Hollies (UK). The Beatles (UK) and Cliff Richard and the Shadows (UK) were shown on film. The original weekly show (known later as TOTP) finished on 30th July 2006, however a Christmas special is aired annually and its spin-off TOTP2 continues to be shown.
The programme celebrated its 1000th edition on 5 May 1983.
The programme celebrated its 2,000th edition on 13 September 2002.