Top of the Pops shouldn't come back, ex-host Edith Bowman says
Edith Bowman has said that Top of the Pops shouldn't return.
The BBC radio DJ was one of the presenters of the show from 2003 to 2006, and co-hosted the farewell episode broadcast in July 2006.
Top of the Pops: Why it should return to TV
"I don't think there's a space for Top of the Pops as such, but I do think that broadcasters need to embrace live music a bit better," Edith told Digital Spy.
"Whether that's looking at another type of show that is about a real mix of music - it's not about a specific genre of music.
"Top of the Pops? I don't think it should come back. I think it's very lazy to regenerate something.
"Surely we can be a bit more creative and come up with something new and give it the time and space to grow and build an audience?"
She added: "Sometimes I...
The BBC radio DJ was one of the presenters of the show from 2003 to 2006, and co-hosted the farewell episode broadcast in July 2006.
Top of the Pops: Why it should return to TV
"I don't think there's a space for Top of the Pops as such, but I do think that broadcasters need to embrace live music a bit better," Edith told Digital Spy.
"Whether that's looking at another type of show that is about a real mix of music - it's not about a specific genre of music.
"Top of the Pops? I don't think it should come back. I think it's very lazy to regenerate something.
"Surely we can be a bit more creative and come up with something new and give it the time and space to grow and build an audience?"
She added: "Sometimes I...
- 10/12/2015
- Digital Spy
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