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

emo72

where is everyone?

Welsh Megaman

So sad to see Lemmy so frail at Glastonbury

But he rocked (loudly) right till the end

RIP Lemmy and Philthy

Skid X

Welling up here, can't believe that Lemmy and Bowie are no more, different artists but fcukin brilliant the two of them !!!!

RichardoKhan

:cool:

Welsh Megaman

Just watched Part Two of 'Music Moguls' - kudos for profiling Sylvia Robinson, who often goes under the radar on these type of shows.

Her importance in the creation of 'rap' music cannot be underestimated.

Skid X

Joe Dolce on TOTP last night, that's a landmark for me.

They have now reached the point where I watched some of these shows the first time around. :eek::)

Maybe Ultravox will beat him to Number One this time.

Skid X

Hi, it's a quiet enough weekend coming up. The very enjoyable Music Moguls comes to an end. Last week, I enjoyed Producer Tony Visconti's demo of how he assembled the intro to David Bowie's Heroes. You can see an extended version of that here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03g18sx (Seems to work in Ireland). BBC Three is effectively closing down soon so I thought I should bill at least one programme of theirs before they go. Seeing as they are in the thread title (for now, anyway...)

Thursday
7.30pm & 11.40pm Top of The Pops 1981 #5
Richard Skinner presents the chart show from February 12, 1981, featuring music by the Pretenders, Barbara Jones, Kelly Marie, Freeez, Coast to Coast, Beggar and Co and John Lennon


10pm & 2.20am Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll
Brian's band Thotch are forced to re-form after they are sued by their former manager for non-payment of royalties. Spoof documentary, starring Simon Day. Last in the series


10.40pm I'm a Popstar
Documentary focusing on the mind of a particular type of music star, the one that prefers to go it alone, the one that craves the limelight, the one that prefers to share the stage with no one else - other than backing dancers and singers. Those discussing such a career include Kylie Minogue, Adam Ant, Sandie Shaw, Cliff Richard, Will Young, Craig David and Kelly Clarkson. Last in the series



Friday
7.30pm & Midnight Top of The Pops 1981 #6
Chart hits from February 1981, featuring Status Quo, Kim Wilde, Madness, Kiki Dee, Coast to Coast, Passions, Roxy Music and Joe Dolce. Plus, a dance performance by Legs & Co. Hosted by Peter Powell


9pm & 12.40am It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
A compilation of classic rock 'n' roll artists and songs in celebration of the musical genre, Including performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion, Dick Dale and Neil Sedaka. Plus, a selection of songs with rock 'n' roll in the title, such as Tom Petty's Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll, Joan Jett's I love Rock 'n' Roll and Oasis's Rock 'n' Roll Star


10pm & 1.40am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop
Part 3: Myth Makers Leading publicist Alan Edwards narrates this instalment looking at the PR plots that have helped shape some of the world's greatest artists. With the aid of rare archive footage, he explains how he and fellow exponents, such as Barbara Charone and Andy Saunders, cultivate new bands, manage crises and attempt to maintain the reputation of their long-standing clients. The programme highlights the campaigns behind superstars including Jimi Hendrix, Taylor Swift and the late David Bowie. Last in the series


2.35am Film: Once (BBC Three)
A Dublin vacuum cleaner repairman, with a sideline as a busker, and an immigrant Czech pianist struggling to support her family, discover they are kindred spirits and set out to record an album together. Romantic musical drama, starring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, who both wrote songs featured in the film. With Geoff Minogue and Hugh Walsh


2.40am I'm a Popstar
same as yesterday



Saturday
10.45pm Other Voices (RTE2)
RTÉ's signature music show celebrating emerging talents continues as Irish songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Glen Hansard, English rapper Little Simz, and Texas-based Americana star Shakey Graves perform. Plus, Cork-born musician Eoin French, better known as Talos, puts in an appearance in the IMRO Other Room


10.45pm Music Moguls: Masters of Pop
same as yesterday

11.45pm It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
same as yesterday

12.45am Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown
R'n'B Actor Martin Freeman, singer Mica Paris and DJ Trevor Nelson join Danny Baker to celebrate the golden age of the vinyl LP. They also explore the most inspiring R'n'B albums of the 1960s and 70s and discuss how the genre diversified into an array of styles, including doo-wop, soul, funk, disco, hip-hop and rap. Last in the series

1.45am Top of The Pops 1981 #5
Same as Thursday

2.25am Top of The Pops 1981 #6
Same as Friday

3.05am Sounds of The Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring Depeche Mode, the Human League, Soft Cell, Yazoo, New Order, Bronski Beat, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure. First shown in February 1996


Sunday
Nothing much


Elsewhere, Sky Arts has a Phil Collins night on Saturday (and Genesis and Peter Gabriel on Friday). If you like your steak well done and watterlogged then Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is on RTE2 on Saturday at 9pm!

