Going live is right for Top of the Pops: hats off to Andi Peters, whose bold move can only benefit the long-running BBC show.(Editorial)

When Top Of The Pops goes live from the end of November, I for one will be tuning in. I suspect plenty of other, less avid viewers, will start to make a weekly date in their viewing diary, too.

This in itself, perhaps, justifies Andi Peters' adventurous step in one go.

Live is an obvious way forward for the show, potentially putting it back on the map for many casual viewers.

Of course, it will cause nerves to flutter for many acts, and Peters may yet question his decision in the final moments before going to air for the first time on November 28.

But going live could prove the (re)making of Top Of The Pops. There might be glitches, there may be controversy, but it will inject excitement into the show. It should be seat-of the-pants--stuff and all the better for it.

There is a huge potential, so long as Peters and the BBC keep their nerve--and there is no sign that they won't--for a show which will generate its own publicity. The Saturday gossip columns should regularly be full of the show's most exciting happenings--and mishaps.

Peters is arguably the best man to take Top Of The Pops into the ...