The Christmas/New Year 2020 TV Forum Selection Box Thread

Suckit

Just to add to this - On BBC2 Northern Ireland Van Morrison - Up on Cyprus Avenue is on from 22:15 - 23:15

Recorded on his birthday, highlights of Van Morrison's unique live performance on the Belfast avenue he made famous through the iconic album Astral Weeks.

It doesn't appear to be on any of the other BBC2 regions.

Skid X wrote: »

Lifted from the other thread, here are some of the music shows on tonight


6pm The Killers Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2009 (Sky1)

7.20pm Andre Rieu (Sky Arts)

8pm Film: The Sound Of Music (BBC4)

8pm Ed Sheeran – Austin City Limits (Sky1)

8pm-10.55pm Britain’s Biggest 80s Songs (Channel 5)
Craig Charles counts down the Top 50

8.15pm Gradam Ceoil TG4 2020 (TG4)
Repeat of the Trad music Awards

9pm Take That Odyssey – Greatest Hits Live (Pick)

9.20pm Coldplay – Austin City Limits (Sky1)

9.45pm Soundtrack To My Life (RTE1)
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra perform with Kodaline and guests including Jack L and Loah

10.15pm Lush Classical (BBC2 NI)
Highlights from the 2019 show at Belfast's SSE Arena featuring DJs, singers and the Ulster Orchestra performing a bespoke orchestral set of classic dance tracks

10.30pm Take It To The Limit – A Celebration Of The Eagles (TG4)
Johnny Brady, Simon Casey, Nigel Connell and the Sheerin Family Band perform a concert of classic hits by the Eagles

10.40pm Queen Live At Wembley 1986 (Sky1)

10.45pm TOTP2 - Party Special (BBC4)

11pm Elton John – The Nation’s Favourite Song (ITV3)

11.15pm Jools’ Annual Hootenanny! (BBC2) New!
The piano man returns with his annual new year music show, although like most things this year, there are a few changes. Jools and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra are joined by artists including Celeste, Tom Jones, Chris Difford, Michael Kiwanuka, Roisin Murphy, Ruby Turner and Rick Wakeman, and there are archive clips of Hootenanny performances from the likes of Jamiroquai, Rudimental and Ella Eyre, Madness, ABC and Aloe Blacc

11.30pm Alicia Keys Rocks New Years Eve (BBC1)
The multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys takes to the stage to perform many of her hits and plenty more besides in this special concert, recorded on location in Los Angeles and building up to the imminent arrival of 2021

Midnight Elvis 68 Special (Sky Arts)

Midnight Paul Byrom Live (VM2)

12.15am Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (Sky1)

1am Chic Live At Montreux 2004 (TG4)
Possibly the first sighting of Nile Rodgers in 2021

1.15am Elvis – Aloha From Hawaii (Sky Arts)

1.15am Glastonbury Tea Time Legends (BBC2)
Mark Radcliffe and Jo Whiley introduce some of the best performances from the Glastonbury Festival's regular Sunday evening legends slot, including Kylie Minogue's acclaimed set from the 2019 festival. Other artists featured include Neil Diamond, Brian Wilson, Shirley Bassey, Lionel Richie and Al Green

2.15am Queen & Adam Lambert – The Show Must Go On (Sky1)

2.45am Top Of The Pops – 1988 Big Hits (BBC2)

4am Queen Live In Milton Keynes 1982 (Sky1)



And here are the more general shows

9pm The Big New Years In Show (BBC1)
9pm The Last Leg Of 2021 (Channel 4)
10pm Susan Calman’s Not Quite The End Of The Year Show (BBC Scotland)
10.25pm The Graham Norton Show (BBC1)
10.30pm Planet Hogmanay (BBC Scotland)
10.45pm NYE Countdown Show (RTE1)
11.30pm Failte 2021 (TG4)
11.30pm Hogmanay 2020 (BBC Scotland & BBC1 Scotland)

PsychoPete

A p!ss poor television selection tonight. Is Rick Wakeman on Jools Holland to play one of his ridiculously long keyboard solos to help us fall asleep

Neeson

Kodaline in NYE on RTÉ again...

