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Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Official Roy Wood Watch begins!


Where and when will the jolly bearded man appear?


Apparently, he has already earned £170,000 this year from radio airplay alone!! :eek:

Roy Wood: The December Nile Rogers.

Welsh Megaman

Sorry Janice, but I predict black clouds over Hull.

Welsh Megaman

‘Because Of You’ by Dexy’s - love this song

Welsh Megaman

Jackie Wilson even stole The Housemartins idea to have plasticine animated music videos!


Boo-urns!

dasdog

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Jackie Wilson even stole The Housemartins idea to have plasticine animated music videos!


Boo-urns!

And the Housemartins got the idea from Tony Hart's Morph character.

Skid X

Europe did well out of being the theme music to Sports Stadium on RTE for years

Welsh Megaman

Seriously, how could ‘The Final Countdown’ NOT be a hit?!

Would have been great if it stayed at the top for Christmas ‘86.

Jordan 199

I saw that the Europe drummer played TAMA drums.

Neil Peart of RUSH had beautiful ones:



His main snare was a Slingerland which he used up to 1995/1996 when he started to use DW drums.

Hotblack Desiato

Skid X wrote: »

Europe did well out of being the theme music to Sports Stadium on RTE for years

Nice bit of "The Sun Always Shines On TV" there too.

Close to unthinkable these days that an Ireland rugby match's only coverage would be 40 minutes of very delayed highlights!

I thought only jazzers used Sllngerlands.

sligojoek

I see Vintage TV is making a comeback after doing a new deal with Sky.

https://vintage.tv/shows/

Sardonicat

^^^^^^
Oh look! Nile Rogers.

/Wins Nile Rogers watch this week.

Welsh Megaman

Would it surprise boardsies to learn that Nile Rodgers will be appearing on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny?







Nope, me neither.

Sardonicat

I can think of worse ways of seeing in 2019 than boogying on down to "Le Freak".

Still an all, the only thing the bauld Nile won't be appearing on any time soon is an endangered species list.

Skid X

Miriam O'Callaghan interviews Van Morrison on RTE Radio 1 at 10am today on Miriam's Desert Island Discs with a different name show

Unusual to hear Van doing an extended interview

https://twitter.com/MiriamOCal/status/1076568051196268544

Joe_ Public

The Van Morrison interview is actually quite good. Nothing amazingly revealing in it but just to hear the great man being so unusually obliging and loquacious is an event in itself.

Sardonicat

I couldn't listen to that over hyped old slug if you paid me.

mfceiling

Sardonicat wrote: »

I couldn't listen to that over hyped old slug if you paid me.

Miriam?

Sardonicat

Who's Miriam?

Edit : D'oh!

dasdog

My ears and eyes usually glaze over when any RTE person* conducts an interview but she seemed genuinely interested...and nervous at the start. Saw Van at the Bluesfest with Robert Plant a few months ago. He's a professionals professional.

*Except Marty Whelan who is a legend

Joe_ Public

dasdog wrote: »

My ears and eyes usually glaze over when any RTE person* conducts an interview but she seemed genuinely interested...and nervous at the start. Saw Van at the Bluesfest with Robert Plant a few months ago. He's a professionals professional.

*Except Marty Whelan who is a legend

Expectations were low so I thought the interview was fine even if I thought she could have pushed the boat out a bit more given how cooperative Van was being. Obviously certain topics were agreed out of bounds I imagine. Only thing I couldn’t forgive was calling herself a lifelong fan and then declaring her favorite song to be....Have I told you lately? Ah jaysus...

Skid X

Hello! Here are some more listings, until New Years' Day

The shows in red are the pick programmes that you might want to consider taping



Thursday Dec 27
9.30am The Three Tenors Christmas Concert (Sky Arts)
1999

12.05pm Na Baileid (TG4)
Stories behind songs from Cork and Kerry

12.30pm Teilwng yw'r Oen (S4C)
A Rock Musical Concert of Handel's Messiah from Cardiff
It's a repeat, so you've probably seen it already

3pm Andre Rieu (Sky Arts)

4pm Edinburgh Tattoo: Pipes and Drums (Sky Arts)

5.50pm Elvis Presley - The Searcher (Sky Atlantic)
Part 1/2 Good Elvis Doc part 2 is on tomorrow

6.30pm Funny Girl: The Musical (Sky Arts)
Sheridan Smith Stage performance for 2017

