BeebRock - The BBC4/BBC3/BBC2/BBC1 Music Programmes thread

Skid X

Snappy title!

Here we go - the BBC have lots of great programmes about Music - Documentaries, Live Concerts, Top of The Pops etc. Mostly on BBC 4 but sometimes BBC 2 and BBC 1 can rock too. BBC 3 shows the odd decent festival during the Summer, so we won't leave them out

This is a thread for them all - please post any upcoming good-looking shows you see, and feel free to discuss them here too.

Lets Rock!!

BBC4 is available on Sky Channel 211, UPC Channel 117 and on Freesat.

Ol' Donie

Nice one Skid.

Nils Lofgren on bbc4 just now. Heard him on Marty in the morning on Lyric a while ago (surely his biggest claim to fame).

Great fella.

Edit: jesus, really didn't realise how good he is!

Skid X

BBC2 - Sat Nov 10th 9pm - Hello Quo

Documentary examining rock band Status Quo's five-decade history, including interviews with the band, concert footage and rarely seen archive material, as well as a look at the 2012 reunion of the original line-up, performing together for the first time in more than 30 years. With contributions by Paul Weller, Brian May, Noddy Holder, Cliff Richard and Jeff Lynne

BBC2 - Sat Nov 10th 10.20pm - TOTP2 Status Quo Special

A selection of the veteran rock 'n' roll band's performances on Top of the Pops, from their first appearance in 1968 with the psychedelic Pictures of Matchstick Men to their last in 2005 with The Party Ain't Over Yet, as well as hits including Rockin' All Over the World, Whatever You Want, Mystery Song and Living on an Island

BBC4 -Sat Nov 10th 10.45pm - Totally British 70s Rock n Roll

A collection of archive performances by artists including Graham Parker and the Rumour, Dr Feelgood, Ducks Deluxe, Elvis Costello, the Motors, Steve Gibbons Band and Dire Straits from TV shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops

BBC4 -Sat Nov 10th 11.45pm - Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance

Mark Kidel directs a profile of the singer-songwriter, who began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the the British new wave movement later that decade. The story is picked up from the star's childhood under the influence of his father, Ross McManus, a Catholic education which left a big impression on him, and his overnight success with the Attractions. The musician himself talks openly about the shaping of his career and life, and revisits the places where he grew up

grey_so_what

Great idea for a thread Skid!.......

Love the archive repeats of TOGWT!............:)

Thanks for the heads up!

Skid X

BBC1 NI - Mon Nov 11th 10.35pm - Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched the World

** also on RTE1 the same night at 9.35pm

Documentary charting the origins and development of the song, which this year marks its 100th anniversary. The programme reveals how the ballad was created when English barrister Fred Weatherly put words to traditional melody The Londonderry Air, after which it became an anthem for First World War troops, broke into Hollywood during the 1940s, made fans of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, and some believe went some way to bridging the divide during the Troubles. Contributors including Gabriel Byrne, Rosanne Cash, Brian Kennedy and Barry McGuigan explain the song's enduring appeal and what it has come to symbolise

Welsh Megaman

*enters thread*

Wow, I like what you've done with the place.

And the wallpaper...with the 'Old Grey Whistle Test' logo - nice touch!

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

*enters thread*

Wow, I like what you've done with the place.

And the wallpaper...with the 'Old Grey Whistle Test' logo - nice touch!

Cheers man, hopefully it will get a bit of momentum.

OGWT you say ... hmmm, I've about 25 hours left to edit the OP. I might do a burst of re-decoration!

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

Cheers man, hopefully it will get a bit of momentum.

OGWT you say ... hmmm, I've about 25 hours left to edit the OP. I might do a burst of re-decoration!

Surprised to find out that 'Veronica' by Mr. Costello, despite it's still frequent airplay, only reached No.31 in the UK Singles Chart :eek:

Even with a helping hand/thumbs up from Macca!

But then again, it was 1989 - the year of Stock Aitken and Waterman :mad: :mad: :mad:

They gotta lot to answer for!








Let us never mention Stock Aitken and Waterman on this thread ever again.

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Surprised to find out that 'Veronica' by Mr. Costello, despite it's still frequent airplay, only reached No.31 in the UK Singles Chart :eek:

Even with a helping hand/thumbs up from Macca!

But then again, it was 1989 - the year of Stock Aitken and Waterman :mad: :mad: :mad:

These days, I'm not even sure anymore ... how good music does so poorly in the charts.

