Pick of The Pops - Revivals (1982-1997)

Revivals (1982-1997)

Freeman revived Pick of the Pops on the local London station, Capital Radio, from 1982 to the end of 1988 as Pick of the Pops - Take Two, combining the new chart (for much of the time a London-only Top 15) with a chart from the past. In 1989, Freeman returned to Radio 1 on Sunday lunchtimes, where the show featured three past charts each week, and was produced by Phil Swern from 1989–91 and Roger Pusey (who had been Jimmy Savile's final producer on Radio One from 1986–87) in 1992. Freeman's final programme, at the end of 1992, stated that he would never present it again, and signed off with the Beatles' "The End".

The slot was superseded by a similar retro show for the first nine months of 1993 under the title Ones On 1FM, presented by Man Ezeke, with number ones from all types of music charts in the UK and other countries. From April 1994 to January 1997 Freeman revived the show once more on Capital Gold as Pick Of The Pops - Take Three, featuring two vintage top 12s, and the "Battle Of The Giants", and on other occasions featuring three vintage top 10s, two vintage top 20s and a rock request, along with competitions on Saturday mornings.