Pick of the Pops was a BBC radio programme based on the Top 20 UK singles chart and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1955, transferring to BBC Radio 1 when the latter launched in 1967. Its last edition in its original form was broadcast on 24 September 1972. The presenters were Franklin Engelmann (1955), Alan Dell (1956), David Jacobs (1956-61 and 1962), Don Moss (1963) and Alan Freeman (1961-62, 1963 and 1964-72). The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by the Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. ... The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Franklin Engelmann (1908-1972) was a radio personality popular in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, nicknamed Jingle. He was best known for hosting Down Your Way (1955-1972), Gardeners Question Time (1961-1972) and the quiz show What Do You Know?, which later became Brain of Britain. ... Alan Dell (March 8, 1924 - August 18, 1995) was a BBC Radio broadcaster. ... David Henry Jacobs (April 30, 1888 - June 6, 1976) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Alan Fluff Freeman (born July 6, 1927, Melbourne, Australia) is a well-known disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom. ...

Having concentrated on rock shows for some years, Alan Freeman first revived the show on Capital Radio in the 1980s, where it was called "Pick of the Pops Take Two", combining the new chart (for much of the time a London-only Top 15) with a chart from the past. In 1989, he returned to Radio 1, where the show featured three past charts each week, but claimed at the end of 1992, when this run ended, that he would never present it again. Capital Radios headquarters Capital Radio is a London-based British radio group. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

However in 1994 the show was revived again on Capital Gold, moving to BBC Radio 2 in 1997, with Freeman now counting down two archive charts each week, and giving facts about the records featured, researched by the show's producer Phil Swern. In 2000 Freeman retired due to health concerns, and the show was taken over by Dale Winton. The last regular weekly edition was broadcast on August 28, 2004, since when it has appeared only as irregular bank holiday specials. It is due to return weekly in Autumn 2005, again on Radio 2 and with Winton still presenting. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Capital Gold, started in London in 1988 on Capital FMs AM frequency. ... Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Broadcasting House. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dale Winton (born 1955) is a UK DJ and television presenter. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Bank Holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom and also in the Republic of Ireland. ...