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

Hotblack Desiato

Vince Clarke - musical genius

Feargal Sharkey - moany hole and the rest of the Undertones were way better off without him!

Gizmo55

I'd say they might re-schedule some programming over the weekend after the sad passing of Chris Cornell. One of my favourite singers in rock. RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA9vLHZFrcs

Hotblack Desiato

You know you're getting old when it's not just the early drug casualties of grunge who are dead.

Welsh Megaman

Incoming...the BBC are celebrating the anniversary release of a classic album by a fab Liverpool quartet with funny haircuts and pop beat melodies.

About time 'Mother Nature Calls' by Cast was given an appraisal.

Oh wait...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band

Welsh Megaman

Is this the performance where Rick Parfitt has one too many Magueritas?

Skid X

I won't be around for TOTP, but just to report that Glen Matlock was on The One Show just now and said

"the original idea (for Anarchy in the Uk) which doesn't sound anything like it, but inspired me, believe it or not, was The Sunday Night at The London Palladium overture"

He was promoting a new Album by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Punk Covers.




https://inews.co.uk/essentials/punk-turned-opera-sex-pistol-unveils-anarchy-arias-eno-singers/



This is a Crazy World

Skid X

Bloke from Slade filling in as the real Quo guitarist hated the song!

Edit: or is it?

cml387

Skid X wrote: »

Bloke from Slade filling in as the real Quo guitarist hated the song!

Yes. Considered to be the nadir of Quo's career.

Skid X

Jimmy Cliff would have been turning in his grave.

cml387

Slade, with their anthemic* song "My Oh My".














*Repetitive and boring.

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

Jimmy Cliff would have been turning in his grave.

Psalms 3:19

Thou shalt not seperate from thy brothers over money.

Ol' Donie

Needs more whacky, Noddy.

Welsh Megaman

Epic Epicness from Mr. Holder

Ol' Donie

Barry Manilow. Did I hear recently that he is a homosexual man?

Proving without a doubt that bad, bad music does not discriminate.

cml387

As you get older it seems that various thing you assumed for years turn out to be wrong and one is that Barely Manenough wrote his first hit "Mandy".

But he didn't.

silverharp

here u little girl come over here and hold my arm

cml387

Thank god. 2000 miles. One of my favourite Christmas songs. OK it's nearly June but what the hell.

Welsh Megaman

Cheer up Barry, you'll find a woman someday.

Welsh Megaman

And so begins Roland Rat's imperial phase.

Welsh Megaman

Two Billy Joel songs in the Top Ten :O

SEPT 23 1989

Now that's an early childhood memory

silverharp

we didnt get the tracey Ulmann song on the way down now,

Welsh Megaman

Can't beat The Big O - one of the greatest voices of the 20th. Century

Skid X

Hello, and Happy TOTP83 Christmas to you! We don't get the Christmas Day effort but we do get the second effort from December 28th which is nice.

Elsewhere there's the Mick Ronson Story on Sky Arts and Sharon Osborne regales us with stories of underhanded dealing in the Rock World. The Blues, Status Quo, The Bee Gees, Def Leppard and lots of others on offer this weekend ...



Thursday
7.30pm & 12.05am Top Of The Pops 1983 - December 22nd (BBC4)
John Peel and Kid Jensen present Slade, Culture Club, Paul McCartney, Dennis Waterman and George Cole, Billy Joel, Howard Jones, and the Flying Pickets from December 22. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857740&lid=7

10.15pm Freddie Mercury - The Tribute Concert (Sky Arts)
The 1992 concert at Wembley Stadium in honour of the Queen frontman, which featured performances by David Bowie, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Axl Rose, Roger Daltrey, Liza Minnelli, Robert Plant, Seal, Slash and George Michael. Featuring rehearsal footage and interviews with Queen members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon

11.35pm Other Voices (RTE2)
With Edinburgh-based pop and hip-hop act Young Fathers, who won the 2014 Mercury Prize for their debut album Dead. The programme also features Brooklyn indie duo Buke and Gase, New York collective August Wells and Dublin folk band Ye Vagabonds

