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

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Skid, you forgot to mention highlights from this year's International Musical Eisteddfod at Llangollen are on S4C across the weekend - the best festival in the best country on earth

Oooh the shame :)

If you want red hot Eisteddfod action, Llangollen is the only show in town.









Although the Urdd Eisteddfod also has it's moments, my sources tell me it went seriously large in Bridgend this year

Hon The Donie!!!!!!!!!!!

Loving your work man, sometimes you've just got to go for it.

You won't regret it, not a chance.

If you run in to your old mate Slash, is there any chance you could record him on your phone saying something like

"Hey, I'm Slash - I'm on BBC Four most weeks, but even if I'm not then I'm watching it - so I never miss Beebrock on Boards.ie. For all your BBC Four (and other channels) music chat "

:pac:

Travis on BBC Four now

I was a big fan back in the day, their first album was a stonker, the second one was more commercial but had some tunes. They played a great set in the Olympia in about 1999 :eek:

Fran looks about 76 now

Hello, nothing much on this weekend - it'll probably be like this for a while as The Proms makes inrodes into the traditional BBC Four music schedule.
But sure maybe there's something new to you on, or a programme you want see again ...



Friday

7.30pm & 12.30am Top of The Pops 1982 #6
Mike Read introduces performances by Toni Basil, Madness, UB40, Tight Fit, the Jam, Robert Palmer, George Benson and the Jets

9.30pm & 1.10am I'm Not In Love: The Story of 10cc
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of their hit song, the original members of 10cc reunite to tell their story. Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme share the secrets to some of their most successful records, from the writing and the recording, to the tours and the tensions. Other contributors include the band's manager Harvey Lisberg, lyricist Tim Rice, broadcaster Paul Gambaccini, producer Trevor Horn, and musicians Stewart Copeland, Graham Nash and Dan Gillespie Sells

10.30pm & 2.10am The Old Grey Whistle Test: 70s Gold
Archive performances from the BBC music series, featuring Elton John, David Bowie, Captain Beefheart, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Curtis Mayfield, New York Dolls, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Brinsley Schwarz, Gil Scott-Heron, Blondie, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Jam, Talking Heads, Iggy Pop, Cher and Greg Allman, Argent, Steppenwolf, Lindisfarne, Dr Feelgood and Johnny Winter

11.05pm Daft Punk Unchained (RTE2)
Documentary exploring the pop culture phenomenon of electronic music duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, who as Daft Punk have sold 12 million albums worldwide and won seven Grammy awards. The film includes rare footage of the French musicians and features interviews with friends and close collaborators Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Michel Gondry, Peter Lindbergh, Leiji Matsumoto, Paul Williams, Joseph Trapanese and Pedro Winter

Midnight Sounds Of The Seventies
A celebration of the instantly recognisable classics from the decade of love, featuring some `our tune' anthems and the sound track to many a love affair and wedding party. Performers include the Carpenters, Bread, Charles Aznavour, John Denver, 10cc, Bellamy Brothers, Exile, Captain & Tennielle and Dr Hook



Saturday

8.35pm Pat Shortt's Music From D'Telly (RTE1)
Rarely seen performances and much-loved songs from six decades of RTÉ music television production. The first programme features a glittering array of musical memories, including Paul Weller and the Jam's only RTÉ appearance, when in 1978 they performed Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

10.30pm Sinatra: All or Nothing at all
Parts 1 and 2: Four-part examination examination of the life, music and career of legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra, told in his own words in archived interviews, along with commentary from those people closest to him. This first episode focuses on Sinatra's birth to his early years as a roadhouse performer, revealing the influences behind his meteoric rise

11pm Other Voices (RTE2)
Gavin James: The music show celebrating both home-grown and international emerging artists continues, this time focusing on the work of singer-songwriter Gavin James, who has twice won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Song of the Year

12.25am Sings The Great American Songbook
A compilation of archive performances of hits composed by American songwriters including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen. Featuring music by Shirley Bassey, Bryan Ferry, Captain Sensible, Jamie Cullum and Florence and the Machine

2.55am Top of The Pops 1982 #6
Same as Friday



That was short, so lets see what's on the Sky Arts ...

Thursday
9pm The Story of The Jam
1.05am Mavis! (Mavis Staples Doc)

Friday
Midnight God Bless Ozzy Osborne
1.50am & 2.20am The Ronnie Wood Show

Saturday
9pm Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

Sunday
11pm Slash: Made in Stoke


If you like cheesey low budget music biopics (and who doesn't?!) then True Movies 1 is the place to be on Sunday.

1pm Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
5pm In His Life: The John Lennon Story
7pm Birth of The Beatles
9pm Hendrix


If all else fails, there's always Wayne's Word (Comedy Central, Sunday 7pm). Sure where else are you going to find out some interesting facts about Milwaukee !