7pm Top Of The Pops - Christmas 1986 (BBC4)
Peter Powell presents the edition first shown on Christmas Day, 1986. Featuring performances by Billy Ocean, the Communards, A-ha, Europe, Doctor and the Medics, Cliff Richard & the Young Ones, Spitting Image, Boris Gardiner, Diana Ross, Berlin, Simply Red, Nick Berry, Falco, George Michael and Pet Shop Boys

9pm Billy Elliott: The Musical (Sky Arts)

9pm The Jazz Singer (True Entertainment)

9.30pm Junior (Junior Crehan) (TG4)
Twenty years after the death of Junior Crehan, family members, musicians and dancers including Paddy Glackin, Donal Lunny, Tim Dennehy and Liam O'Brien gather to honour him

11.30pm Elvis: The Early Years (True Entertainment)
Parts 1 and 2 of the Jonathan Rhys Meyer Golden Globe Winning Mini Series

11.50pm Queen Live At Wembley 1986 (Sky Arts)

Midnight Top Of The Pops Christmas 1978 (BBC4)
Noel Edmonds presents a festive edition of the music show, featuring acts including Darts, Abba, Boney M, Kate Bush, Brotherhood of Man, Father Abraham, Bee Gees, Brian and Michael, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, Wings, Showaddywaddy, Rose Royce and Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta

Midnight Arcade Fire Live At Earl's Court 2014 (TG4)

12.55am Jimi: All Is By My Side (BBC2)
Jimi Hendrix Biopic.
In this clip we see Andre 2000 as Jimi Hendrix doing a cover of The Beatles in their Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Persona. In Dublin's Olympia Theatre which is pretending to be somewhere in England.

Friday Dec 28
7.55am Sinatra and Friends (Sky Arts)
1977 TV Special with Dean Martin, John Denver, Tony Bennett and others

2.35pm Film: Sunshine On Leith (Channel 4)
The Proclaimers Musical. Well, I liked it.

3pm The Culla Céilí Band (TG4)
Doc about the first 70 years of the band

3pm Andre Rieu (Sky Arts)

4pm Katherine Jenkins Live 2010 (Sky Arts)

6.05pm Elvis Presley - The Searcher (Sky Atlantic)
Part 2

7pm Take That: We've Come A Long Way (BBC1) New!
As Take That, one of Britain's most successful and best-loved bands, mark their 30th anniversary, they are celebrated in this special programme.

7pm Isle of Wight 20 Greatest Moments (Sky Arts)
Memorable performances from the festival's history to mark its 50th anniversary, featuring Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Pink, the Strokes, Rod Stewart and Sex Pistols

7.30pm Good Evening Europe Agus Anois An Eurovision (RTE1)
A look at the Eurovisions we have hosted so far

9pm & 2am The Sound Of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand (BBC4)
Part 3/3 Musicals from 1970 onwards, includes an interview with Mel Brooks

9pm Paul Weller: May Love Travel With You (Sky Arts) New!
New Paul Weller Concert from London with Orchestra, includes some The Jam songs
https://www.clashmusic.com/news/paul-weller-confirms-sky-arts-documentary

9.50pm An Cabaret Craiceailte (TG4) New!
The revolutionary Irish language event celebrates its 25th year with a show featuring performances from KILA, Breag, Basork, the Mooneys, the Campbells, Emma Ni Fhioruisc, Eve Murtagh and many more

10pm The Story Of The Jam: About The New Idea (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the band, who were at the forefront of the late-1970s punk-mod scene, tracing the group's history from formation in 1975 to its end in 1982. Featuring interviews with frontman Paul Weller, bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler, as well as archive performances. Really good.

10pm Sinatra - All Or Nothing At All (BBC4)
Part 2/4 Frank's Retirement Concert in 1971

11.15pm Nathan Carter 3 Arena Live Show (RTE1) New!

11.40pm Video Killed The Radio Star - Paul Weller (Sky Arts)

Midnight Roy Orbison and Friends - A Black And White Night (BBC4)
In a programme first broadcast in 1988 - the year of his death - the singer performs his greatest hits, including Oh, Pretty Woman, It's Over and Crying. His backing band is made up of stars including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, kd lang, Jennifer Warnes and Bonnie Raitt. The TCB Band which backs all featured artists was Elvis Presley's band until his death in 1977. Class.

