I Love...
Anthology television series
I Love... is a British and American television and compilation album brand by the BBC and VH1, which looks back at a specific year in each episode. The programmes consist of celebrities and public figures discussing, reminiscing and commenting on the pop culture of the time i.e. films, fads, fashion, television, music, etc. that relate to the program's overall topic.
BBC
BBC made three series:
I Love...the 1970s premiered on 22 July 2000 in the UK, with the final part I Love 1979 premiering on 23 September 2000.
I Love...the 1980s premiered on 13 January 2001 in the UK, with the final part I Love 1989 premiering on 24 March 2001.
I Love...the 1990s premiered on 18 August 2001 in the UK, with the final part I Love 1999 premiering on 3 November 2001.
I Love Top of the Pops
In December 2001, BBC Two presented a night devoted to their Top of the Pops music chart programme under the name I Love Top of the Pops. The programme featured a documentary presented by Jamie Theakston called Top of the Pops: the True Story, a look at their 1970s dance troop in Pan's People: Digging the Dancing Queens and a version of Smashie and Nicey's TOTP Party originally broadcast on 4 January 1994.
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