Scott Mills has faced a huge new blow as the BBC have reportedly wiped episodes featuring him as host of Top Of Pops from its archives.
The 53-year-old was sacked by the corporation last week, six days after being hauled off air following his final Radio 2 breakfast show.
The Daily Mirror linked the decision to fire Mills to a 2016 police investigation into ‘serious sexual offences’ against a teenage boy between 1997 and 2000.
The case was dropped around seven years ago due to a lack of evidence.
Now viewers have appeared to spot episodes of the music show, which are available on BBC Four, featuring Scott, who presented the series in 1999 have been removed.
Taking to X they said: ‘BBC Four are skipping the 6, 13 and 20 August editions of #TOTP, as they’re the final three presented by Scott Mills…’: ‘
Scott Mills has faced a huge new blow as the BBC have reportedly wiped episodes featuring him as host of Top Of Pops from its archives (pictured 1999)
Now viewers have appeared to spot episodes of the music show, which are available on BBC Four, featuring Scott, who presented the series in 1999 have been removed
‘Have they had to skip weeks of Top of the Pops 1999 because of Scott Mills? A jump from 2 July 1999 to 23 July 1999!’: ‘wonder if some BBC intern is frantically deleting old Top of the Pops eps that Scott Mills hosted’: ‘Cant wait to not see the Scott Mills editions or top of the pops!’.
According to The Daily Star, the BBC will not repeat any Top Of The Pop episodes featuring Scott.
Daily Mail have contacted BBC for comment.
Meanwhile the presenter’s Eurovision 2026 replacement has been revealed as the BBC continues to removeshim from TV and radio gigs.
Scott will no longer be appearing at the annual Contest, and instead will be replaced by fellow BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox, according to The Sun.
The BBC said it had removed all future work planned with the presenter, which includes coverage of the contest that takes place in May.
He has been one of the commentators during Eurovision’s semi-finals, which will air on BBC One in the week leading up to the final, since 2011.
Scott has most recently been joined by Rylan Clark on the shows, as well as talking listeners through the live Eurovision final on BBC Radio 2.
The DJ, 53, was sacked from the BBC earlier this week, six days after being hauled off air following his final Radio 2 breakfast show
However, the publication revealed that Sara, 51, will instead be taking on the role, after commentating on the semi-finals during a radio show last year, alongside former show commentator Rylan.
It comes following new Scott may also be losing his Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Southampton Solent University.
The academic institution’s Honorary Doctorate Scrutiny Panel are reportedly preparing to meet to rule on the issue, with bosses recommending the prestigious title be taken away.
A source told the Mirror: ‘The committee will meet later this month. It will be recommended that the honorary doctorate is rescinded.’
Daily Mail have contacted Scott Mills’ representatives for comment.
At the time, Scott was interviewed and said the honour ‘felt amazing after not really doing any education before’.
He added: ‘I came out of school and just learned from the people I worked with and thankfully the people I worked with were good and took the time to teach me but without that, if I was working at a worse radio station I don’t think I would be doing this now’.
Following the sacking, Scott’s shows on iPlayer have been removed as well as a plaque at Fleet services on the M3.
The radio star has also been replaced on Race Across The World‘s spin-off show by TV presenter and DJ Tyler West, 30
It was previously announced that he and series four’s Alfie Watts would co-host a podcast titled Race Across the World: The Detour.
Scott and his now-husband Sam won the second celebrity series of Race Across The World in 2024.
The DJ, who is paid between £355,000 and £359,999 a year by the BBC, took over the Radio 2 breakfast show from Zoe Ball in 2025.
A senior broadcaster at the BBC said there is ‘total shock’ at the corporation after Mills’s sacking.
Lorna Clarke, Director of Music, told BBC staff in an email: ‘I wanted to personally let you know that Scott Mills has left the Breakfast show, and the BBC.
‘I know that this news will be sudden and unexpected and therefore must come as a shock.
‘Not least as so many of us have worked with Scott over a great many years, across a broad range of our programmes on R1, 5Live, R2 and TV.
‘I felt it was important to share this news with you at the earliest opportunity.
‘Of course, it will also come as a shock to our audience and loyal breakfast show listeners too.
‘I will update everyone with more information on plans for the show when I’m able to.
‘While I appreciate many of you will have questions, I hope you can understand that I am not going to be saying anything.’
