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Welsh Megaman

‘Doctor Doctor’ - top tune.

Skid X

According to his wikipedia page, Jim Diamond was a friend of Dermot Morgan's, and he was present at the Dinner Party where Dermot collapsed and died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Diamond_(singer)

Skid X

Ban this filth !!

Welsh Megaman

Cheeky late appearance by The Spandau Ballet.

Did Duran Duran lock them in their dressing room?

Gizmo55

‘And the drummer played at a solid pace’. Kurtis Blow showing a deep understanding of rhythm.

Welsh Megaman

Skid X

This is a shocking hour for this to be on, thanks WM for the alarm call !

Welsh Megaman

‘Do Ya’ feel it, Skid? You better ‘Hold On Tight’ for some ‘Strange Magic’ - just ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ whilst I’m trying to enjoy the show.

*gets coat*

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

‘Do Ya’ feel it, Skid? You better ‘Hold On Tight’ for some ‘Strange Magic’ - just ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ whilst I’m trying to enjoy the show.

*gets coat*

Punbelievably good there, WM.

This looks like a Splendid gig.

Welsh Megaman

Is there a more down-to-earth rock star than Jeff Lynne?

Skid X

I am already looking forward to the inevitable BBC4 repeats of this concert preceded by the Jeff Lynne documentary from a few years ago.

Welsh Megaman

That reminds me, I must get round to purchasing ‘Travelling Wilburys Volume 2’.

Skid X

Hard to believe Jeff gave up live concerts for decades.

Even his new stuff sounds good.

Ol' Donie

Rich Hall does make me laugh.

Jesus, I want to go to Texas.

Welsh Megaman

Telephone Line - oh yeah

Skid X

I'm genuinely happy at seeing how happy the people in the audience are.

My kind of people.

Bellerstring

Skid X wrote: »

I'm genuinely happy at seeing how happy the people in the audience are.

My kind of people.

Only thing I don't like about this presentation are the alarmingly frequent cut away shots to the audience.
Who the phuq wants to see old fat middle class white people dancing...??
More of the band please.

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Rich Hall does make me laugh.

Jesus, I want to go to Texas.

Donie, you just reminded me of a great band from back in the day

(power of dreams) "a genius band who should have been massive" – Alan McGee

http://www.powerofdreams.ie/

I concur with the learned Mr McGee.

BandMember

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Is there a more down-to-earth rock star than Jeff Lynne?

I'm pretty sure you are, but just checking anyway: you are joking, right???

Brian Scan

Skid X wrote: »

Dave Grohl took time out of his busy television schedule recently to do a Foo Fighters gig ... with his Bad Ass Mo Fo buddy Rick Astley!

Do you remember Rick Astley?
He had a big fat hit that was ghastly.
He said I'm never gonna give you up or let you down.
Well I'm here to tell ya that Dicks a clown
Though he was just a boy when he made that vow.
Id bet it all that he knows by now.

(Nick Lowe)

Skid X

Hello, here's an extended bumper listings guide from Tuesday 19th to Wednesday 27th inclusive, there might be some omissions but hopefully I've got most of the biggies.

Highlights include

- Five different Classic Johnny Cash Christmas Shows on Sky Arts

- All new TOTP4 on BBC Four (TOTP2 given a shiny new name)

- The 1973 TOTP Christmas Special with Kenny Everett presenting

- Two Fairytale of New York Docs, an old one on BBC4 and a new one on RTE1

- and an Alan Partridge Doc on BBC2 on the 27th one chance to see the Brian Wilson Biopic film Love and Mercy on RTE2



Here goes ...






