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Ah Janice

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I wonder if Laura Branigan has heard Pulp's 'Disco 2000' :O

:eek:

Jarvis might owe a few quid in royalties there.

sligojoek wrote: »

Again I just got the last few minutes of it. I thought it was repeated later and was going to record it.

Yeah, it doesn't seem to be repeated unfortunately.

Although it is on Youtube

bodhrandude wrote: »

Is there no Skid X TV guide this week, I always tune into this.

Here you go


Hi, lets have a look at what's coming up this weekend. Very quiet on BBC4 so here's a more detailed look at Sky Arts, just for a change. They have some great programmes, although they do like to repeat things over and over again.

They start off with Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. Imagine being an inmate there? "Now you've been convicted of a serious crime and you're going to have to pay. This next year will be hard, you're going to suffer for what you've done ... having said that, Johnny Cash is playing a concert for y'all tonight"





Thursday
7pm Sky Arts - Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Documentary examining the country star's 1968 concert at California's Folsom Prison, with contributions by his family and band members, as well as inmates who witnessed the event

7.30pm & Midnight BBC4 - Top Of The Pops 1983: February 3rd
John Peel and Kid Jensen present music from February 3, 1983, featuring Haysi Fantayzee, Indeep, the Fun Boy Three, Fleetwood Mac, Kajagoogoo, Tears for Fears, U2 and Men at Work. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5489720&lid=7

8pm Sky Arts - Johnny Cash A Legend in Concert
A selection of early recordings by the country star, featuring performances of Five Feet High and Rising, I Got Stripes and Don't Take Your Guns to Town

11pm BBC4 - Brothers in Arms
Documentary celebrating rock bands fronted by brothers, including the Kinks, Spandau Ballet, the Everly Brothers and Oasis, and exploring the conflicts that can erupt from such relationships. With contributions by Martin Kemp, Matt Goss, Dave Davies, Phil Everly, David Knopfler and the Campbell brothers of UB40



Friday
7.30pm & 12.30am BBC4 - Sounds of The Seventies
Archive performances by groups and solo artists from one of the most energetic and exciting decades of popular music, featuring Carpenters, Bread, Charles Aznavour, John Denver, 10cc, Bellamy Brothers, Exile and Dr Hook

9pm & 1am BBC4 Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand
Part 3/3 Seasons of Love The writer and composer looks at the rise of the all-conquering contemporary blockbuster, from Evita to Les Miserables and The Lion King. He also sees how these mega-musicals have met with unexpected competition from quirky hits such as The Rocky Horror Show and Avenue Q. Contributors include Tim Rice, Alan Menkin and Robert Lopez

10pm & 2am BBC4 - Secret Voices of Hollywood
Documentary revealing the secret world of the `ghost singers', who provided the vocals for some of Hollywood's biggest stars. The programme includes footage of the classic movies in which the songs appeared

10pm Sky Arts - Classic Albums: Phil Collins Face Value
Phil Collins - Face Value Phil Collins gives a candid insight into the making of his first solo album Face Value in 1979, revealing how a painful divorce from his first wife provided the inspiration for smash hit In the Air Tonight. Most of the tracks were improvised, and Phil recalls a jam session with Eric Clapton, who contributed to the song The Roof Is Leaking

10.30pm BBC Red Button - Sounds of The 80s (Repeated over the weekend when they aren't showing Bowls or Winterwatch
Sara Cox plays a selection of music from the decade and is joined by guests who reflect on their careers during the 1980s

11pm Sky Arts - Phil Collins:No Ticket Required
The Genesis frontman performs hits including You Can't Hurry Love, Against All Odds, Sussudio and In the Air Tonight in a 1985 concert at the Reunion Theatre in Dallas

12.55am Sky Arts - Queen Rock Montreal
The rock band perform for an audience of more than 18,000 at the Montreal Forum in November 1981. As well as featuring hits including We Will Rock You, Killer Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody, the concert also saw the first live performance of Under Pressure



Saturday
7pm Sky Arts - Classic Albums The Who: Who's Next?
The Who - Who's Next The story behind the recording of the Who's 1971 album Who's Next, featuring archive footage of the group and interviews with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend

8pm Sky Arts - The Who: Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle perform numbers from their rock operas, with guest singers Phil Collins, Elton John, Patti LaBelle, Steve Winwood and Billy Idol

9pm Sky Arts - Discovering Music: The Who

9.30pm Sky Arts - Discovering Music: Jimi Hendrix

10pm Sky Arts - Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
Documentary follows Jimi Hendrix's seminal performance at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival, where he played in front of 300,000 people. Featuring interviews with Hendrix and fellow musicians, including Paul McCartney and Mitch Mitchell

11.55pm BBC4 Top Of The Pops 1983: February 3rd
Same as Thursday

Midnight Sky Arts - Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock
Highlights from the guitarist's set at the 1969 festival, including Purple Haze, Voodoo Chile and Hear My Train a Comin' and an extraordinary rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner

12.35am BBC4 Otis Reading: Soul Ambassador
Profile of the soul singer, documenting his childhood and career, including unseen home movies that reveal how his 1967 tour of Britain dramatically changed his life and music. Plus, footage of rare performances and intimate interviews with Redding's widow, daughter and previous band members Steve Cropper and Booker T Jones, as well as celebrity fans Rod Stewart, Tom Jones and Bryan Ferry

1.40am BBC4 Classic Soul at the BBC
Performances from the BBC archive by acclaimed soul singers, including Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge

2.40am BBC4 Sings Motown
A compilation of Motown covers from the archive, spanning the 1960s to the present. Including Paul Weller and Amy Winehouse's I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Roberta Flack's version of Stevie Wonder's Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer, the Flying Lizards with Barrett Strong's Money (That's What I Want), Dusty Springfield performing Nowhere to Run and Kim Wilde's take on You Keep Me Hanging On



Sunday

4.50pm Film Four Film - Sunshine on Leith (Proclaimers Musical)
Two soldiers return home to the Scottish port town after finishing their tour of duty in Afghanistan. While they struggle to adjust to life as civilians, the parents of one of the squaddies prepare to celebrate their 30th anniversary in style. Musical featuring songs by the Proclaimers, starring George MacKay, Kevin Guthrie, Peter Mullan and Jane Horrocks

9.30pm Sky Arts - The Who: The Vegas Job
The British rock band's 1999 concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which saw original members Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle joined by keyboardist John Bundrick and drummer Zak Starkey for performances of songs including Pinball Wizard and My Generation

11.25pm Cream Live at Royal Albert Hall
The reunited 1960s band's concerts, staged over a week in May 2005. Members Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker play the group's best-remembered hits



So that's that, Zak Starkey there at the end - at one point he was the drummer in The Who and Oasis at the same time. Nice work if you can get it.

Movie soundtrack of the week might be Raging Bull (RTE1, Saturday Midnight). Lovely stuff.