Welsh Megaman

Let's put the Stones in a tent and fill it with bubble bath.

What could go wrong? :pac:

Welsh Megaman

Ah, the big 'O'...what a voice

Welsh Megaman

Oh yeah...The Ramones!

onetwothreefouronetwothreefour!

Skid X

I know it's all subjective and it depends on when you first sampled the TOTP buffet ... but I am enjoying the TOTP 1981 era more than previous editions.

If Ultravox don't get to Number One I'll eat several hats.

grey_so_what

I don't remember that song!

grey_so_what

That might be a good thing!

grey_so_what

Kim was a daughter of Marty Wilde

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde

She's into gardening now last time I heard.....

Lovely looking lady!

Skid X

Ah Kim, Legend!

Then came her trip home from a Christmas party last year when she burst into song on a packed commuter train.

Slurring the words and wobbling the melody, shiny-faced Kim swayed around the carriage in a pair of sparkly reindeer antlers singing Kids In America and Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree accompanied by her brother Ricky on guitar.

A fellow passenger captured the moment and it became a YouTube sensation, scoring more than two million hits.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/kim-wilde-tells-how-tipsy-2941830

grey_so_what

I loved this song, I had just moved to Liverpool and remember it playing in clubs there!

grey_so_what

I must have missed an awful lot of songs in 81, don't remember that either.....

Peter P lost his lovely curls!...


I remember this one though!

Hot Love!!! LOL!

grey_so_what

The lads in kilts have me a bit bemused I have to say.......

don't remember them either.

I must have had a great time in Liverpool!!!

grey_so_what

The lads in kilts have me a bit bemused I have to say.......

don't remember them either.

I must have had a great time in Liverpool!!!

Welsh Megaman

Just watched Part 3 of 'Music Moguls' - good stuff

Who WOULDN'T want to go on a bender in the Swiss Alps with Uriah Heep?

That's on my bucket list

Welsh Megaman

'On The Road With LISA' on Irish TV right now!

Irish Country star Lisa McHugh goes around the country meeting Ireland's top country stars.

Well, it IS music

Skid X

Hey hey, it's that eagerly awaited Guns n Roses Documentary this week on BBC Four. More on that here http://newsonnews.com/story/200116-2124. Elsewhere there are lots of Clip Shows as always and something to remember Glenn Frey. Still waiting on some Bowie stuff from Four ...



Thursday

7.30pm & 11.30pm Top of The Pops 1981 #5
Mike Read presents the chart show from March 5, 1981, featuring Duran Duran, Shakin' Stevens, Phil Collins, the Who, Adam and the Ants, Toyah, Motorhead and Girlschool, Joe Dolce, Talking Heads and the Teardrop Explodes


Friday

7.30pm & 12.30am Top of The Pops 1981 #6
Mike Read presents the chart show from March 5, 1981, featuring Duran Duran, Shakin' Stevens, Phil Collins, the Who, Adam and the Ants, Toyah, Motorhead and Girlschool, Joe Dolce, Talking Heads and the Teardrop Explodes


9pm & 1.10am Totally British: 70s Rock n Roll
Part one of two. A collection of archive performances by artists including the late David Bowie, Free, Status Quo, Mott the Hoople, the Faces, Humble Pie, Babe Ruth and Thin Lizzy from TV shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test, Full House and Top of the Pops


10pm & 2.10am The Most Dangerous Band in the World: The Story of Guns N' Roses New! Programme of The Week!
Documentary featuring rare footage of the Los Angeles rockers in their earliest days as a fledgling band, filmed and meticulously archived over the years by their close friend producer-director Jon Brewer. They became known as `the most dangerous band in the world' and retained the title for reasons his film demonstrates via interviews with band members and those who were there on tour - and off. Brewer's film also addresses how they managed to climb the charts from the gutters of Hollywood's Sunset Strip