Tuesday
12pm Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976 (Sky Arts)
In the first of his series of Christmas specials recorded for American network CBS, the singer-songwriter is joined at his Tennessee home by family and friends such as Roy Clark and Tony Orlando to celebrate the festive season in style. Features performances of Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, Christmas As I Knew It and In the Pines

9pm U2 at the BBC (BBC1) New!
The band performs some of their biggest hits at Abbey Road Studios, alongside new tracks from their latest album, Songs of Experience. U2 also chat to Cat Deeley about their lives and give her a backstage tour as they prepare to perform at the Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil in November 2017

Midnight Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976 (Sky Arts)
As 12pm

1am Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music (1965) (Sky Arts)
A TV special from November 1965 timed to mark the singer's 50th birthday, including performances of I've Got You Under My Skin, Come Fly with Me and The Lady Is a Tramp

2.10am Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank (Sky Arts)
Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra's festive special from 1957, originally broadcast as an edition of The Frank Sinatra Show and its only instalment filmed in colour. Songs include Away in a Manger, The Christmas Song, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town and White Christmas



Wednesday
7pm Frank Sinatra: In Concert at The Royal Festival Hall (Sky Arts)
A 1970 concert featuring an introduction by Princess Grace of Monaco, with the singer performing songs including One for My Baby, My Way and You Make Me Feel So Young

10pm The Story Of Fairytale Of New York (2005) (BBC4)
Richard E Grant narrates a look at the making of the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's classic bittersweet love song. The group return to the studio where the song was recorded, while director Peter Dougherty and actor Matt Dillon discuss the making of the video - which resulted in a brush with the law. With contributions from Jools Holland, Nick Cave and producer Steve Lillywhite

11pm TOTP2 Christmas 2012 (BBC4)
Mark Radcliffe digs deep into the archives to select 90 minutes of festive treats, including perennial Christmas favourites from Slade, Wizzard, Shakin' Stevens, Wham!, Paul McCartney, Jona Lewie and the Wombles. There are also songs by Ramones and supergroup the Greedies, which featured Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott and Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, as well as a track by French chanteuse Francoise Hardy, and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's performance of Silent Night from 1964. There is a spot of yuletide fun with hits by the Snowmen and the Barron Knights, and Mikey Dread wishes everyone a Reggae Reggae Christmas

11.30pm Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas Baby (Sky Arts)
The rock singer performs songs from his debut Christmas album in a holiday special recorded in 2012 at the Villa de Leon in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.

12.45am Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977 (Sky Arts)
The country music star presents songs and sketches from Los Angeles in the company of his wife, June Carter Cash, and their daughters. They are joined by singers Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, as well as comedian Steve Martin, with songs including Ballad of a Teenage Queen, Christmas Time's A-Comin' and Sunday Morning Coming Down

1.45am Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music (1966) (Sky Arts)
A TV special from December 1966 in which the singer performs tracks including Fly Me to the Moon, Luck Be a Lady and That's Life, with a guest appearance by daughter Nancy



Thursday
12pm Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978 (Sky Arts)
The country music star presents songs and sketches from Los Angeles in the company of his wife, June Carter Cash, and their daughters. They are joined by singers Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, as well as comedian Steve Martin, with songs including Ballad of a Teenage Queen, Christmas Time's A-Comin' and Sunday Morning Coming Down

2.55pm Elbow with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (BBC Red Button)
Repeated on Loop at various times over the rest of the week

7pm Michael Buble's Christmas in Hollywood (Sky Arts)


8pm BBC Proms: John Williams
From London's Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces a celebration of the 85th birthday of film composer John Williams. The BBC Concert Orchestra, under conductor Keith Lockhart, performs some of the best-loved music in cinema history, including movie magic from Star Wars, Harry Potter, ET and Indiana Jones as well as lesser-known gems from Williams' back catalogue

8pm Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas (Sky One)
The American singer-songwriter hosts a festive special, featuring performances of Silent Night, Jingle Bells and Santa Baby, with Blake Shelton among the guests

9pm Fairytale of New York: The Story Of A Christmas Classic (RTE1) New!
A look at the making of the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's classic bittersweet Christmas love song. The documentary looks back at the making of the song in the company of singer Shane MacGowan, and other Pogues sharing their memories include Spider Stacy, Cait O'Riordan and Jem Finer. With contributions from Imelda May, Bob Geldof, Paul Simon and Christy Moore ** Not the same as the similar older BBC4 show (I think) **

10pm Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song (TV3)
A countdown of the singer's 20 most popular songs, chosen by ITV viewers to celebrate his 70th birthday. Elton discusses the stories behind the tracks in a candid conversation with David Walliams. With contributions from Ed Sheeran, Annie Lennox, Stephen Fry and Elton's longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin

