Top of the Pops: 12/03/1999


01:15 am - 01:45 am, Saturday, January 31 on BBC Four HD (106)

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About this Broadcast

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12/03/1999
Season 1998, Episode 48

Gail Porter presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 12 March 1999. Featuring Cher, Vengaboys, Skunk Anansie, Whitney Houston, East 17, Stereophonics, Blur and Boyzone


subtitles 16x9
Music/Ballet/Dance Pop

Cast & Crew

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Gail Porter (Presenter)
Phil Chilvers (Director)
Chris Cowey (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

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Gail Porter (Presenter)
Born: March 23, 1971 in Edinburgh
Best Known For: Being projected nude onto the Houses of Parliament.
Early-life: Born in 1971 in Edinburgh, Gail grew up outside the city and her parents ran a construction company. After leaving school, she spent six years working behind the scenes in TV as a runner and then as a production manager. She became a cult celebrity presenting kids' show Fully Booked in the late 1990s. Her profile was boosted by rising DJ at the time, Chris Moyles.
Career: Porter was snapped up for a string of TV series, including The Movie Chart Show, Top of the Pops, Live & Kicking, Wish You Were Here? and Dead Famous. Other TV appearances included Celebrity Blind Man's Bluff and The Games. However, her personal life soon commanded more attention. Following her marriage to guitarist Dan Hipgrave in 2001, they had a daughter, Honey, and Gail suffered from post-natal depression. The couple split and in 2005 she lost much of her hair to alopecia. In 2006, her condition was documented in the One Life documentary, Gail Porter Laid Bare. Her autobiography, Laid Bare: My Story Of Love, Fame And Survival, was published a year later. She returned to the public eye in August 2015 when she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote: On that nude Parliament projection: "I loved the people going mental. I was like, how stupid is everyone? Because it's not that bad."
Trivia: In 2014, she was the guest editor of Fashion Plus magazine.
Phil Chilvers (Director)
Chris Cowey (Executive producer)

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