Pick of the Pops

[Vienna]

I often enjoy listening to this Radio 2 show presented by Tony Blackburn (presenter since 2010) on a Saturday afternoon. Two classic charts from the late 1950s through to the early 1990s are featured every week. Apparently, Radio 2 get more listeners to this chart show, which counts down singles charts from yesteryear, than Radio 1's official UK chart show. 

Anyone listen to this programme on the forum?

[Gene Hunt]

I rarely get chance to listen to the radio Vienna, but will try to catch this show now that you've highlighted it

Gene.

[Villain]

Often listen to it if I'm on nights when it's repeated, I really enjoy the '60s and '70s charts and he doesn't always play the 'obvious' hits from each year. A few weeks ago he ran through the chart for early '66 and played a long forgotten Sonny & Cher B-Side which sounded to me as if it should have been the A-Side, I can't recall the title but it sounded utterley glorious with the sound of a thousand Rickenbacker 12-string guitars, a typical Californian production of the period, most likely from the hand of Lee Hazelwood and Van Dyke Parkes. Just beautiful.

Tone's chart reruns are often good for The Kinks more obscure singles, some of which only stayed in the chart for a week or two.

[Vienna]

Apr 24, 2015 18:03:56 GMT Gene Hunt said:

I rarely get chance to listen to the radio Vienna, but will try to catch this show now that you've highlighted it

Gene.

Gene, I will let you know when a chart from 1973 is featured on the show 

[Gene Hunt]

Apr 24, 2015 18:41:56 GMT Vienna said:

Apr 24, 2015 18:03:56 GMT Gene Hunt said:

I rarely get chance to listen to the radio Vienna, but will try to catch this show now that you've highlighted it

Gene.

Gene, I will let you know when a chart from 1973 is featured on the show 

Good cat

Gene.

[Stan]

Really enjoy POTP.
Especially as Tony B introduced may of the acts on TOTP or other shows.
A number were also his record of the week.
Good to see iplayer expanded to about 5 shows now.

Cheers,

Stan

[Sam Tyler]

Welcome to the forum Stan

Would you like to introduce yourself and say a bit more about your interests in The Retro Channel New Members section ?

I'm sure you'll receive plenty of welcome messages.

Sam.

[Del Boy]

Apr 24, 2015 21:34:31 GMT Stan said:

Really enjoy POTP.
Especially as Tony B introduced may of the acts on TOTP or other shows.
A number were also his record of the week.
Good to see iplayer expanded to about 5 shows now.

Cheers,

Stan

Welcome Stan 
cheers for the info on the POTP on I-player i must check those out .

When you get a moment why not  drop into the welcome to 4;3 tv section
I'm sure you will receive a warm welcome.

Edit ; Sam beat me to it 

[Jason King]

I do enjoy this on the odd weekend, my mum tunes in all the time I know, I get to hear brian matthew more often though,
as its on my way to work early on saturday, doing sounds of the 60s, also very good.............

[Tyne Tees Colour]

Good to listen to on the I-player when doing a shift on the exercise bike.

I can well believe it gets a bigger audience than the Radio 1 chart show.