Johnnie Stewart

Johnnie Stewart

Johnnie Stewart was a pioneering British television producer best known as the creator and founding producer of the BBC's Top of the Pops. After beginning his career in BBC radio on post-war variety and music programmes such as In Town Tonight and Saturday Club, Stewart helped shape the corporation's approach to popular entertainment. In 1964, he co-created Top of the Pops, producing the early editions from a Manchester church studio and establishing the show's enduring format - a weekly countdown of the UK singles chart performed by leading artists. Stewart oversaw its move to London and guided TOTP through its formative years, defining the look, pace, and atmosphere that made it a cultural institution.

Timeline

FIRST APPEARANCE

01/01/1964

LAST APPEARANCE

Christmas 1976 - Part 2

Statistics

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TOTAL APPEARANCES

Episode Appearances

Episode Number Episode ▲ Role
1 01/01/1964 Director
1 01/01/1964 Producer
475 01/02/1973 Producer
479 01/03/1973 Producer
14 01/04/1964 Director
14 01/04/1964 Producer
66 01/04/1965 Producer
66 01/04/1965 Producer
179 01/06/1967 Producer
439 01/06/1972 Producer
491 01/06/1973 Producer
27 01/07/1964 Director
27 01/07/1964 Producer
79 01/07/1965 Producer
242 01/08/1968 Producer
138 01/09/1966 Producer
40 01/10/1964 Producer
151 01/12/1966 Producer
426 02/03/1972 Producer
126 02/06/1966 Producer
88 02/09/1965 Producer
303 02/10/1969 Producer
201 02/11/1967 Producer
461 02/11/1972 Producer
101 02/12/1965 Producer
413 02/12/1971 Producer
669 02/12/1976 Producer
110 03/02/1966 Producer
423 03/02/1972 Producer
114 03/03/1966 Producer
23 03/06/1964 Director
23 03/06/1964 Producer
75 03/06/1965 Producer
188 03/08/1967 Producer
448 03/08/1972 Producer
500 03/08/1973 Producer
251 03/10/1968 Producer
147 03/11/1966 Producer
49 03/12/1964 Producer
362 03/12/1970 Producer
212 04/01/1968 Producer
471 04/01/1973 Producer
58 04/02/1965 Producer
10 04/03/1964 Director
10 04/03/1964 Producer
62 04/03/1965 Producer
435 04/05/1972 Producer
487 04/05/1973 Producer
238 04/07/1968 Producer
134 04/08/1966 Producer
508 04/10/1973 Producer
97 04/11/1965 Producer
409 04/11/1971 Producer
158 05/01/1967 Producer
6 05/02/1964 Director
6 05/02/1964 Producer
484 05/04/1973 Producer
84 05/08/1965 Producer
247 05/09/1968 Producer
197 05/10/1967 Producer
457 05/10/1972 Producer
45 05/11/1964 Producer
358 05/11/1970 Producer
106 06/01/1966 Producer
419 06/01/1972 Producer
431 06/04/1972 Producer
19 06/05/1964 Director
19 06/05/1964 Producer
71 06/05/1965 Producer
234 06/06/1968 Producer
184 06/07/1967 Producer
444 06/07/1972 Producer
496 06/07/1973 Producer
143 06/10/1966 Producer
54 07/01/1965 Producer
366 07/01/1971 Producer
119 07/04/1966 Producer
131 07/07/1966 Producer
193 07/09/1967 Producer
453 07/09/1972 Producer
93 07/10/1965 Producer
93 07/10/1965 Director
405 07/10/1971 Producer
256 07/11/1968 Producer
206 07/12/1967 Producer
466 07/12/1972 Producer
2 08/01/1964 Director
2 08/01/1964 Producer
476 08/02/1973 Producer
480 08/03/1973 Producer
15 08/04/1964 Director
15 08/04/1964 Producer
67 08/04/1965 Producer
180 08/06/1967 Producer
440 08/06/1972 Producer
492 08/06/1973 Producer
28 08/07/1964 Director
28 08/07/1964 Producer
80 08/07/1965 Producer
243 08/08/1968 Producer
139 08/09/1966 Producer
41 08/10/1964 Producer
