Top of the Pops magazine is published by BBC Magazines. This magazine has a very informal hose style. For example the language is very chatty; ‘partying till dawn’. The layout is very busy, adding to the informality. There is a puff: ‘free pop badges’ obviously attempting to get children to buy the magazine or, more likely, attempting to get them to ask their parents to get it for them. In addition to this there are ‘4 sets to collect’ encouraging more devoted readers to buy 4 copies of the magazine. The masthead is located in the top left, ensuring it is the first thing the reader sees. The main colours used are pink and purple, indicating the main target audience as young girls. The central image is a medium shot of Britney Spears her facial expression is quite serious reinforcing the ‘bad girl’ image. The cover lines are fairly conventional-bullet points down the left hand side. The articles reflect the chatty informal house style: “which pop star was a school misfit?”, “win a call from your favourite pop star!”
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