10.35pm Happy Holidays With Bing And Frank (Sky Arts)
Same as Tuesday

11.05pm Danny Baker's Christmas Hits (Sky Arts)
The broadcaster and comedy writer presents a selection of 12 of his favourite festive songs as he attempts to define what makes the ideal Christmas song

12.30am Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978 (Sky Arts)
Same as 12pm

1.30am Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (1967) (Sky Arts)
A TV special in which the singer is joined by jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald and bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim

1.40am The Story of Fairytale of New York (2005) (BBC4)
Same as Wednesday



Friday
12pm Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 (Sky Arts)
The singer brings his seasonal celebration back to Nashville, and visits his childhood home in Arkansas with father Ray and older brother Roy. The show features performances by singers Anne Murray and Tom T Hall, as well as comic interludes from Andy Kaufman. Among the songs performed are Five Feet High and Rising, If I Were a Carpenter and (Ghost) Riders in the Sky

7pm Happy Holidays With Bing and Frank (Sky Arts)
Same as Tuesday

7.30pm TOTP2 / TOTP4 (BBC4) New!
(It has a different name depending on which listing you believe) Mark Radcliffe narrates a celebratory compilation of festive hits, featuring the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, Wizzard, Slade, Mariah Carey and the Flying Pickets. Plus, other classics by the Darkness, Skepta, the Spice Girls, Coldplay and Wham!

9pm & 2.35am Music Legends We Lost 2017 (Sky Arts) New!
From George Michael and Chuck Berry to Glen Campbell and Tom Petty, this film pays tribute to the music greats who have died since December 2016

9pm Saturday Night Fever - The Ultimate Disco Movie (BBC2) New!
Documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the blockbuster dance movie. Bruno Tonioli, a young dancer in New York in 1977, revisit the streets where the film was shot and looks back at the success of a production that gave everyone `disco fever'. Tonioli and contributors including its star John Travolta, recount how a small-budget film and a quickly assembled soundtrack became a mega-hit that changed popular culture for ever.

10pm Tom Jones' 1950s: The Decade That Made Me (BBC4)
A profile of Tom Jones' early life following the austerity of the Second World War that saw a boom in popular culture, which swept aside the old order and ushered in a new era of entertainment. The veteran singer provides a first-hand guide to his formative years in a small mining community in south Wales, revealing how he - much like many people of his generation - turned to TV, movies, radio and music to find a voice for himself.

10.10pm The Joy Of The Bee Gees (BBC2)
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.Featuring interviews with Barry Gibb, John Lydon, Guy Chambers, Mykaell Riley, Alexis Petridis and Ana Matronic. First shown on BBC Four

10.30pm Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (Sky Arts)
Documentary following the country star and his wife Kim on tour across America, featuring contributions by Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Bill Clinton

11.10pm Boogie Fever: A TOTP2 Disco Special (BBC2)
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

11.35pm Ceol Johnny Cash (TG4)

12.30am Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 (Sky Arts)
As 12pm

1am Rock n Roll America (BBC4)
Part 2

1.30am Sinatra: The Man and His Music (1981) (Sky Arts)
A TV special from 1981 in which Sinatra is joined by Count Basie and his orchestra, with songs including I Get a Kick Out of You, Nice 'n' Easy and Thanks for the Memory

1.40am Other Voices (RTE2)
Gregory Porter, Sample Answer, Pixie Geldof, Le Galaxie and Cry Monster Cry perform on the music show, presented by Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and May Kay



Saturday
10.20am CMA Country Awards 2017 (Sky Arts)

12.05pm Danny Baker's Christmas Hits (Sky Arts)

1.35pm Bee Gees: One Night Only (Sky Arts)
Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb perform their greatest hits, such as Jive Talkin', How Deep Is Your Love and Stayin' Alive, in a concert at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, in 1997. They are joined by Celine Dion on the track Immortality, and also sing some of the music they wrote but which was made popular by other artists, including Islands in the Stream, Guilty and Heartbreaker

3.45pm Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas Baby (Sky Arts)

