Stock Aitken Waterman at the BBC
Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman were the producers who conquered the UK charts in the 1980s, with their instantly recognisable brand of disco floor-filling pop hits. They divided the nation between those who loved their high-energy sound and the singers they transformed into cheesy pop sensations, and a music press that loathed them for turning music-making into a production line. This selection celebrates some of their most memorable hits, from acts including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Rick Astley, Dead or Alive, Donna Summer, Bananarama, and Mel and Kim.Start: 2025-05-10-001000
end: 2025-05-10-014000
TOTP: 1997
Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 14 November 1997. Featuring Natalie Imbruglia, Gary Barlow, Moby, Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion, PF Project featuring Ewan McGregor, Jon Bon Jovi, Texas and Aqua.Start: 2025-05-10-014000
end: 2025-05-10-021000
TOTP: 1997
Jo Whiley presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 21 November 1997. Featuring Errol Brown, Ocean Colour Scene, Hanson, Pulp, Conner Reeves, Metallica, All Saints and Aqua.Start: 2025-05-10-021000
end: 2025-05-10-024000
TOTP: 1986
Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 May 1986. Featuring Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald, Spitting Image, Billy Ocean, Falco and Whitney Houston.Start: 2025-05-10-024000
end: 2025-05-10-031000