12.40am Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made The Movies (Part 2) (BBC4)
Pop Goes the Soundtrack Neil Brand explores what makes a great film soundtrack, and reveals that in the second half of the 20th century composers embraced jazz, pop and rock to bring new energy to movie scores. Using the 1960s as an example, he shows how the James Bond features, Italy's spaghetti westerns and Disney's musicals utilised the talents of composers such as John Barry and Ennio Morricone, before the role of a composer changed when directors like Martin Scorsese began to employ carefully chosen pop songs. With contributions from Richard Sherman, Lalo Schifrin and David Arnold

1.40am Arena: American Epic (Part1) - The Big Bang (BBC4)
Repeat of Last Sunday's Episode



Friday
7.30pm & Midnight Top of The Pops 1983 - December 28th - Christmas Special! (BBC4)
Peter Powell, Tommy Vance, Richard Skinner, Gary Davies and Adrian John introduce a bumper edition featuring performances by JoBoxers, Mike Oldfield, the Thompson Twins, Tracey Ullman, the Cure, Phil Collins, the Belle Stars, Paul Young, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Spandau Ballet, Howard Jones, Rod Stewart, the Style Council and Culture Club. First aired December 29, 1983. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/index.php?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=25789&id=5857741

8pm Classic Albums: Def Leppard Hysteria (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the making of Def Leppard's 1987 album Hysteria, which produced seven hit singles but took the heavy metal legends to the limits of their physical and emotional endurance. Including interviews with lead singer Joe Elliott and other members of the band, as well as archive performances

8.20pm Sounds of The Eighties (BBC4)
Showcasing a selection of pop music performances from the BBC archives spanning the decade, including Adam and the Ants, Duran Duran, Culture Club, ABC, Wham!, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Depeche Mode, The Who,Bananarama and Kylie Minogue. Followed by a video from The Who, as they need a filler.

9pm & 12.55am How To Make a Number One Record (BBC4)
Documentary studying what it takes to propel a single to number one. Featuring a look at those who have succeeded in topping the charts, and the effect it had on their lives, alongside an examination of the roles played by art, science, chance and manipulation in reaching the pinnacle of pop

9pm Brian Johnson's A life On The Road: Joe Elliott (Sky Arts)
Brian Johnson heads to Dublin to meet Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott, who reflects on the Pyromania and Hysteria tours and the tragedies that befell them along the way

10pm Def Leppard:Viva! Hysteria (Sky Arts)
The Sheffield rock band perform at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, playing their bestselling album Hysteria in full, including the singles Pour Some Sugar on Me, Animal, Love Bites and Armageddon It

10pm & 1.55am Sharon Osbourne Presents Rock N Roll's Dodgiest Deals (BBC4) New!
The music manager, modern impressario and promoter reflects on rock 'n' roll deals through the decades, from Little Richard's half a cent a record for Tutti Frutti to Robbie Williams' £80million advance. Sharon recounts the story of notorious bad deals for the Beatles, Animals and Small Faces and uncovers the secrets to great artist deals, including Led Zeppelin's live deal, the Police's DIY deal and Moby's millions earned from licensing tunes for advertisements. She also gets the inside story from those still chasing royalties and those who took on the music business and won

11pm & 2.55am Top of The Pops - Ultimate Number Ones at the BBC (BBC4)
A selection of chart-topping hits from the BBC archives, originally shown in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of the UK singles chart. Featuring tracks from the Bee Gees, T-Rex, Donna Summer, John Lennon, Culture Club, Spice Girls, James Blunt, Rihanna and Adele

11.15pm Later with Jools Holland (BBC2)
Extended edition of the music programme. US singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow returns with songs from her ninth studio album, Be Myself. The pianist also welcomes New Zealanders Lorde and Aldous Harding, Mali's Oumou Sangare, east Londoners Pumarosa and Birmingham-born MC and rapper Stefflon Don. Plus, English emigree Jane Birkin discusses her first album in nine years, in which she performs the songs of Serge Gainsbourg with a 90-piece orchestra