152 08/12/1966 Producer
427 09/03/1972 Producer
127 09/06/1966 Producer
37 09/09/1964 Producer
89 09/09/1965 Producer
202 09/11/1967 Producer
462 09/11/1972 Producer
102 09/12/1965 Producer
414 09/12/1971 Producer
670 09/12/1976 Producer
111 10/02/1966 Producer
115 10/03/1966 Producer
24 10/06/1964 Director
24 10/06/1964 Producer
76 10/06/1965 Producer
189 10/08/1967 Producer
449 10/08/1972 Producer
501 10/08/1973 Producer
252 10/10/1968 Producer
148 10/11/1966 Producer
50 10/12/1964 Producer
363 10/12/1970 Producer
472 11/01/1973 Producer
59 11/02/1965 Producer
11 11/03/1964 Director
11 11/03/1964 Producer
63 11/03/1965 Producer
436 11/05/1972 Producer
488 11/05/1973 Producer
239 11/07/1968 Producer
135 11/08/1966 Producer
98 11/11/1965 Producer
410 11/11/1971 Producer
7 12/02/1964 Director
7 12/02/1964 Producer
123 12/05/1966 Producer
85 12/08/1965 Producer
248 12/09/1968 Producer
198 12/10/1967 Producer
458 12/10/1972 Producer
46 12/11/1964 Producer
359 12/11/1970 Producer
107 13/01/1966 Producer
420 13/01/1972 Producer
432 13/04/1972 Producer
20 13/05/1964 Director
20 13/05/1964 Producer
72 13/05/1965 Producer
235 13/06/1968 Producer
185 13/07/1967 Producer
445 13/07/1972 Producer
497 13/07/1973 Producer
505 13/09/1973 Producer
144 13/10/1966 Producer
55 14/01/1965 Producer
367 14/01/1971 Producer
120 14/04/1966 Producer
132 14/07/1966 Producer
194 14/09/1967 Producer
454 14/09/1972 Producer
94 14/10/1965 Producer
406 14/10/1971 Producer
257 14/11/1968 Producer
207 14/12/1967 Producer
467 14/12/1972 Producer
3 15/01/1964 Director
3 15/01/1964 Producer
477 15/02/1973 Producer
481 15/03/1973 Producer
16 15/04/1964 Director
16 15/04/1964 Producer
68 15/04/1965 Producer
181 15/06/1967 Producer
441 15/06/1972 Producer
493 15/06/1973 Producer
29 15/07/1964 Director
29 15/07/1964 Producer
81 15/07/1965 Producer
244 15/08/1968 Producer
140 15/09/1966 Producer
42 15/10/1964 Producer
153 15/12/1966 Producer
428 16/03/1972 Producer
128 16/06/1966 Producer
38 16/09/1964 Producer
90 16/09/1965 Producer
203 16/11/1967 Producer
463 16/11/1972 Producer
103 16/12/1965 Producer
415 16/12/1971 Producer
671 16/12/1976 Producer
112 17/02/1966 Producer
424 17/02/1972 Producer
116 17/03/1966 Producer
25 17/06/1964 Director
25 17/06/1964 Producer
77 17/06/1965 Producer
190 17/08/1967 Producer
450 17/08/1972 Producer
502 17/08/1973 Producer
253 17/10/1968 Producer
149 17/11/1966 Producer
51 17/12/1964 Producer
473 18/01/1973 Producer
60 18/02/1965 Producer
12 18/03/1964 Director
12 18/03/1964 Producer
64 18/03/1965 Producer
437 18/05/1972 Producer
489 18/05/1973 Producer
240 18/07/1968 Producer
136 18/08/1966 Producer
99 18/11/1965 Producer
411 18/11/1971 Producer
667 18/11/1976 Producer
8 19/02/1964 Director
8 19/02/1964 Producer
485 19/04/1973 Producer
124 19/05/1966 Producer
86 19/08/1965 Producer
249 19/09/1968 Producer
199 19/10/1967 Producer
459 19/10/1972 Producer
47 19/11/1964 Producer
360 19/11/1970 Producer
262 19/12/1968 Producer
108 20/01/1966 Producer
421 20/01/1972 Producer
433 20/04/1972 Producer
21 20/05/1964 Director
21 20/05/1964 Producer
73 20/05/1965 Producer
236 20/06/1968 Producer
186 20/07/1967 Producer
446 20/07/1972 Producer
498 20/07/1973 Producer
506 20/09/1973 Producer
145 20/10/1966 Producer
56 21/01/1965 Producer
121 21/04/1966 Producer
133 21/07/1966 Producer
195 21/09/1967 Producer
455 21/09/1972 Producer
95 21/10/1965 Producer