I'll make no promises about SAW - Pete Waterman rocks!

Harry Angstrom

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

But then again, it was 1989 - the year of Stock Aitken and Waterman :mad: :mad: :mad:

They gotta lot to answer for!

Let us never mention Stock Aitken and Waterman on this thread ever again.

"I'd rather jack, than Fleetwood Mac"

I wonder whatever happened to The Reynolds Girls...... :rolleyes:

mike65

Agh careful this doesn't end up as a million youtube clips - Opera hates this website when its full of them - pages just freeze.

Watched the Status Quo doc on BBC2 - not a fan of Telecaster boogie but it was enjoyable fare - Alan Lancaster looks about 20 years older than Rick and Francis

Skid X

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

"I'd rather jack, than Fleetwood Mac"

I wonder whatever happened to The Reynolds Girls...... :rolleyes:

One of them was in this band. And they supported Take That a few times.

But they never had Reynolds Girls levels of success

Harry Angstrom

I love Elvis Costello but his recent stuff is shyte. He was better as an angry young man.

Skid X

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I love Elvis Costello but his recent stuff is shyte. He was better as an angry young man.

True enough.

I saw him in the Marquee during the Summer, really enjoyed it.

He didn't dwell on the new stuff, thank God.

He played Derry a few nights later, I'd love to have been there when he played Tramp the Dirt down. It wasn't long after Mrs T had died.

Ol' Donie

Watched a fair bit of that Elvis Costello program last night.

Didn't really do a lot for me, but it sometimes takes me a while to "get" a singer/band. Took me years to love Led Zeppelin for jesus' sake.

Anyway, since they tend to repeat shows on BBC 4, I would recommend keeping an eye out for the one on Southern Rock, the one where the Stones join Muddy Waters on stage (10/10 in my book) and the brilliant one about Lemmy, the mad b*llocks.

Skid X

Here is a very poor quality video of Elvis covering 'Knowing Me, Knowing You', I love the emotion he brings to the chorus. One of many good covers he has done.

Ol' Donie

Good clip Skid.

I came dangerously close to liking an Abba song there for a minute. Reminded me of The Boss, actually.

I meanwhile have been watching Stvie Ray Vaughan and Albert King on youtube. Now that's good stuff.

Now i'm watching Howard Goodall. His recent "Story of Music" series on BBC was fantastic. Most of it is on youtube, it's the best series I've seen in a long, long time.

Harry Angstrom

Elvis definitely landed on his feet with Diana Krall

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Watched a fair bit of that Elvis Costello program last night.

Didn't really do a lot for me, but it sometimes takes me a while to "get" a singer/band. Took me years to love Led Zeppelin for jesus' sake.

Anyway, since they tend to repeat shows on BBC 4, I would recommend keeping an eye out for the one on Southern Rock, the one where the Stones join Muddy Waters on stage (10/10 in my book) and the brilliant one about Lemmy, the mad b*llocks.

I will keep an eye out for that one, sounds good

The Elvis C doc was decent enough, but it was too weighted to his latter career.

It's as if he wanted to prove his serious musician credentials - when nearly all his well known/good stuff came from the 70s and 80s (as Harry Angstrom said earlier)

I'd still recommend a listen to one of his Greatest Hits CD's for anyone unfamiliar with him - he has some class songs, they didn't dwell on them in that show.

Patty O Furniture

Skid X wrote: »

I will keep an eye out for that one, sounds good

The Elvis C doc was decent enough, but it was too weighted to his latter career.

It's as if he wanted to prove his serious musician credentials - when nearly all his well known/good stuff came from the 70s and 80s (as Harry Angstrom said earlier)

I'd still recommend a listen to one of his Greatest Hits CD's for anyone unfamiliar with him - he has some class songs, they didn't dwell on them in that show.

Yeah, i've the yellow 2cd case, i cant think of the name now, as its been that long since i listened to it, as its from all the bands he was with, its great listening to it & afaik it was €20 for it.

Also:

Later Presents... Elvis Costello in Concert

Time - 01:25 to 02:25 (1 hour long).
When - Monday 11th November on BBC 4

Jools Holland presents a live studio performance by singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, accompanied by the Attractions, the Brodsky Quartet and a chamber-jazz septet. The set features songs from throughout his career, including classics Pump It Up and Watching the Detectives.

Skid X

Coming up ...

