Partial Return
On 30 September 2006, TOTP2 returned to BBC Two. The new show format was similar to the earlier TOTP2, but also included live/original BBC performances. The first 50-minute special included Nelly Furtado, Jamelia and Razorlight, before it reverted to a 30-minute weekly format at 20:00.
It is broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio like the majority of its archive material, though the first two episodes were in the 16:9 aspect ratio to accommodate new performances. The BBC planned to replace the main Top of the Pops on Christmas Day 2008 with TOTP2 with some live performances and archive footage to be shown including the 2008 Christmas number one (UK single), these plans were later scrapped due to complaints by viewers. This led to Simon Cowell to ask the BBC if he could buy the rights to TOTP so it could be shown on ITV1. The BBC later refused Cowell's offer and announced that they would show TOTP on Christmas Day on BBC One as well as the TOTP2 specials on BBC Two.
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