Video tapes of ‘lost’ Top Of The Pops performances going under the hammer

Tapes of old Top Of The Pops performances long thought lost are going under the hammer (Matt Crossick/PA)

Video tapes of Top Of The Pops performances feared lost are going under the hammer thanks to a fan who recorded them in the 1970s.

The footage features stars such as Sir Elton John, Status Quo and Elvis Presley and had previously been thought lost after the BBC got rid of parts of its archive.