11.30pm Rock n Roll America
Ep 2 of 3: Whole Lotta Shakin' The mid-1950s saw Elvis Presley made his TV debut with Heartbreak Hotel, following it with a gyrating version of Hound Dog that outraged the conservative media. A `cleaned-up' artist was required, and Christian family man Pat Boone sated that need. While Jerry Lee Lewis caused upset with Whole Lotta Shakin and the Everlys shocked with Wake Up Little Susie, bespectacled geek Buddy Holly calmed things down with his school friends the Crickets. Contributors include Jerry Lee Lewis, Don Everly and Tom Jones


Saturday

11.15pm Other Voices (RTE2)
The music show celebrating upcoming talents continues, as Buckinghamshire-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Jack Garratt, Dubliner four-piece Otherkin and American indie rockers Low. Plus, `atmosfolk' duo Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty, otherwise known as Saint Sister, perform in the IMRO Other Room


11.45pm Je t'aime: The Story of French Song with Petula Clark
The celebrated singer recounts the story of the lyric-driven French chanson, looking at examples of the form and the artists who have exemplified it. Performers considered include Charles Aznavour, Juliette Greco, Anna Karina and Jane Birkin, together with contemporary artists such as Stromae, Zaz, Tetes Raides and Etienne Daho


12.45am Shirley Bassey at the BBC
A compilation of archive performances by the singer first shown to mark her 76th birthday - some 60 years after her vocal talent first achieved public recognition. Featuring footage from Show of the Week, The Shirley Bassey Show, the 2007 Glastonbury Festival and the star's Electric Proms show in 2009. Songs include Goldfinger, Big Spender and Diamonds are Forever


1.45am Top of The Pops 1981 #6
As Thursday

2.25am Top of The Pops 1981 #5
As yesterday (They are being shown in the wrong order according to my listings. Crazy BBC Schedulers)



Sunday

10.30pm History of The Eagles
** That seems to be a two hour version of the four hour Eagles Doc: Sky Arts has Part 1 of the full thing on Saturday at 6.40pm, with the other part on next Saturday at 7.45pm


That's more or less it. Nothing much filmwise so lets have a look at our Terry Wogan RIP in fine form on TOTP back in the day. I suspect Morrissey was watching and taking notes ...

Welsh Megaman

Most dangerous band in the world? Pah!

The most dangerous band in the world are on the LLS. I am of course, referring to Bagatelle!

*swigs Jack from bottle*

*adjusts cowboy bandana*

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Most dangerous band in the world? Pah!

The most dangerous band in the world are on the LLS. I am of course, referring to Bagatelle!

*swigs Jack from bottle*

*adjusts cowboy bandana*

I think Bagatelle might be playing Second Fiddle to GNR tomorrow

** My ancient Bagatelle/Second Violin gag there. It'll probably get another airing on the LLS thread tomorrow :pac:

Technocentral

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Most dangerous band in the world? Pah!

The most dangerous band in the world are on the LLS. I am of course, referring to Bagatelle!

*swigs Jack from bottle*

*adjusts cowboy bandana*

NWA and Public Enemy kicked their boney fukin asses!

Ol' Donie

YEEEEAAAAH!!

YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE???

For one night only...you can keep yer bleedin Late Late!!

*Grabs Les Paul.*

*Grabs heroine*

*alright, doesn't actually grab heroin*

Welsh Megaman

Ol' Donie wrote: »

YEEEEAAAAH!!

YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE???

For one night only...you can keep yer bleedin Late Late!!

*Grabs Les Paul.*

*Grabs heroine*

*alright, doesn't actually grab heroin*

Will the documentary start at 10pm, or whenever Axl decides it should start? :pac:

Skid X

TOTP was epic last night. Adam and The Ants, Motorhead, Shaky, Talking Heads, The Teardrop Explodes, Duran Duran, Kool and The Gang, Toyah, Phil Collins, The Who (and Joe Dolce and The Hucklebuck)

Well worth watching or taping the repeat (the late night full version).

grey_so_what

Ol' Donie wrote: »

YEEEEAAAAH!!

YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE???

For one night only...you can keep yer bleedin Late Late!!

*Grabs Les Paul.*

*Grabs heroine*

*alright, doesn't actually grab heroin*

DONIE!!!! :eek:

None of that talk now!!!

:P