Midnight Ariana Grande at the BBC (BBC1)

12.10am Video Killed The Radio Star - Joe Strummer (Sky Arts)

12.35am The Rise and Fall Of The Clash (Sky Arts)
Danny Garcia's documentary chronicling the punk band's rise from London's pubs to playing stadiums in America, and their subsequent downward spiral from this pinnacle https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/dvd/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-clash

1am Top Of The Pops Christmas 1986 (BBC4)
As yesterday

2.15am Shane MacGowan A Wreck Reborn (Sky Arts)
The One where Shane gets his teeth fixed

3.10am Music Legends We Lost in 2018 (Sky Arts)



Saturday Dec 29
3.05pm Na Baileid (TG4)
John Spillane with songs from Leinster

5.10pm Top Of The Pops (BBC1)
Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo with the second annual special show

5.55pm California Dreamin': The Songs Of The Mamas and The Papas (Sky Arts)
Documentary

6.15pm Reel Conversations: Kylie Minogue (BBC2)
Chatting to Dermot O'Leary

6.15pm Opry An Iuir (TG4)
Charley Pride

7.10pm Discovering Music - The Monkees (Sky Arts)
7.35pm Discovering Music - Beach Boys (Sky Arts)

8pm Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour (Sky Arts)
1976 Concert

9pm Donovan and The Beatles In India (Sky Arts) New!
In 1968 the Beatles visited India, where they discovered meditation and wrote over two dozen songs that were included in the White Album, Abbey Road and later solo albums. In this documentary, folk singer Donovan - who was the ringleader of the trip - retraces the journey he and the Fab Four took to shine a light on a world of peace, love and incredible creativity
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail-weekend-magazine/20181222/283107070126965

10pm Beatles Stories (Sky Arts)
Fans reveal how they found themselves playing Monopoly with George Harrison, eating beans on toast with Ringo Starr, drinking rum with John Lennon and performing with a Beatles tribute band in front of producer George Martin. Long-term friends of the band, their original sound engineer Norman Smith and fellow musicians also discuss their relationships and interactions with the pop icons

10.30pm Old Grey Whistle Test: 70s Gold (BBC4)
Compilation

11.40pm I'm Still Standing: A Grammy Salute to Elton John (RTE1)
Other artists do covers of Elton's songs and then he does a few numbers

11.50pm The Kinks: Echoes of a World (Sky Arts)
The story of 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, which failed to chart upon release but went on to become one of the most influential works in rock

Midnight Abba at the BBC (BBC4)

12.50am Hup Na Nollag (TG4)

1.15am Paul Weller: May Love Travel With You (Sky Arts)
As Yesterday

1.15am Lisa McHugh Live (VM1)



Sunday Dec 30
7.50am Andrea Bocelli Live (Sky Arts)

1.40pm Beatles Stories (Sky Arts)
As Saturday

2.15pm Pat Shortt's Music From D'Telly (RTE1)
Christmas Show

3.25pm Discovering Music - Meat Loaf (Sky Arts)

3.55pm Queen - The Phenomenon (Sky Arts)
Documentary

4.30pm Proms In The Park (BBC2 NI)
Highlights from Titanic Slipways in Belfast, with the line-up including Midge Ure, Kim Criswell, Xuefei Yang, Avi Avital and Itamar Doari, Karl McGuckin and the Ulster Youth Choir

4.30pm Elton John - The Nation's Favourite Song (VM3)

5.15pm - 9pm Elvis Presley - The Searcher (Parts 1 and 2) (Sky Arts)
Good Documentary, previously shown on Sky Atlantic. Part 1 cover Elvis's early years and Part 2 looks at the years up to his 'death'

7.30pm Phil Lynott: Scealta an Old Town (RTE1) New!
The story behind the making of the singer's promo video for his song Old Town, which was made exclusively for RTÉ
Only 30 minutes long

8pm Film: Rock Of Ages (ITV2)
Tom Cruise 80s Rock Musical Adaptation. You would want to be in the right humour for it

9pm Coldplay Live in Sao Paolo (Sky Arts)

9.30pm Tradfest TG4 (TG4)

10.30pm Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour (TG4) New!
Tony Palmer's documentary chronicles the exploits of the famed Irish blues-rock guitarist, as he embarks on a tour of his homeland, playing gigs in cities and towns including Belfast, Dublin and Cork. Among the songs featured in the film are Tattoo'd Lady, Walk on Hot Coals and Who's That Coming. If you only tape one show this Christmas, make it this one.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/rorygallagher/rory-gallaghers-irish-tour-in-1974-was-the-stuff-of-legend-289670.html

