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20 June 2006

Top of the Pops cancelled

The weekly music show "Top of the Pops" has been an institution in Britain since 1964. Today the BBC announced that it will be broadcast for the last time on July 30th.

Neil and Chris were sad to hear the news, having been seen on the show 60 times, including 35 individual studio performances. Neil Tennant commented: "We've felt that the BBC have gradually run down the show since the mid-90s, not trusting the chart-based format, moving it from its classic Thursday evening slot on BBC1 until it ended up on BBC2 with inevitably smaller viewing figures. 'Top Of The Pops' is a world-famous name in music television and it's a shame to see it disappear. Actually, it's worse than a shame, it's a mistake."

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Headlines June 2006

30 June 2006: Liverpool support
Female electronic support for Liverpool.
30 June 2006: ID cards
This isn't going to go away...
29 June 2006: Tower reviewed
The first review of last night's concert.
29 June 2006: Playlists
"Minimal" is on TV and radio.
28 June 2006: To the Tower
Pet Shop Boys play the first British date of their summer tour tonight.
27 June 2006: Pet-text from Chris
26 June 2006: Message from Neil
23 June 2006: American Tour
Pet Shop Boys will be touring North America this autumn.
23 June 2006: San Francisco Presale
The exclusive one week presale begins today.
23 June 2006: Minimal Video
New video available in the PRODUCT section.
22 June 2006: Mix Minimal
How to make your own remix of "Minimal".
21 June 2006: Exclusive photos
We have new photos from the summer tour.
20 June 2006: Top of the Pops cancelled
The BBC has cancelled its flagship music show "Top Of The Pops".
20 June 2006: New site issues
There have been some teething problems with the new site.
19 June 2006: The new site is launched
Today the new official Pet Shop Boys website is launched.
19 June 2006: The next single
Pet Shop Boys next single, "Minimal", will be released on July 24th.
19 June 2006: American album release
"Fundamental" is released next week in the USA.
19 June 2006: Album dedication
"Fundamental" is dedicated to two young people.
19 June 2006: Summer tour has started!
Pet Shop Boys have begun their summer tour.
19 June 2006: Support
Pet Shop Boys have a support act for their British shows.
09 June 2006: Some questions answered
Some fans on a forum (www.tennant-lowe.com) have sent in some questions and Neil has answered some of them:
05 June 2006: New video
Neil and Chris have just returned from Paris where they have filmed the video for their next single, 'Minimal', directed by Don Cameron.
03 June 2006: Potemkin in Dresden
More information about the very special performance of 'Battleship Potemkin' for the 800th anniversary of Dresden.
03 June 2006: European Albums Chart
As of June 2, 'Fundamental' is ranked #2 in the European Albums Chart.
02 June 2006: New interview
Jonty Skruff interviewed Neil recently.
01 June 2006: German TV
Neil and Chris have returned from Germany where they were interviewed by Stephan Raab on 'TV Total' and performed 'I'm with Stupid'

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