text: Revivals Freeman revived Pick of the Pops on London station Capital Radio in 1982. This format was broadcast on Capital until 1988, as Pick of the Pops – Take Two, combining the new chart (Top 15s compiled successively by Record Business, the NME and MRIB) with a chart from the past. In 1989, Freeman returned to Radio 1 where the show featured three past charts each week; it was produced by Phil Swern until March 1992 and by Sue Foster for the rest of 1992. Freeman stood down from the programme in 1992, after stating then that he would not present the show again and signed off with The Beatles' "The End".
  However, Freeman revived the show on Capital Gold in April 1994 as Pick of the Pops – Take Three.
  BBC Radio 2 era
  Alan Freeman
  Pick of the Pops returned to the BBC as an independent production by Unique Broadcasting on BBC Radio 2 on 5 April 1997, with Freeman now counting down two archive charts each Saturday afternoon, featuring the top 10s and interspersing trivia about the records, again researched by producer Swern. Fluff featured the years 1956 to 1992.
  Dale Winton
  Due to poor health, Freeman retired from radio broadcasting after presenting his last edition of the show on 1 April 2000. He was replaced by Dale Winton.