Channel 5 (UK) Documentaries

Top of the Pops: Secrets & Scandals (2022x130)

Air date: Aug 20, 2022

Top of the Pops: The dark side was of Top of the Pops is explored, including the ruthless strategies of promoters and the demands of big-name stars, the artists who admitted to getting wasted on air, and how one presenter ran the programme while under the influence of drugs. Former presenters Pete Murray, “Diddy” David Hamilton, and Tony Dortie, as well as Dee Dee Wilde from Pan’s People, Arthur Brown, Cheryl Baker from Bucks Fizz, and backstage personnel from various eras, all contribute.