Top of the Pops@Play

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Top of the Pops@play
TOTP@play logo used between 2000-01
Based on	Top of the Pops
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Release
Original network	Play UK
Picture format	PAL
Original release	2000 (2000) – 2001 (2001)
Chronology
Related shows	Top of the Pops TOTP2 Top of the Pops Reloaded

Top of the Pops@play (TOTP@play), is a music television programme, that was broadcast on UKTV-owned digital youth entertainment television channel, Play UK.^[1] The programme ran daily on weekday afternoons from October 2000 until 2001.

It was a spin-off of the long-running BBC music programme, Top of the Pops, and was one of several Play UK programmes to utilise the TOTP brand. These programmes were able to use the BBC-owned TOTP brand commercially as BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial arm, held (and still holds) a 50% stake in the UKTV group of channels. BBC Worldwide also publishes the TOTP magazine.

The programme was broadcast for three hours each weekday afternoon as a live music and entertainment magazine programme, featuring interviews with celebrities, interactive phone-in elements (such as music video requests), competitions, and magazine features. It was similar in style to the rival programme MTV Select, which aired in a similar afternoon timeslot on MTV UK & Ireland.

TOTP@play utilised a number of presenters during its run, including Josie d'Arby, Vernon Kay, Joe Mace and Dermot O'Leary.

See also[]

• Top of the Pops
• Top of the Pops Reloaded
• TOTP2

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