TV Pop Diaries Pop Music on British Television 1955 - 1999
Hosted by ex-Stars and Garters singing star Vince Hill, it was a kind of sequel to
BBC's They Sold A Million. That show featured not only songs but stories behind them.
This version ditched that approach but gained some new technological challenges including
the star's sidekick ERIC (Electronic Recall Information Collator). Hill was joined
by The Young Generation as well as weekly musical guests, so it was only a gimmick
that that separated this from other shows.
