Pick of the Pops
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Search complete. 6 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Pick of the Pops".
Sep 25, 2026
Bob StanleyGUEST
Yeah, I suppose it's just it didn't matter that much to people.
Bob StanleyGUEST
When you hear, I don't think Pick of the Pops would play anything from the 50s anymore, but you hear a Pick of the Pops from 1957 or something when they still play them.
Bob StanleyGUEST
They would not only be tied positions, but they'd be like, you know, like tied positions with the same song by two different singers.
Bob StanleyGUEST
Yes.
7 MINS LATER
Bob StanleyGUEST
I'm trying to think what's coming next.
Bob StanleyGUEST
Well, it's the Australian New Zealand compilation.
Bob StanleyGUEST
There's Barbara Moore, who was the first female arranger in Britain, did Pick of the Pops theme, sang on the same theme, did loads of great library music.
Bob StanleyGUEST
I've done a compilation of hers that's coming out at the end of this month.
ClaireHOST
It is, yeah
EmmaHOST
... like, Pick of the Pops on Radio 2 was one of my favorite-
ClaireHOST
Mm-hmm
EmmaHOST
... things to hear.
Sanjeev KohliGUEST
And actually, this kind of fits in nicely with what we're doing.
Sanjeev KohliGUEST
I'll listen to Pick of the Pops Radio 2.
Sanjeev KohliGUEST
I'll go on BBC Sounds.
Sanjeev KohliGUEST
I play a game with myself where I have to listen to the whole thing without skipping.
CookieHOST
I was reminded of this one last week because our chart actually happened to be round about the same time as this particular chart, because some of the songs were the same in the chart.
CookieHOST
But this is a recording of Alan Freeman, the great Fluff Freeman, doing the new Top 20 Countdown live on Radio 1 on the Sunday evening on Pick of the Pops.
CookieHOST
And...
CookieHOST
Yes, that's what was going out live on air.
Mike HansonGUEST
Yeah, he doesn't stop, does he? No, he's the hardest working guy in radio.
Mike HansonGUEST
When he was doing Pick of the Pops, that's the show he was presenting, and it was a one-hour show.
Mike HansonGUEST
It was live, but it was a one-hour show.
Mike HansonGUEST
It was on at 1 to 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.