David Jensen
Top of the Pops ArchiveDavid 'Kid' Jensen is a British radio broadcaster who began his career in the 1960s, and became well-known for his work on BBC Radio 1 from the 1970s to the 1980s. Born in Canada in 1950, Jenson moved to the UK in his teens and began his career as a DJ on pirate radio stations. He joined BBC Radio 1 in 1976, where he hosted a variety of shows including the "Kid Jensen Show" and "Jensen's Journey".
In 1984, Jensen left Radio 1 and joined Capital Radio. From 1977 to 1983 Jensen regularly presented Top of the Pops. He is remembered for co-hosting TOTP primarily with John Peel. Jensen last appeared on Top of the Pops for the 25th Anniversary special in 1988.
Statistics
TOTAL APPEARANCES
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Episode Appearances
| Episode Number | Episode | performance image preview |
|---|---|---|
| 1295 | 25 Years of Top of the Pops | |
| 1055 | 07/06/1984 | |
| 1051 | 10/05/1984 | |
| 1046 | 05/04/1984 | |
| 1041 | 01/03/1984 | |
| 1037 | 02/02/1984 | |
| 1033 | 20th Anniversary Special | |
| 1030 | 22/12/1983 | |
| 1024 | 10/11/1983 | |
| 1019 | 06/10/1983 | |
| 1014 | 01/09/1983 | |
| 1006 | 07/07/1983 | |
| 1002 | 08/06/1983 | |
| 997 | 05/05/1983 | |
| 996 | 28/04/1983 | |
| 991 | 23/03/1983 | |
| 988 | 03/03/1983 | |
| 984 | 03/02/1983 | |
| 981 | 13/01/1983 | |
| 977 | 23/12/1982 | |
| 971 | 11/11/1982 | |
| 965 | 30/09/1982 | |
| 959 | 19/08/1982 | |
| 957 | 05/08/1982 | |
| 953 | 08/07/1982 | |
| 948 | 03/06/1982 | |
| 941 | 15/04/1982 | |
| 935 | 04/03/1982 | |
| 929 | 21/01/1982 | |
| 925 | Christmas Day 1981 | |
| 924 | 24/12/1981 | |
| 921 | 03/12/1981 | |
| 914 | 15/10/1981 | |
| 850 | 29/05/1980 | |
| 842 | 03/04/1980 | |
| 837 | 28/02/1980 | |
| 833 | 31/01/1980 | |
| 830 | 10/01/1980 | |
| 827 | Christmas 1979 - Part 1 | |
| 821 | 15/11/1979 | |
| 815 | 04/10/1979 | |
| 810 | 30/08/1979 | |
| 805 | 19/07/1979 | |
| 797 | 24/05/1979 | |
| 793 | 26/04/1979 | |
| 786 | 09/03/1979 | |
| 782 | 08/02/1979 | |
| 778 | 11/01/1979 | |
| 771 | 16/11/1978 | |
| 765 | 05/10/1978 | |
| 759 | 24/08/1978 | |
| 754 | 20/07/1978 | |
| 750 | 22/06/1978 | |
| 744 | 04/05/1978 | |
| 739 | 30/03/1978 | |
| 733 | 16/02/1978 | |
| 730 | 26/01/1978 | |
| 726 | Christmas 1977 - Part 1 | |
| 721 | 24/11/1977 | |
| 717 | 27/10/1977 | |
| 710 | 08/09/1977 | |
| 706 | 11/08/1977 | |
| 702 | 14/07/1977 | |
| 698 | 16/06/1977 | |
| 694 | 19/05/1977 | |
| 688 | 07/04/1977 | |
| 684 | 10/03/1977 | |
| 679 | 03/02/1977 | |
| 675 | 06/01/1977 | |
| 667 | 18/11/1976 |
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