British music telly institution Top Of The Pops returned on Friday night (March 13th) for a very special show featuring U2, Oasis, Tom Jones and many more.
Founded in the early 60s, Top of The Pops became one of British television’s most iconic shows. With its weekly chart run down, families across the nation would crowd round the television arguing the merits of that weeks performers.
Axed in 2006, the is only resurrected once a year for a Christmas special. However, this year there was considerable debate after the BBC seemed reluctant to bring the show back.
Pop mogul Simon Cowell offered to buy the show, claiming the entire industry wants the program brought back. Even the government got in on the act, with the Culture Secretary arguing for its reinstatement.
The one off instalment was filmed for Comic Relief, and featured Oasis playing their new single ‘Falling Down’. In the past Oasis were responsible for some classic TOTP moments, including being the first group since The Beatles to play two songs on the show.
Amongst the other highlights were U2 performing new single ‘Get On Your Boots’ and Scottish indie gentry Franz Ferdinand performing to a wild audience reaction.