BBC4 - Thurs Nov 14 7.30pm - Top of The Pops: 1978

Peter Powell presents a vintage edition of the chart show from November 30, 1978, with performances by the Rezillos, Boney M, Elton John, Heatwave, Buzzcocks, Leo Sayer, Blondie, the Barron Knights, Darts, Mankind and Rod Stewart. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

BBC4 - Thurs Nov 14 9pm - Britten's Endgame

Film-maker and writer John Bridcut explores the creativity of British composer Benjamin Britten in his twilight years. In defiance of medical advice, Britten raced to complete his final opera Death in Venice, tackling an edgy subject that resonated with his own life. He was left incapacitated and prematurely frail following a heart operation in 1973 after years of stress and illness, but rediscovered his creative urge to produce two late masterpieces. Featuring performances by mezzo Sarah Connolly, tenors John Graham-Hall and Allan Clayton and cellist Xavier Phillips among others

BBC4 - Fri Nov 15 9.30pm - Paul McCartney In Concert

As part of BBC Radio 2's In Concert series, the musician returns to BBC Maida Vale studios where he recorded 275 tracks with the Beatles between 1962 and 1965. He performs a selection of classic songs from his collection, including Eight Days a Week, Back in the USSR, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, Band on the Run and Jet, plus other tracks from his solo career and his latest album, New

BBC4 - Fri Nov 15 10.30pm - Wings all Over The World

Wings Over the World
Documentary featuring footage from Wings' triumphant tour of 1975/76, following the band in the UK, Australia and the US. Concert performances showcase 15 of their greatest songs, including Jet, Maybe I'm Amazed, Silly Love Songs and Band on the Run, and there are also home movies of lead singer Paul McCartney enjoying life off stage with his family. The programme begins with the former Beatle and his wife Linda in Scotland, before recalling the gradual build-up of the group toward their heyday

BBC4 -Fri Nov 15 11.45pm - Please Please Me - Remaking a Classic

Stereophonics, Joss Stone, Graham Coxon, Gabrielle Aplin, Chris Difford and Mick Hucknall recreate the band's 12-hour recording session at Abbey Road Studios for Please Please Me - their first album. With contributions from Burt Bacharach and Guy Chambers, as well as people who witnessed the original event 50 years ago, including engineer Richard Langham and Beatles' press officer Tony Barrow. Presented by Stuart Maconie

Skid X

I think the Paul McCartney concert is new ... I might tape it and skip the new songs .

The Please Please Me Doc is alright - the new performances are OK but some of the anecdotes about the day of the original recording are interesting. Worth recording if you like the Beatles, and you haven't seen it before.

dball

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

*enters thread*

Wow, I like what you've done with the place.

And the wallpaper...with the 'Old Grey Whistle Test' logo - nice touch!

what wallpaper - why can i not see it?
hmmmm

Welsh Megaman

Paul McCartney - will ALWAYS have the best setlist, no matter what gig he plays!

I gots da thinking - has their ever been an Irish equivalent to 'Top Of The Pops'?

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Paul McCartney - will ALWAYS have the best setlist, no matter what gig he plays!

I gots da thinking - has their ever been an Irish equivalent to 'Top Of The Pops'?

Not really - there was 'Top 30 Hits' for a while but that was video based, like the Chart Show.

There was also Megamix, with Flo McSweeney and Kevin Sharkey. That was good - mainly live performances but it wasn't chart based.

Wings on now - they're only the band the Beatles might have been!

Ol' Donie

Please please me. Love that album. Always nervous about these other-people's-take-on-it efforts.

Not diggin' There's A Place.

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Please please me. Love that album. Always nervous about these other-people's-take-on-it efforts.

Not diggin' There's A Place.

Yeah, it's tough asking people to do a live take of a song they don't know. But it would have been an interesting listen when it went out on Radio 2 live.

But I agree about Please please me - I love the raw sound, it's close to a live early Beatles performance. And some great covers, like 'Baby It's You' and 'Boys'.

Ol' Donie

Yeah, and i love the cheesy film tunes they did. A Taste of Honey, Anna, Till There Was You etc.

Brilliant and gas at the same time.

Harry Angstrom

I dunno lads. I think the early Beatles stuff is very twee.
They didn't become remotely interesting until Help/Rubber Soul/ Revolver.

grey_so_what

I've been singing the "Taste of Honey" ad for the last five minutes!....

Skid X

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I dunno lads. I think the early Beatles stuff is very twee.
They didn't become remotely interesting until Help/Rubber Soul/ Revolver.

