Top Of The Pops • Thursday, December 3, 1987

About

From Wikipedia:

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The world’s longest running weekly music show, TOTP was shown every Thursday evening on BBC One, except for a short period on Fridays in mid-1973, and again in autumn 1974, before once again being moved to Fridays at 7:30 pm from 1996 to 2005 and then to Sundays on BBC Two from 2005 till the last ever weekly show in 2006. Each weekly show consisted of performances from some of that week’s best-selling popular music records, usually excluding any tracks moving down the chart, including a rundown of that week’s singles chart. This was originally the Top 20, changing to the Top 30 during the 1970s and the Top 40 in the 80s. The distinctive TOTP theme tune – a riff of Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” – first appeared in 1973 as the background music to the chart countdown.

From bbc.co.uk:

Simon Bates and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 26 November 1987 and featuring Blue Mercedes, Boy George, The Communards, Shakin’ Stevens, The Hooters, Paul McCartney, The Housemartins, T’Pau and George Harrison.

Last updated on May 10, 2023

BBC Television Centre

This was the 5th concert played at BBC Television Centre.

A total of 8 concerts have been played there • 1966 • Jun 16th • 1972 • May 25th • 1973 • Jan 4th • 1974 • Nov 21st • 1987 • Dec 3rd • Dec 12th • 1990 • Dec 14th • 1993 • Jan 7th

Setlist for the concert

1.

Once Upon A Long Ago

Written by Paul McCartney

Mimed performance

Paul McCartney :

Guitar, Vocals

Linda McCartney :

Keyboards

Chris Whitten :

Drums

Nigel Kennedy :

Violin

Keith Airey :

Bass

Stan Sulzman :

Saxophone