Do Kodaline have a contract saying they are to sing at every NYE event for Dublin and RTÉ. If memory serves me correct they’ve been there probably every year the past 5 years.

I’d say Walking on Cars will be there as well.

Edit. Just see Walking on Cars have split up. Only so many times they can fit the lyrics “play pretends” into a song I suppose. Already did that for 2 of their biggest songs.

PsychoPete

Neeson wrote: »

Kodaline in NYE on RTÉ again...

Do Kodaline have a contract saying they are to sing at every NYE event for Dublin and RTÉ. If memory serves me correct they’ve been there probably every year the past 5 years.

I’d say Walking on Cars will be there as well.

Edit. Just see Walking on Cars have split up. Only so many times they can fit the lyrics “play pretends” into a song I suppose. Already did that for 2 of their biggest songs.

Kodaline seem like an appropriate band to play at a 2020 new years eve countdown, depressing band to end a depressing year

Ol' Donie

Blazing Saddles is at 1.30ish on RTE!

Best thing ever!

Skid X

Graham Norton on BBC1 now, he has some well known people on but they are not talking about death or illness. Amateur!

fluke

Ye Pete, Walking on Cars are gone. As for Kodaline I'd say RTE thought let's get those vanilla boys on interviewed by that other vanilla boy - Nicky Byrne.

All their high foreheads are distracting.

God modern mainstream Irish pop is sh1te.

PopePalpatine

PsychoPete wrote: »

Kodaline seem like an appropriate band to play at a 2020 new years eve countdown, depressing band to end a depressing year

What do you expect from a boyband with a name like an opiate. :pac:

walshb

Kodaline. The perfect way to end a sad depressing year. Leaving the best till last.

super_furry

Every single person on this RTE show feels like they should be on Live at 3 with Derek Davies and Thelma Mansfield. Who gives a **** about Sharon Shannon, Mindy or Brian Kennedy in 2020.

Welsh Megaman

Chimes of Big Ben in 30 seconds...

Oh wait

#goodbyeEU

Skid X

Tom Hanks doesn't look well ( he's on with Graham)

Icsics

Can’t bear KT or DoK...they are horrible presenters but seem to be beloved in RTE

Welsh Megaman

Just tuned in to RTE One


Has Jason Byrne regaled us yet with his high-larious anecdotes about how his mammy couldn’t operate an immersion heater before crashing into a Christmas tree?

IAMAMORON

Kathryn Thomas looks ravishing in her green gown.

PsychoPete

Is Brian going to get the bag out

Skid X

I flicked over to RTE1 just now... Covid and Trump mentioned inside 4.72 seconds. Thanks Kathryn.

IAMAMORON

My jaw is dropping here,

Are they really talking about the American elections?

PsychoPete

Skid X wrote: »

I flicked over to RTE1 just now... Covid and Trump mentioned inside 4.72 seconds. Thanks Kathryn.

And giving cancer a mention

machiavellianme

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Kathryn Thomas looks ravishing in her green gown.

Huh? The colour must be off on your TV. She's in a black sparkly gúna?

machiavellianme

PsychoPete wrote: »

And giving cancer a mention

Rectal cancer no less. Grim.

PsychoPete

Rte can feck off now, Jools is on

Welsh Megaman

Brian Kennedy, fit as a fiddle.


He already looks like A Better Man.

mojesius

Brian Kennedy divulging the details of his covid ****s on RTE. Sums up the year.

IAMAMORON

machiavellianme wrote: »

Huh? The colour must be off on your TV. She's in a black sparkly gúna?

I saw Gráinne green.

My bad.

Muahahaha

Didnt want to hear any more about Brian Kennedys cancer scans so switched over to Norton where they have a shark playing a guitar, an immediate improvement

Welsh Megaman

I think the drink is really going to my head.

Some singer is butchering ‘N17’.

thebronze14

Pr Luke O Neill on. Give it a rest for one hour when we are in our homes looking for a bit of cheer. Making celebrities of these people is wholely unnecessary. Thankfully hootenanny has started

PsychoPete

If I change channel it will get better

Eivor

Excuse me but why is Luke O’Neill singing on me television on New Year’s Eve? Have I entered an alternate universe?