The Top of the Pops brand will be used for a new radio chart show to be aired by the BBC's World Service. The Top of the Pops radio show will be fronted by Radio 1 presenter Emma B and will count down the UK Top 40 on the worldwide radio service from April. Phil Harding, BBC World Service's Director of English Networks and News, told BBC online: "There's a huge potential audience for the programme. BBC World Service has 42 million listeners a week to its English language service".
Feb 25, 2003
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TOTP goes global on the radio
The BBC World Service will launch a Top of the Pops radio show from April, presented by Radio 1's Emma B and counting down the UK Top 40.