More than 70 different pop and rock shows have been shown on the BBC
A staple of the schedules, The Pops ran for 2,271 episodes, going colour in 1969, expanding to 45 minutes in 1970, and generating a spin off show,Memorable moments include Neneh Cherry performing Buffalo Stance while seven months pregnant; Nirvana sabotaging their performance of Smells Like Teen Spirit; and David Bowie suggestively draping his arm around Mick Ronson during Starman - a watershed moment in pop that introduced a generation to androgyny.
Host David Jacobs was not particularly enamoured with the format, saying the first episode was "so very dreadful that by the middle of it I was wishing I could just get up and go". It attracted a huge following in the punk and indie scene, with bands like The Undertones, The Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees playing live; and Paul Weller taking charge of an entire episode, devoted to the topic of inequality.
The latter is best known for its "intros round", where two panellists perform an a wordless rendition of a popular song for their teammate to guess. If you haven't seen Adele humming N*E*R*D's Lapdance to a bewildered Tim Minchin, you haven't lived.Buzzcocks' take-no-prisoners approach produced dozens of memorable moments.
Throughout the 1960s and 70s, the day's biggest pop stars were given their own variety shows on BBC One. Freaked out by the stuffy atmosphere, the band got stoned in their dressing room, and plotted to rob Lulu of her planned duet on Hey Joe.
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