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

Hello, the Olympics are over and BBC Four is back to normal. The Reading Festival is on but airtime is slightly limited due to the Proms still being on (and BBC Three not existing anymore). More extensive coverage on the Red Button.

No new programmes to welcome everyone back but plenty of guitary repeats including the riffs one. And exciting news for the Eisteddfod fans(s) out there! ...



Thursday
7.30pm & 1.40am Top of The Pops 1982 #10
Peter Powell hosts the March 25 edition, featuring Bucks Fizz, Goombay Dance Band, Pluto Sheverington, Killing Joke, Altered Images, Julio Iglesias and Chas & Dave

9.30pm The Windmill Lane Sessions (TG4)
Performances by some of today's best music acts, filmed at Dublin's Windmill Lane Recording Studios, beginning with Declan O'Rourke, the Beau Motives and Brian Kennedy



Friday
10pm Film: Marley (2012) (RTE 2)
Documentary about the life of Bob Marley, examining the reggae singer's rise to international fame and the way in which his music has continued to have an impact around the world since his death, particularly during times of political struggle. Featuring contributions from family members, bandmate Neville `Bunny Wailer' Livingston and fellow reggae artists Jimmy Cliff and Lee `Scratch' Perry

10.30pm Reading 2016: Foals
A set from the Main Stage by the Oxford quintet, who formed in 2007 when Greek-born frontman Yannis Philippakis and his friend and drummer Jack Bevan joined forces with guitarist Jimmy Smith and bassist Walter Gervers, with keyboardist Edwin Congreave completing the line-up. Over the past nine years, they have steadily climbed up the festival ranks to make their debut this year as a headliner. Introduced by Huw Stephens

11.45pm Guitar Heroes at the BBC
Archive footage from BBC music shows of the 1970s. Including electric performances by the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Motorhead, Nazareth, AC/DC and George Thorogood, as well as acoustic material by Michael Chapman, Horslips and Paco de Lucia

12.45am The Joy of The Guitar Riff
Documentary exploring the impact of the guitar riff on popular music over the past 60 years, including a look at how it became the foundation on which rock 'n' roll was built. With stories from Brian May, Dave Davies, Hank Marvin, Joan Jett, Nile Rodgers, Tony Iommi, Robert Fripp, Johnny Marr and more. Narrated by Lauren Laverne

1.45am Kings of Rock n Roll
Celebration of the musical icons of the 1950s, including Bill Haley and the Comets, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. Featuring some of the more scandalous tales of the era, from Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to his 13-year-old cousin to the original sexually explicit lyrics of Little Richard's hit Tutti Frutti. Featuring archive footage of the performers and contributions by celebrities including Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Cliff Richard, Jack White, Jools Holland, Hank Marvin, John Waters and Minnie Driver, who reveal how the songs of the era have inspired them

2.45am Later with Jools Holland - Guitar Heroes
A collection of performances by guitarists who have rocked the Later studio since 1995. Featuring appearances by Buddy Guy and the home-grown musicians he inspired, including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend. They are joined on the bill by Carlos Santana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the White Stripes and Radiohead



Saturday
10.30pm & 2.40am Forever Young: How Rock n Roll grew up
Documentary exploring the ways rock 'n' roll stars have coped with growing old after being symbols of rebellion from the genre's roots in the 1950s. The programme uncovers how artists have enjoyed comebacks in the 21st century, and examines what happened to the mantra `live fast, die young'. Featuring contributions by Iggy Pop, Lemmy, Rick Wakeman, Suggs and Alison Moyet. Narrated by Cherie Lunghi

11pm Reading 2016: Red Hot Chili Peppers (and others)
Huw Stephens presents as the Los Angeles-based funk rockers take to the stage for their fourth headline performance at Reading since 1994

1am Guitar Heroes at the BBC
Archive performances from BBC music shows of the 1970s, including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test, featuring Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Peter Green, Queen, Robin Trower, John Martyn, Whitesnake, Joan Jett and Black Sabbath

2am Top of The Pops 1982 #10
Same as Thursday



Sunday
9.30pm & 3am Sounds of The Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring the Teardrop Explodes, Orange Juice, Robert Wyatt, Aztec Camera, Billy Bragg, the Fall, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, the Pogues and the Style Council

10pm Eisteddfod 2016 with Will Gompertz
The BBC Arts Editor explores one of the largest and oldest cultural festivals in Europe, held this year in the town of Abergavenny on the England and Wales border. he explores this festival of druidic pageantry, poetry, music and visual art to discover how some age-old traditions are evolving to appeal to a modern-day audience

10pm Pop Goes Northern Ireland (BBC 2)
1969 - A Bad Moon Arisin' A look back at key years in the province's history, soundtracked by chart hits from the time. The series begins by returning to 1969, the time of civil rights marches and the outbreak of the Troubles

10.30pm Reading 2016: Biffy Clyro
Huw Stephens introduces the rock band's headline set on the festival's main stage, the second time they have topped the bill here and their ninth appearance at Reading overall. The Scottish trio came together in 1995 at school in Kilmarnock, when frontman Simon Neil and twin brothers, bassist James Johnston and drummer Ben Johnston, became friends and started playing music together. United by a love of underground and experimental rock, they quickly honed their unique sound and released their debut album in 2002

Midnight Guitar Heroes at the BBC
Archive footage from BBC music shows of the 1970s, including Pete Townshend of the Who, acoustic numbers by Davy Graham and Ralph McTell, and the talents of Americans Nils Lofgren and Ted Nugent. Also featured are performances by the Faces, Chris Spedding, the Runaways, Judas Priest, ZZ Top and the Cate Brothers



So there you go, Sky Arts is mainly repeats and a Country themed weekend. It includes lots of Johnny Cash: Song by Song (Sunday from 5pm) and the excellent Glen Campbell Doc "I'll be Me" (Sunday at 9.10pm)

Sadly, no sign of Birth of The Beatles this week. Clearly a mistake there, as a consolation The Blues Brothers is on again (Dave, Friday 9pm)

John did talk some awful ****e at times