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Genre | Music |
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Running time | 120 minutes (1:00pm - 3:00pm) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
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Executive producer(s) | Tom Du Croz (2015–2018, 2020–present) Richard Power (2018–2019) |
Recording studio | Broadcasting House, London (1955–1972, 1989–1992, 1997–2006, 2024–present) Wogan House, London (2006–2024) Maida Vale Studios (2023–24) |
Original release | 4 October 1955 – present |
Audio format | Stereophonic |
Opening theme | "At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal" by Brass Incorporated |
Website | www |
Pick of the Pops is a long-running BBC Radio programme; it was based originally on the Top 20 from the UK Singles Chart and was first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on 4 October 1955.[1] It transferred to BBC Radio 1 (simulcast on BBC Radio 2) from 1967 to 1972.[2] The show returned to the BBC in 1989 and its current production run started on BBC Radio 2 in 1997.
Its longest-serving presenter was Alan Freeman for almost 40 years, on and off, from 1961 to 1962 and from 1964 to 2000. The current host is Mark Goodier, who took over in July 2024 following the death of Steve Wright.
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