Top of the Pops 31st October 1991

Reviewed by Chris ArnsbyMark Franklin: “DJ Slipmatt and Lime together with MC JJ kick off this spooky edition of Top of the Pops they’re SL2 and DJs Take Control.” [24] SL2: Dj’s Take Control. A spooky edition of Top of the Pops? Ace. Let’s hope its as barmy as the edition broadcast on 28/10/1982; that well know occult date. On that memorable occasion viewers were horrified to see Simon Bates conspiring with a six foot black dog that walked on its hind legs, suckling a bat, and summoning diverse storms to stop King James travelling to Denmark to meet his bride. My notes have got all messed up. Viewers saw Simon Bates peering out from behind a cobweb covered test tube rack and talking in a silly voice, pretending to burst out of a sarcophagus, appearing to fly on a broomstick over a crude paper city skyline with the magic of CSO, and conspiring with a six foot black dog that walked on its hind legs. Top of the Pops was actually broadcast on Halloween in 1985 but the programme didn’t…