Goodbye Top Of The Pops!

Sir Jimmy Saville signed off one last time for the final episode of Top of the Pops which airs this evening. Sir Jimmy is one of the veteran presenters who feature in the last edition of the pop programme. The show's final words are a reminder of the Top of the Pops tradition: "Don't forget it's number one, it's still Top of the Pops."

Sir Jimmy was the show's first host when it debuted on January 1 1964. Dave Lee Travis, Tony Blackburn, Janice Long, Mike Read, Pat Sharp, Reggie Yates, Edith Bowman, Sarah Cawood and Rufus Hound were some of the 150 presenters who took part in the final goodbye after 42 years of pop history.

More than 150 fans came to watch the last show, which was filmed for broadcast on Sunday evening. There were no live performances but instead montages captured the best of the pop decades from the 1960s onwards.

Personally, I can't help thinking that this will not be the final rendition for Top of the Pops, as it is still on for a christmas special. So they could maybe restart the shows in the longer term! WHO KNOWS.