Long-running BBC music show Top of the Pops is to return - as a stage musical.
Top of the Pops Live will be produced by the team that created the Michael Jackson tribute show Thriller, who have described their new touring show as "a nostalgic interactive jukebox".
A cast of singers, dancers, presenters and musicians will recreate the sights and sounds of the programme's '70s, '80s and '90s heyday.
Footage from past episodes will feature in the production.
There will also be a chart rundown during the show, from which the audience can choose a number one track that will feature as the final song of the night.
Derek Nicol of producers Flying Entertainment said he was "delighted to be working on one of the UK's most iconic brands".
"Like most people I have nothing but fantastic memories of Top of the Pops," he went on.
"I look forward to delivering a great live show... reflecting the great music that became the soundtrack to many of our lives."
Top of the Pops was first aired on New Year's Day 1964 and featured mimed performances from the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield and the Beatles.
It was axed by the BBC in 2006 after 42 years on the air.
Its theatrical incarnation will open in Eastbourne on 18 October, then tour the UK until April 2013.
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