4pm Smashie's Xmastastic Playlist (GOLD) New!
Part 1/2 The veteran DJ (Paul Whitehouse) takes a break from his charity work to present a countdown of his favourite Christmas tunes. Continues tomorrow

5pm Michael Buble's Christmas in New York (Sky Arts)

6pm Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas (Sky Arts)

7pm A Kylie Christmas (Sky Arts)
Australian singer Kylie Minogue performs a host of Christmas classics together with new tracks and classic hits at London's Royal Albert Hall

9.05pm Film: Love and Mercy (2014) (Brian Wilson Bio-pic) (RTE2) New!
Premiere. Biopic of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, following the singer-songwriter at two periods in his life. In the 1960s, he is at his creative peak, but haunted by inner demons that take their toll on his mental health. By the 1980s, he is a broken man dominated by a shady doctor, until a new relationship offers him a chance at recovery. Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti and Elizabeth Banks

9pm BST Festival Highlights 2017 (Sky Arts)
Performances from the festival, which included appearances by the Killers, Kings of Leon, Phil Collins, Green Day, Justin Bieber and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

10pm Top Of The Pops: Christmas Hits (Sky Arts)
A collection of chart-toppers from festive episodes of the music show, including the first-ever repeat showing of a recently rediscovered 1967 performance by the Rolling Stones. The programme also features perennial Christmas classics from the likes of Slade, Mud and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, as well as Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Madness, East 17, Coldplay, the Human League and the Pet Shop Boys

11pm Black Music Legends of The 1980s (BBC4)
Prince: A Purple Reign Profile of the enigmatic American musician, who rose to fame in the 1980s with hits including 1999, Kiss and Raspberry Beret. Featuring contributions by guitarist Dez Dickerson, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D, soul singer Beverley Knight and Paisley Park label president Alan Leeds

11pm Music Legends We Lost (2017) (Sky Arts)

11.10pm Other Voices (BBC2 NI)
Rigsy, Huw Stephens and MayKay present a showcase from Belfast's Duncairn Centre, with music by Beoga, Jealous of the Birds, Ryan Vail, Picture This, Rosie Carney and Touts.

Midnight TOTP2 / TOTP4 (BBC4)
As Friday

12.30am Bowie, Prince and Music Legends We Lost in 2016 (Sky Arts)

2am Prince: Sign O' The Times (Sky Arts)
Concert film by the musician featuring highlights from gigs in Rotterdam and Antwerp on his 1987 European tour, as well as footage shot at his Paisley Park studio in Minnesota. Including performances of Sign o' the Times, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man and If I Was Your Girlfriend, and the promo video for U Got the Look, featuring Sheena Easton

3.30am Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Live From Gatorville (Sky Arts)
The singer-songwriter and his band perform in Gainesville, Florida, in 2006, with songs including I Won't Back Down and Free Fallin'



Christmas Eve (Sunday)
2pm Michael Buble's Christmas in New York (Sky Arts)

3pm Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank (Sky Arts)

4pm Smashie's Xmastastic Playlist (GOLD) New!
Part 2/2 The veteran DJ (Paul Whitehouse) takes a break from his charity work to present a countdown of his favourite Christmas tunes

6.55pm Pat Shortt's Music From D'Telly Christmas Special (RTE1) New!
Featuring Damien Dempsey are Maire Brennan performing Fairytale of New York, and a duet from Mary Black and Sinead O'Connor

7pm & 1.40am Top Of The Pops Christmas 1973 (BBC4)
Kenny Everett and Tony Blackburn present the 1973 Christmas Special

7pm It's Christmas Live From The Royal Albert Hall (Sky Arts)
Jason Manford presents a Christmas Concert with Shakin' Stevens, Mark Almond, Chrissie Hynde and Alexander Armstrong off Pointless.

8pm Garth Brooks: The King of Country (Be3)

11.50pm Danny Baker's Christmas Hits (Sky Arts)

11.55pm TOTP2 Christmas Special (BBC2)
Christmas 2014

1.15am Snatra and Friends (Sky Arts)

1.25am Film: Whitney: Can I Be Me? (2017) (BBC2)
From acclaimed director Nick Broomfield comes a film about one of the greatest singers of all time. Whitney Houston was the epitome of superstar, an 'American princess' and the most awarded female artist ever



Christmas Day (Monday)
12.20pm Top Of The Pops Christmas 2017 (BBC1) New!
Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo present Top of the Pops Christmas 2017 with Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit, Dua Lipa, The Script and lots of others you've probably never heard of.

