BBC tunes up Top of the Pops for return

AXED TV institution Top of the Pops is to return — with the BBC showing weekly reruns in its original time slot.

The much-loved show was a viewing staple for 42 years until it was dropped in 2006 after falling audiences.

But now the BBC is to draw on its huge cache to retransmit old editions of the programme on BBC4, episode by episode, each Thursday night at 7.30pm from April 7.