11.45pm The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the making of the band's 1995 album Stripped, featuring interviews, performances and rehearsal footage from project, in which the Stones reinterpreted tracks from their back catalogue in pared-back versions, alongside covers of Willie Dixon's Little Baby and Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone

1.40am Pictures of Status Quo (Sky Arts)
Past and present members of Status Quo look back over the band's history, with Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt reflecting on their swift rise to the top, their early concerts and how songs including Matchstick Men, Down Down, Whatever You Want and Paper Plane came together. With contributions by John Coghlan, John Edwards, Andy Bown and Matthew Letley

2.35am Status Quo Live in Montreux (Sky Arts)
A July 2009 concert in Switzerland by the rock band, which included performances of Caroline, The Wanderer, In the Army Now, Rockin' All Over the World and Down Down



Saturday
2pm (and continuing coverage most of the Weekend ) Radio 1's Big Weekend - Hull 2017 (BBC Red Button)
Coverage from Radio 1's Annual Weekend Blitz including Kasabian and Biffy Clyro (Saturday) and Bastille and Kings of Leon (Sunday)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/eppp6q/performances/2017/05/27#sgv2rz

9pm Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (Sky Arts) New!
From his humble beginnings working for Hull City Council to a career in the spotlight, playing alongside David Bowie and taking his place in the Rock Hall of Fame.
Beside Bowie will provide insight into the life and career-long associations of Mick Ronson, who played most famously with with David Bowie (with whom Ronson played guitar on The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, The Rise Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, and Aladdin Sane), as well as other greats including Bob Dylan, Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople), Lulu and Lou Reed, amongst a wealth of others.
Working closely with members of Ronson’s family, Jon Brewer continues his tradition of intimate access and authenticity in chronicling the life and works of this man, a cornerstone of Rock.
https://www.cardinalreleasing.com/beside-bowie-the-mick-ronson-story/

10.30pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - December 22nd (BBC4)
Same as Thursday

11.05pm Top of The Pops 1983 - December 28th - Christmas Special! (BBC4)
Same as Friday

11pm Bowie, Prince and Music Legends We Lost in 2016 (Sky Arts)
A tribute to the great performing artists who passed away in 2016, featuring archive interviews and performances from stars including David Bowie, Prince and Keith Emerson, as well as the reflections of fellow musicians and journalists

12.30am Video Killed The Radio Star - David Bowie (Sky Arts)
An insight into the making of legendary music videos, beginning with directors David Mallett and Tim Pope discussing the challenges, expense and visions behind David Bowie's creations

Midnight The Joy of The Bee Gees (BBC4)
A profile of the pop group, following their journey from child stars on the Australian variety circuit to UK pop chart competitors of the Beatles in the late 1960s. The documentary analyses the highlights of the three Gibb brothers' careers, including the success of the Saturday Night Fever album, the creation of their `medallion man' trademark look, their triumphant 1987 comeback, and their work with famed fellow performers such as Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross. Featuring interviews with Barry Gibb, John Lydon, Guy Chambers, Mykaell Riley, Alexis Petridis and Ana Matronic

1am Bee Gees at The BBC and Beyond (BBC4)
A compilation of classic performances by the legendary pop trio from the BBC archive. Including renditions of the brothers' most popular hits, 1960s appearances on European television performing I Started a Joke, footage from a Top of the Pops staging of World, and some later concerts from the 1990s

1am Brian Johnson's A Life On The Road - Joe Elliott (Sky Arts)
Same as Saturday

2am Don Letts: Dread Meets Punk Rockers (Sky Arts)
Documentary by Don Letts exploring the links he forged between the roots reggae sounds of his Jamaican heritage and the quickly growing punk scene in London in the 1970s

2am Boogie Fever: A TOTP2 Disco Special (BBC4)
Steve Wright presents performances of disco classics from the BBC archives, featuring George McCrae, Chic, Gloria Gaynor, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Edwin Starr, the Weather Girls, Liquid Gold, Heatwave, the Bee Gees, Earth Wind & Fire, Tina Charles, the JALN Band, Hi-Tension, Sylvester, the Village People, Boney M, Linx, Yazz, Infernal, the Three Degrees, Blondie, the Gibson Brothers and Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots



Sunday
8pm Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert (Sky Arts)
Same as Thursday

8pm Radio 1's Big Weekend (BBC4)
Coverage of the annual music festival held at Burton Constable Hall in Hull. Acts due to take to the stage included Biffy Clyro, Christine And The Queens and Stormzy

9pm Radio 1's Big Weekend - Kings of Leon (BBC4)
Coverage of the band's headline set from the final day of Radio 1's Big Weekend from Burton Constable Hall in Hull, which coincides with the release of their seventh studio album

9.45pm Hungarian Rhapsody - Queen Live in Budapest (Sky Arts)
A 1986 concert by the rock band recorded at Nepstadion in Budapest, Hungary, during the 1986 Magic Tour, which was the last to feature vocalist Freddie Mercury. The set includes hits Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, I Want to Break Free and We Will Rock You

10pm Arena: American Epic (Part 2): Blood and Soil (BBC Four)
The second of three programmes exploring American roots music focuses on gospel, including the story of a South Carolina religious leader who inspired Dizzy Gillespie with his use of music in worship. The programme also examines the music originating in the Mississippi Delta and the coal mining communities of Logan County, West Virginia

11pm Blues at the BBC (BBC Four)
Archive footage of blues performances from the past 50 years. Featuring famous songs by Son House, the Kinks, BB King, John Lee Hooker and Eric Clapton, plus lesser-known tracks by Freddie King, Delaney & Bonnie and Long John Baldry that were originally recorded for shows including The Beat Room, The Old Grey Whistle Test and The Late Show

11.45pm Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (Sky Arts)
Same as Saturday

Midnight The Man Who Brought The Blues To Britain - Big Bill Broonzy (BBC4)
Documentary exploring the life of the influential musician, uncovering the mystery of who he really was and charting his journey from the Deep South, to the clubs of Chicago, to becoming an internationally recognised star. Featuring contributions from Pete Seeger, Ray Davies, Keith Richards, Martin Carthy, John Renbourn, members of the Broozny family and Bill's own words read by Clarke Peters


Just listened to Ryan Tubridy on Radio 1 doing an Abbey Road Special Episode, which is worth listening back to (no, honestly). Among others he's talking to Howard Goodall who is doing a BBC Sergeant Pepper Documentary coming up next weekend.

Sad to hear Roger Moore passed away this week, he was always a charming guest on Television Shows, and frankly we could all do with more things like Roger Moore singing Doctor Doolittle Songs on The Muppet Show

A range of programmes coming up on BBC TV and radio to coincide with the 50th anniversary of The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band

Larry Bee

Skid X wrote: »

10pm Arena: American Epic (Part 2): Blood and Soil (BBC Four)
The second of three programmes exploring American roots music focuses on gospel, including the story of a South Carolina religious leader who inspired Dizzy Gillespie with his use of music in worship. The programme also examines the music originating in the Mississippi Delta and the coal mining communities of Logan County, West Virginia

I really enjoyed the first part of this.

BandMember

As always, thanks so much for your weekly listings - it's got to the stage where I am keeping an eye out for it so that I know what my weekend's tv schedule will be!

Looks like there's a cracking line up, probably the best one in ages. Better get the beers in as there's a lot to get through... :cool:

I meant to post this earlier, but for any Mick Ronson fans, this BBC 6 Music show from last Sunday morning might be worth a listen to as there was a lot of discussion about the Sky Arts doc on it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08rc2j8

R.I.P. Roger. The best Bond ever. Also seemed like a decent and funny guy who didn't take himself too seriously.

silverharp

for TOTP "Dennis Waterman and George Cole" , I had to eh erm go into the future. I must have blanked that one out didn't have any member berries

Skid X

It's Chriiiiiiistmaaas !

silverharp

Ive been waiting for this :rolleyes: