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

Hello, there's a new Doc from Earl Slick, who was one of David Bowie's key musicians, about musicians like him who stay just out of the spotlight. There was another programme about Mick Ronson recently, presumably all of Bowie's accomplices will get a chance in due course.

Elsewhere there's lots of repeats and Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones appear on the same TOTP, which will be challenging for anyone who confuses them with each other ...



Thursday
7.30pm & Midnight - Top Of The Pops 1984 - February 23rd (BBC4)
Mike Read and Janice Long present the February 23 show, featuring Hot Chocolate, Rockwell, Nik Kershaw, Carmel and Howard Jones. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653476&id=5857786&lid=7

11.20pm Other Voices (RTE2)
The show celebrating rising musical talent draws to a close with performances by Norwegian musician Ane Brun, Limerick-based outfit Bleeding Heart Pigeons and Leicester-born singer-songwriter Mahalia. Plus, multi-instrumentalist Gavin Glass from Stillorgan, Dublin, takes up residence in the IMRO Other Room

12.35am Whatever Happened To Rock n Roll? (BBC4)
Lauren Laverne leads a discussion from London's 100 Club asking whether rock 'n' roll is in crisis and what it represents in contemporary society. Can the genre still be considered as dangerous and subversive as it once was or has it become more about lifestyle and decoration? Participants include Savages' lead singer Jehnny Beth, Dr John Cooper Clarke and former Animal Eric Burdon. There are also contributions from Noel Gallagher and Dave Grohl and the members of Sleaford Mods and Alabama Shakes


Friday
7.30pm & 12.30am Top Of The Pops 1984 - March 1st (BBC4)
John Peel and Kid Jensen introduce performances by Matt Bianco, Van Halen, Alexei Sayle, Break Machine, Wang Chung, Slade, Nena and Julia & Company. First shown March 1, 1984. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653476&id=5857787&lid=7

8pm Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears (Sky Arts)
Musicians and rock historians discuss the making of Cream's groundbreaking 1967 album Disraeli Gears. Recorded in just six days at Atlantic Records' studios in New York, it was produced by Felix Pappalardi and set the seal on the band's fame

9pm & 1.05am Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sideman (BBC4) New!
Earl Slick, David Bowie's sideman of 40 years, looks at the men and women behind some of the greatest songs of the 20th and 21st century. The sidemen are often the forgotten `guns for hire' that changed musical history and this documentary reveals what it feels like to live in the shadow of a star, a story of triumph and thwarted ambition. Contributors include Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Billy Joel, as well as sidemen past and present for Prince, David Bowie, John Lennon, Otis Redding, the Rolling Stones and Beyonce http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/27/the-untold-story-of-the-sideman

10pm Jimi Hendrix: American Landing (Sky Arts)
Documentary charting the rise of the guitarist, who become a global star following his incendiary performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967

10.30pm & 3am Girls in Bands at the BBC (BBC4)
Compilation of performances by some of the best female musicians in rock, from the 1970s to the present day. Artists featured include American rock group Fanny, the powerful vocals of Elkie Brooks on Vinegar Joe's Proud to Be a Honky Tonk Woman, the poetry of Patti Smith's Horses and upbeat energy of the Go-Go's on We Got the Beat

11.15pm The US v John Lennon (Sky Arts)
Film-makers David Leaf and John Scheinfeld trace John Lennon's journey from his years in the Beatles to anti-war activist and icon, revealing the story of why the US government tried to silence him

11.30pm The Genius of David Bowie (BBC4)
A compilation showcasing some of the musician's performances from the BBC archives, including Space Oddity, Life on Mars?, Fashion and The Jean Genie. Plus, Lulu and Mott the Hoople perform Bowie songs, and there are further clips featuring the star's musical collaborators Iggy Pop and Lou Reed

12.05am Film: Begin Again (2013) (BBC1 NI)
A singer-songwriter is left cast adrift when her boyfriend leaves her after becoming a star. While performing in New York's East Village, she meets a record company executive whose career is in tatters, beginning a collaboration that turns both their lives around. Comedy drama, starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo

12.30am Cherish The Ladies (TG4)
An Emmy-award-winning concert with Cherish The Ladies, Maura O' Connell and a host of top-class Irish traditional musical talent

2.35am Sounds Of The Eighties (BBC4)
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring Depeche Mode, the Human League, Soft Cell, Yazoo, New Order, Bronski Beat, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure



Saturday
1pm Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (Sky Arts)
Documentary following the country star and his wife Kim on tour across America, featuring contributions by Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Bill Clinton

5.30pm Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville (Sky Arts)
The singer-songwriter and his band perform in Gainesville, Florida, in 2006, with songs including I Won't Back Down and Free Fallin'

8.15pm Pat Shortt's Entertainment From D'Telly (RTE1)
Rarely seen archive footage of music from the RTÉ archives, featuring a performance by Rory Gallagher

11.15pm California Dreamin' : The Songs of The Mamas and The Papas (Sky Arts)
Documentary charting the success of the Californian pop group, featuring performance and archive footage, and interviews with band members, including Mama Cass. The band provide accounts of the writing and recording process involved in the creation of their hit songs and how they personally dealt with instant fame and success

11.25pm Top Of The Pops 1984 - February 23rd (BBC4)
Same as Thursday

Midnight Top Of The Pops 1984 - March 1st (BBC4)
Same as Friday

12.30am Neil Young: A Musicares Tribute (Sky Arts)
A 2010 concert honouring the Canadian singer-songwriter, with James Taylor, Norah Jones, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Wilco, John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett among the artists performing classic tracks from Young's back catalogue. Songs featured include Heart of Gold, The Needle and the Damage Done, Rockin' in the Free World, Ohio, Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Down by the River

12.35am Synth Britannia at the BBC (BBC4)
A showcase of 1970s and 80s synth music taken from the BBC archives. Popular acts in the genre include Roxy Music, New Order, Ultravox, Soft Cell, OMD, Yazoo and Depeche Mode

1.35am Synth Britannia (BBC4)
An examination of the musical backdrop of the 1980s when synthpop was all the rage, having been popularised by bands including Depeche Mode, Ultravox and Soft Cell. The documentary also studies how this genre influenced the future of electronic music and groups such as Pet Shop Boys and New Order. Featuring interviews with Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant

1.45am The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash (Sky Arts)
How the singer sought spiritual fulfilment in music, scripture and visits to the Holy Land. Featuring archive footage and interviews with friends and family



Sunday
7.45pm Carole King: Tapestry Live from Hyde Park (Sky Arts)
The singer-songwriter performs her 1971 album Tapestry in front of 65,000 people in the central London park

9pm Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston (Parts 1 & 2) (Sky Arts)
Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks play hits from throughout their career in a concert from 2004 as part of the band's Say You Will tour


That's about it for another week, The Mamas and The Papas up there, here's a handy guide if you want to sing along to California Dreamin' !

I hope the Publishers of Happy Birthday to You got their Royalties from Mike Read for that performance

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35057667

Warner/Chappell is thought to have made $2m (£1.3m) a year by charging every time the song was used in a film, television episode, advertisement or other public performance.

Grrr, Just play 99 Red Balloons in full.

This is like watching the Channel 4 / ITV Chart Show, they never play the one you like.

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

how the f can a song composed in 1893 still be in copyright?

It's a murky area ... but you would have been charged thousands of pounds for unauthorised usage of that particular song on Television for decades (more in films)

Most profitable song of all time ever, if Mark Radcliffe's often repeated programme is to be believed http://www.rdftelevision.com/shows/the-worlds-richest-songs/