Once a TV staple, iconic music show Top of the Pops could be returning to the screen ‘with a twist’ according to one BBC boss.
Speaking to The Telegraph, BBC director of music Bob Shennan revealed that a new music show could be in the works, but it would not be a weekly show or be named Top of the Pops.
“Top Gear was reborn and reinvented to be about much, much more than cars,” he said. “I guess that’s a good analogy for what we’re talking about. We’re not just talking about straight music; we’re talking about extra elements and uniqueness.
“If just bringing back Top of the Pops was such a straightforward and obvious thing to do, somebody on some channel would have done it.”
One new format could be to follow the success of one-off special Adele at the BBC, which saw the world-renowned singer take part in an interview and a comedy skit, as well as performing her greatest hits and new material.
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“That show was a really impressive coup, a world exclusive,” Shennan said. “It would be great to think that we could do that again, and Graham [Norton] would be the perfect host for it. Obviously the music industry wants us to do it.”
A Top of the Pops Christmas Special has been filmed, with Fearne Cotton on hosting duties. The presenter tweeted about how the filming has left her “feeling very Christmassy indeed”.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Having a lovely day filming Xmas top of the pops! I am now feeling very Christmassy indeed — fearne cotton (@Fearnecotton) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Fearnecotton/status/673590311587856386" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3131231-https://twitter.com/Fearnecotton/status/673590311587856386" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 6, 2015</a>
Here’s to wondering what musical TV treats we’ll be given in 2016.