9pm Tom Jones and Beverley Knight's Gospel Christmas (BBC2) New!
Tom Jones and Beverley Knight present a concert from Cardiff of Gospel, Carols and songs of spiritual intent by greats like Prince and Bob Dylan

10pm The Seven Ages of Elvis (Sky Arts)

10.15pm Christmas with Val Doonican (BBC4)
Classic Val Doonican Show featuring Dennis Taylor, Jan Leeming and others

11pm Swingin' Christmas (BBC4)
Michael Parkinson presents a programme of festive music by John Wilson and his Orchestra, featuring Curtis Stigers, Seth MacFarlane and Anna-Jane Casey

11.45pm Elvis: The Final Hours (Sky Arts)

12.10am The Christmas Number One Story (BBC4)

Midnight George Michael: Freedom (Channel 4)
Repeat of the recent Doc

1.40am George Michael: Live in London (Channel 4)



St Stephen's Day (Tuesday)

11.55am Film: A Hard Day's Night (1964) (BBC2)

1.45pm Bee Gees: In Our Own Time (Sky Arts)

9.20pm The Nathan Carter Show Christmas Special (RTE1) New!
Featuring Mel C, Curtis Stigers and Una Healy

11pm Queen: Live At Wembley 1986 (Sky Arts)

11.10pm U2 at Abbey Road (RTE1)
This is a rebranded repeat of U2 At The BBC, which was on BBC1 last Tuesday

Midnight Saturday Night Fever - The Ultimate Disco Movie (BBC2)

12.15am Queen - The Magic Years (Sky Arts)

1.10am Tom Jones & Beverley Knight's Gospel Christmas (BBC2)

1.35am Other Voices: Gavin James Special (RTE2)

3.35am David Bowie - Five Years In The Making Of An Icon (RTE1)



Wednesday
1.15pm Sunshine on Leith (Channel 4)
Film based on the Proclaimers Musical

2pm Elvis Presley: A Legend in Concert (Sky Arts)

10pm Oasis: Supersonic (2016) (BBC2) New!
Featuring extensive unseen archive, SUPERSONIC charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just 3 short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed. (I thought this was excellent)

12.45am Britpop at the BBC (BBC2)
Featuring Menswe@r and others

1.45 Blur at Glastonbury (BBC2)
Featuring Blur. At Glastonbury.



... and if you have the Channel Yesterday they are showing back to back TOTP2 and other BBC4 compilations all day long from Saturday 23rd until Christmas Day.

Hope there's something up there to interest you, as always if you have spotted anything else do let us know.

Happy Christmas to one and all and thanks for posting and reading over the last year, Hope you all have a great one.

peteeeed

Great work as always

BandMember

@Skid: Thanking you for all the time, effort and hard work that you put into your listings post every week with just a click on thanks is never enough. So, thanks for everything during 2017 and I hope that you continue to look after us in 2018 and beyond. Happy Christmas to you and yours!

sligojoek

Hear Hear.

Welsh Megaman

Thank you Skid for your heroic thread skills!

Here’s hoping BBC Four start showing TOTP’s from 1985 next year.

wmpdd3

Brilliant, much better than the RTE Guide. Looking forward to both Pogues docs and the Oasis one.

Skid X

Thanks for all your kind words, folks.

The second part of the listings should arrive here around the 26th/27th covering the run in to New Years Eve

The word on the street is that the TOTP repeats will continue into 1985/2018 starting in early January on BBC4 so there's lots more coming down the tracks!

Welsh Megaman

Let’s head to BBC Four, and a trip to The Drunk Tank

Welsh Megaman

Boo-urns to The Pet Shop Boys!

Pet Shop who?

Exactly!

Boo-urns!

Skid X

Mike Smith on TOTP, there something you don't see anymore.