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| Top of the Pops reruns to continue | Top of the Pops reruns to continue |
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| Top of the Pops reruns will continue on the BBC, despite the decision to shelve a number of episodes in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal last year. | Top of the Pops reruns will continue on the BBC, despite the decision to shelve a number of episodes in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal last year. |
| A spokeswoman for BBC Four, which has aired the reruns since 2011, confirmed the weekly shows would be retained. | A spokeswoman for BBC Four, which has aired the reruns since 2011, confirmed the weekly shows would be retained. |
| In November, BBC Four's Richard Klein said broadcasting the repeats had become complex since revelations of Savile's history of abuse last autumn. | In November, BBC Four's Richard Klein said broadcasting the repeats had become complex since revelations of Savile's history of abuse last autumn. |
| The latest archive editions will focus on the stars of 1978. | The latest archive editions will focus on the stars of 1978. |
| "Top Of The Pops is continuing with 1978 this year," a BBC Four spokesman said, in a statement. However, he reiterated that they would not be be showing editions of the programme which feature Savile. | |
| Case-by-case | Case-by-case |
| Late last year, station controller Klein said he had not yet come to a decision about whether to continue the programmes next year. | Late last year, station controller Klein said he had not yet come to a decision about whether to continue the programmes next year. |
| "At the moment we haven't actually scheduled 1978. We've only done it the last two years, so if we didn't do it again it wouldn't be the end of the world - and audience figures have declined." | "At the moment we haven't actually scheduled 1978. We've only done it the last two years, so if we didn't do it again it wouldn't be the end of the world - and audience figures have declined." |
| Several programmes were pulled after a slew of allegations emerged regarding former DJ and Top of the Pops host Savile. The arrest of Dave Lee Travis and his questioning about sex offences also led to a programme being postponed. | Several programmes were pulled after a slew of allegations emerged regarding former DJ and Top of the Pops host Savile. The arrest of Dave Lee Travis and his questioning about sex offences also led to a programme being postponed. |
| "These are judgment decisions that we're making about what we think is right, and it's largely case-by-case," said Klein, in November. | "These are judgment decisions that we're making about what we think is right, and it's largely case-by-case," said Klein, in November. |
| "I think it requires us to be cautious and careful without overreacting, to take into account public sensibilities to take into account legalities. | "I think it requires us to be cautious and careful without overreacting, to take into account public sensibilities to take into account legalities. |
| Klein has previously said that convicted sex offender Gary Glitter would not be shown in the archive footage again, following a number of complaints from the public last year - "showing him would be wrong, that's a decision that has been made". | Klein has previously said that convicted sex offender Gary Glitter would not be shown in the archive footage again, following a number of complaints from the public last year - "showing him would be wrong, that's a decision that has been made". |