{"id":21143,"date":"2014-12-24T18:52:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T18:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toyah.net\/?p=21143"},"modified":"2014-12-24T18:57:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T18:57:30","slug":"toyah-on-tv-a-toyah-telly-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/toyah-on-tv-a-toyah-telly-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyah on TV: A Toyah Telly Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Top Of The Pops: The Story of 1976: Yesterday: Christmas Day: 11am<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Top Of The Pops: The Story of 1976: Yesterday: Boxing Day: 11.20pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Documentary examining how the BBC\u2019s flagship pop show reflected changes in British music and culture during 1976. As the popularity of glam rock faded, no dominant musical scene emerged to replace it, leading to chart success for bands including Abba, Showaddywaddy, the Brotherhood of Man and the Wurzels \u2013 while outside the mainstream, punk rock was rapidly growing in popularity. Featuring contributions by Tony Blackburn, Paul Morley, Toyah Willcox, David Hamilton and Dave Haslam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas14a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21144\" alt=\"xmas14a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas14a.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas14a.jpg 570w, https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/xmas14a-300x29.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross: More 4: Christmas Day: 3pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">A countdown of the nation\u2019s favourite games, gadgets and playthings, as decided by a Channel 4 online poll. Inventors and toymakers tell the inside stories of their creations and successes. (Toyah appears briefly, via 1981 \u201cRubik Cube\u201d footage)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Toyah\u2019s Christmas At The Zoo: Vintage TV: Christmas Day: 9pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Cosy up with family and friends as Toyah Willcox brings you a selection of fine Christmas songs and a sprinkling of festive stories, surrounded by a variety of creatures great and small.\u00a0\u00a0(This originally aired as a two-hour special. These are cut-down one hour programmes)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>A Very Vintage Christmas: Vintage TV: Christmas Day: 11.30pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>A Very Vintage Christmas: Vintage TV: Saturday 27th December: 11pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Presenters Toyah Willcox and Wizzard\u2019s Roy Wood are cosying up by the fireplace with two guest artists on our new show as they talk Christmas and sing favourite festive songs. (Part 1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The 100 Greatest Musicals: More4: Boxing Day: 4.35pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The 100 Greatest Musicals: More4: Hogmanay\/New Year&#8217;s Eve: 8pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Part One, 100 \u2013 51<\/em>. Denise Van Outen presents the first in a two-part rundown of the 100 best musicals as voted for by viewers, featuring 42nd Street, 8 Mile and The Sound of Music. The first show counts down from 100 to 51 and features memorable clips from film, stage and TV, interspersed with interviews given by performers, directors, writers and choreographers. Also airing on More4 +1 and HD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>A Very Vintage Christmas: Vintage TV: <\/strong><strong>Boxing Day: 7pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Snuggling up by the fireside with Toyah Willcox and Roy Wood for some Christmas chat and festive songs are pop rock act The Feeling and Imagination\u2019s Leee John. (Part 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The 100 Greatest Musicals: More4: Sat 27th Dec: 4.10pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The 100 Greatest Musicals: More4: New Year\u2019s Day: 8pm<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Part Two, 50 \u2013 1<\/em>. Denise Van Outen concludes the rundown of viewers\u2019 favourite musicals, counting down from 50 to number one. Including memorable clips from film, stage and TV productions, plus contributions by celebrity fans, Hollywood movers and shakers, critics and journalists. Also airing on More4 +1 and HD.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Of The Pops: The Story of 1976: Yesterday: Christmas Day: 11am Top Of The Pops: The Story of 1976: Yesterday: Boxing Day: 11.20pm Documentary examining how the BBC\u2019s flagship pop show reflected changes in British music and culture during 1976. 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