# John Furlong

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Top of the Pops - 60s Groove

It was Number 1, it was Top of the Pops... but when was it at its best? The greatest bands and singers? The coolest theme tune? The least irritating hosts? Luke and John are about to find out. They start in the 60s, when Johnnie Stewart led the show from an old church in Manchester. We'll meet Pan'…

Top of the Pops - 70s Glam

Top of the Pops has moved into the 70s and John’s pitching the Stanley Dorfman and Robin Nash eras. Can he convince Luke that this was peak TOTP?  Glam! Disco! Punk! Bowie blowing a nation’s mind by putting his arm around another man! Legs and Co’s very literal choreography! Kenny Everett! Tony Bla…

Top of the Pops - 80s Party

We move into the 80s, and Luke's favourite era of Top of the Pops: the Michael Hurll years. It's a massive party, with balloons, lasers, and cheerleaders. There's even a roundabout. Great presenters like Kid Jenson, Janice Long, and John Peel. Amazing performances from Culture Club, Shalamar, and D…

Top of the Pops - 90s Hangover

The 90s are dawning, and Top of the Pops is on a comedown after the excesses of the 80s. Paul Ciani tries to keep the party going, but before long Stanley Appel decides a Year Zero approach is needed. That doesn't last either, and Ric Blaxill is charged with saving the show. Can John convince Luk…

Top of the Pops - 00s Crash

Who killed Top of the Pops?  We leap into the 21st century… as TOTP is heads towards its doom. John will pitch the Chris Cowey, Andi Peters and Mark Cooper eras.  And Luke must choose the best era of all. John has nine chances to win — surely he can’t fail this time? Cracking TV is produced and pre…

Making Change Happen - The Reform of Initial Teacher Education in Wales

This public seminar series considers teacher education reforms around the world in order to tease out future directions and possibilities for the relationships between teacher education policy, research and practice. In Wales there is a growing appetite for the country to set out a new and fundam…

Joe Murphy on Leadership, Legacy and Anticipatory Service at The National Golf Club of Canada

Step inside The National with longtime GM Joe Murphy as he shares the personal story that reshaped his leadership, the mentors who guided him and the people-first philosophy that defines one of Canada’s most respected clubs. Thoughtful, grounded and deeply human—this is leadership you feel as much …

Teatime Gameshows Part 1

Game shows are back - and this time it's personal. Luke is pretty desperate to get a game show commissioned. Having failed with morning and afternoon slots, he's now pitching for teatime - the home of Blockbusters, Eggheads, The Chase, Pointless, and The Weakest Link. But if you think Anne Robinson…

Teatime Gameshows Part 2

Luke's pitching more teatime game shows, and he's bringing out the big guns: perhaps the best quizzers in the world in Eggheads; and arguably the greatest TV format deviser, Richard Osman, with his House of Games. And, erm, 100% and Whittle. Well it can't all be gold. Cracking TV is produced and pr…

Teatime Gameshows Part 3

Do you know your Willi Wacker from your Fanny Chmelar? It's almost time for John to pick a teatime gameshow. But not before we hear about two of the biggest shows to the century: Luke's final pitch The Chase, versus John's own pick, Pointless. It's a rivalry bigger than Richard Osman's shoes. Cra…