407 21/10/1971 Producer
258 21/11/1968 Producer
208 21/12/1967 Producer
468 21/12/1972 Producer
4 22/01/1964 Director
4 22/01/1964 Producer
478 22/02/1973 Producer
482 22/03/1973 Producer
17 22/04/1964 Director
17 22/04/1964 Producer
69 22/04/1965 Producer
182 22/06/1967 Producer
442 22/06/1972 Producer
494 22/06/1973 Producer
30 22/07/1964 Director
30 22/07/1964 Producer
82 22/07/1965 Producer
245 22/08/1968 Producer
141 22/09/1966 Producer
43 22/10/1964 Producer
154 22/12/1966 Producer
429 23/03/1972 Producer
232 23/05/1968 Producer
129 23/06/1966 Producer
91 23/09/1965 Producer
403 23/09/1971 Producer
204 23/11/1967 Producer
464 23/11/1972 Producer
672 23/12/1976 Producer
113 24/02/1966 Producer
425 24/02/1972 Producer
117 24/03/1966 Producer
26 24/06/1964 Director
26 24/06/1964 Producer
78 24/06/1965 Producer
191 24/08/1967 Producer
451 24/08/1972 Producer
503 24/08/1973 Producer
39 24/09/1964 Producer
254 24/10/1968 Producer
150 24/11/1966 Producer
474 25/01/1973 Producer
61 25/02/1965 Producer
13 25/03/1964 Director
13 25/03/1964 Producer
65 25/03/1965 Producer
178 25/05/1967 Producer
438 25/05/1972 Producer
490 25/05/1973 Producer
241 25/07/1968 Producer
137 25/08/1966 Producer
100 25/11/1965 Producer
412 25/11/1971 Producer
668 25/11/1976 Producer
9 26/02/1964 Director
9 26/02/1964 Producer
125 26/05/1966 Producer
87 26/08/1965 Producer
399 26/08/1971 Producer
250 26/09/1968 Producer
200 26/10/1967 Producer
460 26/10/1972 Producer
48 26/11/1964 Producer
361 26/11/1970 Producer
109 27/01/1966 Producer
422 27/01/1972 Producer
434 27/04/1972 Producer
486 27/04/1973 Producer
22 27/05/1964 Director
22 27/05/1964 Producer
74 27/05/1965 Producer
237 27/06/1968 Producer
187 27/07/1967 Producer
447 27/07/1972 Producer
499 27/07/1973 Producer
507 27/09/1973 Producer
146 27/10/1966 Producer
57 28/01/1965 Producer
122 28/04/1966 Producer
456 28/09/1972 Producer
96 28/10/1965 Producer
408 28/10/1971 Producer
211 28/12/1967 Producer
5 29/01/1964 Director
5 29/01/1964 Producer
483 29/03/1973 Producer
18 29/04/1964 Director
18 29/04/1964 Producer
70 29/04/1965 Producer
183 29/06/1967 Producer
443 29/06/1972 Producer
495 29/06/1973 Producer
31 29/07/1964 Director
31 29/07/1964 Producer
83 29/07/1965 Producer
246 29/08/1968 Producer
142 29/09/1966 Producer
196 29/09/1967 Producer
44 29/10/1964 Producer
357 29/10/1970 Producer
157 29/12/1966 Producer
430 30/03/1972 Producer
233 30/05/1968 Producer
130 30/06/1966 Producer
92 30/09/1965 Producer
404 30/09/1971 Producer
205 30/11/1967 Producer
465 30/11/1972 Producer
105 30/12/1965 Producer
418 30/12/1971 Producer
118 31/03/1966 Producer
192 31/08/1967 Producer
452 31/08/1972 Producer
504 31/08/1973 Producer
255 31/10/1968 Producer
210 Boxing Day 1967 Producer
155 Christmas 1966 - Part 1 Producer
156 Christmas 1966 - Part 2 Producer
263 Christmas 1968 - Part 1 Producer
264 Christmas 1968 - Part 2 Producer
314 Christmas 1969 - Part 1 Producer
315 Christmas 1969 - Part 2 Producer
416 Christmas 1971 - Part 1 Producer
417 Christmas 1971 - Part 2 Producer
469 Christmas 1972 - Part 1 Producer
470 Christmas 1972 - Part 2 Producer
673 Christmas 1976 - Part 1 Producer
674 Christmas 1976 - Part 2 Producer
104 Christmas Day 1965 Producer
209 Christmas Day 1967 Producer
52 Christmas Eve 1964 Producer
53 New Years Eve 1964 Producer

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