11.15pm Mumford and Sons Live in South Africa (Sky Arts)

11.40pm Other Voices - Villagers Special (RTE2)
Villagers perform live in Ballina

12.05am Jeff Beck: Still On The Run (BBC4)
The life history of the musical maverick offering an overview of Beck's output, including his days with the Yardbirds, which brought him to the US for the first time, and The Jeff Beck Group, whose first incarnation included Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart. Featuring interviews with Beck, Wood and Stewart as well as an array of his peers and collaborators, including Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Slash and Joe Perry. I enjoyed this.

1.10am The Barry White Story - Let The Music Play (Sky Arts)

2.10am Songs To Have Sex With (Sky Arts)
Edith Bowman goes on a musical journey into art, science, history and popular culture as she attempts to answer the question of the best songs to listen to during sex. Steady.

3.25am Johnny Cash: A Legend In Concert (Sky Arts)
Compilation of early TV performances



New Year's Eve
10.40am Phantom Of The Opera At The Royal Albert Hall (Sky Arts)

1.25pm Funny Girl: The Musical (Sky Arts)

2.20pm Ariana Grande Live In London (RTE2)

3.15pm Phil Lynott: Scealta an Old Town (RTE1)
As shown yesterday

4.25pm Mario Lanza - The Best Of Everything (Sky Arts)

5pm Bette Midler: One Night Only (VM3)

6.30pm-Midnight Andre Rieu (Sky Arts)

7.30pm The Best Of The Foster And Allen Show (TG4)

8.20pm Take That Live: Wonderland (Sky 1)

8.30pm Gradam Ceoil TG4 2018 (TG4)
The TG4 Trad Awards

10pm TOTP2 - Party Songs (BBC4)

10.25pm Opry An Iuir (TG4)
Daniel O'Donnell presents highlights from the series

10.25pm Keith Barry's Magical New Year Party (RTE1)
includes performances from Kodaline, The Stunning and The Academic

10.30pm Queen Live At Wembley 1986 (Sky 1)

11.15pm Jools Holland's Annual Hootenany! (BBC2)
Jools Holland presents the 26th edition of his annual New Year's Eve party, with Canadian singer Michael Buble performing classic songs in a big band style from his latest album Love - including his take on Elvis Presley's Such a Night. Also appearing are Jess Glynne, Nile Rodgers and Chic, George Ezra, Marc Almond, Rudimental, Yola, the Record Company, Junior Giscombe, Hot 8 Brass Band and Ruby Turner, while the Pipes & Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards will be on hand at midnight to play in the new year

11.25pm Failte 2019 (TG4)
Padraig O Se, Caitlin Nic Aoidh and Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh present a night of entertainment from CLG Gaoth Dobhair, seeing in the New Year with music by the Friel Sisters, the Conifers and Clann Mhic Ruairi among others

11.35pm Madness Rock Big Ben (BBC1)
Madness perform live in London, for the now annual BBC1 New Years Eve Concert

Midnight Bee Gees One Night Only (Sky Arts)
At least it's not more Andre Rieu

12.15am Coldplay Live In Sao Paolo (Sky 1)

1am Van Morrison Live At Montreux 1980 (TG4)
A performance at the Swiss jazz festival by the singer-songwriter and his band, featuring songs including Troubadours, Moondance and Tupelo Honey

1am Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 2018 (MTV)
Highlights from the Global Citizen Festival, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Performers include Beyonce, JAY-Z, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams and Chris Martin and more

1.10am Bros: After The Screaming Stops (BBC4)
If they are identical twins how come one is bald and the other isn't ?

1.10am Tommy Fleming - A Voice Of Hope Live 2 (VM3)

1.15am Glastonbury 2017 (BBC2)
Jo Whiley and Mark Radcliffe introduce highlights from the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, where Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran were the headliners, including a reminder of some of the big performances, stories and moments from the weekend's events

1.50am Film: Northern Soul (2014) (Channel 4)
A teenager living in a Northern town in the 1970s finds his horizons expanded when he discovers American soul music. He develops an inseparable friendship with a fellow devotee and the pair hope to achieve a brighter future beyond their bleak daily life. Drama, starring Elliot James Langridge, Josh Whitehouse, Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson

3.20am Reading Festival 2018 - The Best Bits (BBC2)
Huw Stephens presents highlights of performances at the festival, where the Main Stage headliners were Fall Out Boy, Kendrick Lamar and Kings of Leon



New Years Day
10.05am New Years Day Concert from Vienna 2019 (RTE1/BBC2)
The Strauss Classical Concert where everyone dresses up in white tie and tails at stupid o'clock on New Years Day

12pm Na Baileid (TG4)
John Spillane investigates the stories behind three famous songs from North Munster. Featuring performances from Mick Flannery, Yvonne Daly, Tommy Fleming and Deirdre Scanlan

3.20pm Coldplay Live In Sao Paolo (Sky Arts)

5.35pm Bee Gees: In Our Time (Sky Arts)
Robin and Barry Gibb look back on the Brothers Gibbs' careers

9pm The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years (More4)
Director Ron Howard's documentary charting the period the Beatles spent on the road. Their first gigs with the classic line-up took place around Liverpool in 1961 and their last concert took place in San Francisco in 1966. During that brief span, they helped to forge a global pop culture. This film incorporates restored footage from the live shows, starting in Manchester in 1963, and includes several of the songs in their entirety. Contributors include Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elvis Costello, Richard Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Izzard, Howard Goodall and Malcolm Gladwell

9pm Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance (Sky Arts)

10pm Oasis: Supersonic (BBC4)
Documentary about the early years of the Manchester band who dominated the charts in the mid-1990s. The film focuses on the relationship between Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam, including their infamous sibling rivalry, and also features rare concert footage. With Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Peggie Gallagher, Paul `Bonehead' Arthurs, Paul `Guigsy' McGuigan, Tony McCarroll, Alan McGee and Owen Morris. Previously shown on Channel 4

11.15pm John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky (More4)
The untold story of John Lennon's album Imagine, released in 1971, exploring how the art, politics and music of the pair are intrinsically entwined. Featuring interviews with Yoko Ono, Julian Lennon, David Bailey, John Dunbar), Dan Richter and Eddie Veale, some of whom have never spoken publicly on film before, as well as never-seen-before footage of Lennon and Ono from their private archive

11.45pm Searching For Sugarman (RTE2) New!
Premiere. Documentary following two fans in search of their musical idol. American singer Sixto Rodriguez enjoyed a brief recording career in the 1970s before fading into obscurity. However, his politically conscious music became incredibly popular in South Africa. Bizarre stories of his death had circulated over the years, but two devotees plan to find out what really became of him

11.55pm Britpop at the BBC (BBC4)
Compilation

Midnight Robbie Williams: One Night At The Palladium (TG4)
featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Rufus Wainwright and Lily Allen

12.55am Elvis - The Rebirth Of The King (BBC4)
This documentary follows his time in the gambling capital and argues that it was a musical renaissance for the King, who reached his peak as both as a singer and performer - jumpsuits and all

2am Elvis - The Final Hours (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the highs and lows of Elvis Presley's life, as told by a small group of the singer's closest friends and confidants

3am Andy Williams: My Favourite Duets (Sky Arts)






That's more or less that until New Year's Day.

More shows coming up on TG4 in the following week apparently.

Happy New Year!

Ol' Donie

Much less important, but still important:

Nile Rodgers watch

There's himself on the Jonathan Ross show, on Virgin Media 2 right now.

Jordan 199

Skid X wrote: »

12.35am The Rise and Fall Of The Clash (Sky Arts)
Danny Garcia's documentary chronicling the punk band's rise from London's pubs to playing stadiums in America, and their subsequent downward spiral from this pinnacle https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/dvd/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-clash

I'm all lost in the supermarket,
I can no longer shop happily...

nomdeboardie

Hey, Beeb, maybe it's time for a another rerun of those Young Ones :cool:

Welsh Megaman

nomdeboardie wrote: »

Hey, Beeb, maybe it's time for a another rerun of those Young Ones :cool:

I miss Rik Mayall

Welsh Megaman

Roll on, 1987!

Welsh Megaman

Just watched the Paul Heaton documentary, ‘From Hull To Heatongrad’.


Watch back if you can - superb


Now give that man an Ivor Novello award!

Welsh Megaman

CARK!


Donovan has been living in Ireland for a few years now.

Welsh Megaman

Mellow Yellow


Quite rightly!

Welsh Megaman

Indian guy: “Wow...I can’t believe we just met Gilbert O’Sullivan!”