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Roundup

6-21-06

BBC Cancels 'Top of the Pops' [audio 3min]

A decades-old British institution is on its way out. The BBC says it will retire the show Top of the Pops. The program lost its allure as the place for rock bands to be seen. Madeleine Brand reports.

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