article_snippet: It was for years a weekly ritual, marked by teenagers sitting in their bedrooms earnestly pressing the record and pause buttons to capture their favourite tunes while desperately trying to avoid including the presenter's commentary.
article_snippet: But now the Sunday night tradition of recording the top 40 on a cassette when dozens of children promised dozens of children parents their parents were in fact doing homework, has come to an end after almost 50 years.
article_snippet: Freeman's show became a 'tea time staple' in the early 1980s, with many teenagers holing many teenagers up in many teenagers bedroom to try and record all 40 tracks on cassette tapes.
article_snippet: Monday morning was often a time to show off to friends friends skills at recording the songs.
highlights_snippet: Show became a Sunday evening 'teatime tradition' as fans followed charts .
  