You're as bad as that Welsh Chap, Harry! (only joking)

I'm looking forward to their second live at the Beeb Album

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/on-air-live-at-the-bbc-volume-2-20131112

Ol' Donie

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I dunno lads. I think the early Beatles stuff is very twee.
They didn't become remotely interesting until Help/Rubber Soul/ Revolver.

Booo!

I guess part of why it's so great is the fact that they stopped touring in what 66? So live (or close to live, such was the recording tech at the time) Beatles is pretty limited.

The Live at the BBC album is full of this sort of thing. Gonna get the new one this week.

Edit: didn't articulate my point that well...basically all this stuff makes me think of the Hamburg days. If i had one shot in a time machine, that's where I'd go.

Skid X

Squeeze are a good band, very influenced by the Beatles.

I saw them at Oxegen one year, where I thought I was going to sink into the mud it was so wet. But they still put on a good show.

Ol' Donie

That's a good Twist and Shout right there.

grey_so_what

There used to be a nightclub called Jets at the back of the Airport and that was the ad the Pirate Stations used to use to promote it........

Ol' Donie

Few things put me in a good mood like Pauly singin Jet live.

grey_so_what

The audience remind me of the way the TOTP crowd used to be when the camera zoomed close up to them........all awkward and stiff.........:)

Ol' Donie

grey_so_what wrote: »

There used to be a nightclub called Jets at the back of the Airport and that was the ad the Pirate Stations used to use to promote it........

I'd go. :-)

grey_so_what

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I'd go. :-)

Long closed Donie!.........More's the pity, they would have played the slow sets unlike the madness of today!.......;)

Macca would have gone down a treat with this song.......

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

That's a good Twist and Shout right there.

Beverley Knight is a seriously good singer.

No disrespect to the other artists but hers was the only one whose performance you would want to listen to again.

Still hard to believe The Beatles recorded the whole album in one day, and when John wasn't well. It's a million miles from where they were a few years later, but the raw charm they had then is terrific.

grey_so_what

They are really incredible songs!.........:)

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

They are really incredible songs!.........:)

I've been to a lot of concerts, but the two times I saw Paul McCartney were the best ever. He plays great songs for nearly three hours, and the quality never lets up.

At the RDS a few years ago, lost of people left after the first encore ... and they missed Hey Jude. You could see some of them trying to get back in, but the stewards didn't let them in.

If you ever see Paul McCartney live, don't leave before it's over.

grey_so_what

"Things we said today".........It really can't get much better!

Ol' Donie

grey_so_what wrote: »

They are really incredible songs!.........:)

Good setlist here for sure.

Things we said today. Was not expecting to hear that.

Wish he'd come over here again. I went last time, in the O2. Absolutely amazing.

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

I've been to a lot of concerts, but the two times I saw Paul McCartney were the best ever. He plays great songs for nearly three hours, and the quality never lets up.

At the RDS a few years ago, lost of people left after the first encore ... and they missed Hey Jude. You could see some of them trying to get back in, but the stewards didn't let them in.

If you ever see Paul McCartney live, don't leave before it's over.

A big regret of mine was I never saw him Skid........

I did stand in the middle of the "Hollywood Bowl" thought for what's it's worth!....:D

Ol' Donie

grey_so_what wrote: »

A big regret of mine was I never saw him Skid........

I did stand in the middle of the "Hollywood Bowl" thought for what's it's worth!....:D

That's worth a lot!

Have the record of the lads there. All crackly and beautiful.

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

A big regret of mine was I never saw him Skid........

I did stand in the middle of the "Hollywood Bowl" thought for what's it's worth!....:D

Hopefully he will be back soon ... he didn't play here for years, and then he played twice in seven months in 2009/10 (The O2 Dec '09, and the RDS in June '10)

The Hollywood Bowl sounds good, though

grey_so_what

Ol' Donie wrote: »

That's worth a lot!

Have the record of the lads there. All crackly and beautiful.

Donie, it was the first Bootleg tape I ever bought and I got it in the St. John's Precinct in Liverpool years ago!.....I was delighted with myself!!.......:D I'm pretty sure I still have it somewhere, I'm a terrible hoarder!

grey_so_what

........"their production will be second to none"............

:):)

Ol' Donie

Stop messing Paul.

Where's Dance Tonight!!

Skid X

There are lots of Beatles Tribute Acts out there ...

I get annoyed when the tribute 'Paul' doesn't play left handed. It's critical to the Beatles 'look' that Paul and George can perform back to back


Band on the Run - top tune !