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

Christopher Evans does have some good sessions on his BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, I quite liked this one today

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/895023255576248320


Sad news about Glen, one of the best ever RIP.

Hi,

I don't see anything in the schedules yet for Glen Campbell.[Edit - There is Now! Schedules now updated Including that Doc mentioned next. Also Sky Arts are showing I'll be me on Sunday at 9.45pm, so the rest of this paragraph is now entirely obsolete!] BBC Wales made a very good show a few years ago 'Glen Campbell The Rhinestone Cowboy' which was well received around here, but I could only see the first half of it on Youtube just now. Hopefully they will repeat it soon. The excellent 'I'll Be Me' which covered Glen's final tour and fight against Alzheimers was on rotation on Sky Arts until last month, but it's on Netflix now so I suspect Sky's broadcast rights might have expired.

BBC Radio 2 have a couple of special shows scheduled

https://twitter.com/BHarrisCountry/status/895029208862388224


Elsewhere it's Elvis, Queen, Johnny Cash, Prince, Buddy Holly, Prince Frank Sinatra and others including a New Series on Dance Music if you're into that. Elvis died 40 years ago next Thursday so they are trawling the archives for some of his stuff ...




Thursday
2.55pm Film: Viva Las Vegas (BBC2)
A charismatic racing driver arrives in the city to prepare for its first grand prix. Unfortunately, his car has no engine, so to make the money to buy one he takes a job as a casino waiter. However, he loses focus when he falls in love, leaving a rival with the means to steal the race and his girl. Musical, starring Elvis Presley, who died 40 years ago on August 16, with Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova and William Demarest

7pm Down The Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan (Sky Arts)
Records and artists that inspired the singer during his formative years, including Pete Seeger, Blind Willie McTell and Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

7.30pm & 11.50pm Top Of The Pops 1984: May 3rd (BBC4)
Mike Read and Steve Wright host the May 3 show, featuring Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Blancmange, New Order, Kenny Loggins, Jocelyn Brown, the Human League and Duran Duran. Full details here
http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653476&id=5857800&lid=7



Friday
7pm Trailblazers - Disco (Sky Arts)
Noddy Holder narrates a documentary examining key moments that shaped music history from the 1960s to the 1990s, starting with a look at the origins of disco

7.30pm & 2.05am Top Of The Pops 1984 - May 10th (BBC4)
Kid Jensen and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 10 May 1984. Includes appearances from Belle & The Devotions, Queen, The Flying Pickets, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Terri Wells, The Pointer Sisters and Duran Duran
http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653476&id=5857806&lid=7

8pm Video Killed The Radio Star - Bjork (Sky Arts)

8.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star - Fatboy Slim (Sky Arts)

9pm & 1am The Agony and The Ecstacy (Sky Arts) (New!)
Part 1/3 A Perfect Storm New series. Documentary exploring the history of rave culture and dance music in the UK, tell the story of one of music's most hedonistic and controversial genres https://www.sky.com/watch/channel/sky-arts/the-agony-and-the-esctasy
http://mixmag.net/read/agony-the-ecstasy-the-new-sky-arts-series-that-will-explore-the-rave-revolution-news

9.35pm The Nathan Carter Show (RTE1)
The singer is joined by guests The Saturdays' Una Healy, country singer Ward Thomas, Indie rock band HamsandwicH and singer-songrwriter Brian Kennedy, who gives his rendition of a classic Van Morrison hit

10pm-1am Isle of Wight Festival 2017 (Sky Arts)
A look back at the highlights of the event from Seaclose Park, featuring tracks by Run DMC, Rag 'n' Bone Man, David Guetta, Arcade Fire, the Kooks, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Bastille, George Ezra and Rod Stewart.

10.35pm Later with Imelda May (RTE1)
The singer-songwriter celebrates Ireland's love of music with chat and performances musicians including Lulu, Damien Dempsey, Ray Lynam and Aldoc filmed in front of a live studio audience

10.45pm Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy
An insight into the life of country music star Glen Campbell, documenting his remarkable journey from an impoverished childhood to worldwide fame and success as a guitarist and singer with records including Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy. Featuring contributions by family, friends and colleagues including Jimmy Webb, Micky Dolenz and Bob Harris

11.45pm An Evening With Glen Campbell
An archive concert by country music singer Glen Campbell in which he is accompanied by 80 musicians who played original arrangements of his greatest songs. Performed at London's Royal Festival Hall in 1977

1.05am Black Music Legends of The 1980s: Prince (BBC4)
Prince: A Purple Reign Profile of the enigmatic American musician, who rose to fame in the 1980s with hits including 1999, Kiss and Raspberry Beret. As well as achieving significant commercial success around the world, he won critical acclaim for his adventurous, genre-blurring albums, such as Sign O' the Times and Around the World in a Day - while also making headlines for his sexually explicit lyrics and stage shows, as well as his legal battle to retain control of his name and music. Featuring contributions by guitarist Dez Dickerson, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D, soul singer Beverley Knight and Paisley Park label president Alan Leeds

2.35am The Girl From Ipanema: Brazil, Bossa Nova and The Beach (BBC4)
Katie Derham examines the story behind Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes's song The Girl from Ipanema, which was written in 1962 and was later translated into English by American lyricist Norman Gimbel. Katie meets some of the key figures in Brazil's bossa nova scene and traces the roots of the genre to bohemian Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s, and examines its influence on modern jazz



Saturday
6.25pm Sinatra: The Man and The Music (Sky Arts)
A TV special from 1981 in which Sinatra is joined by Count Basie and his orchestra, with songs including I Get a Kick Out of You, Nice 'n' Easy and Thanks for the Memory

7pm The Beatles Blue Album (True Entertainment)
A review of the Beatles' landmark album, with various musicians, industry figures and rock journalists coming together to analyse the music on the Blue Album

7.30pm Johnny Cash: Song by Song (Parts I, II and III) (Continues tomorrow) (Sky Arts)
I Walk The Line / Ring Of Fire / Jackson

8pm Elvis Presley The Rock and Roll Years (True Entertainment)
Exploring The King of Rock and Roll's inside story, including full performances of tracks including Tutti Frutti, Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, Don't Be Cruel and Love Me Tender

8pm Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me (ITV)
Actress Joanna Lumley goes on a personal journey to discover more about Elvis, travelling to his birthplace in Tupelo and Sun Studio to gain an insight into the man behind the myth. She also meets Priscilla Presley at Graceland, where she is given an exclusive tour and finds out what being married to the King of Rock and Roll was really like

9pm The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song (ITV)
A countdown of the King's 20 greatest hits, from Heartbreak Hotel to Hound Dog, It's Now or Never to Jailhouse Rock, as voted for by the British public. The programme, narrated by Zoe Ball, features archive footage and home movies, and contributions by different generations of stars who have been influenced by him, including Michael Buble, Cliff Richard, Cerys Matthews and Engelbert Humperdinck. There's also an interview with Elvis's ex-wife Priscilla Presley and stories from a host of songwriters, backing singers and musicians who worked with him

9pm & 3am The Big Beat: Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock and Roll (Sky Arts)
Documentary tracing how American pianist and singer-songwriter Fats Domino's brand of New Orleans rhythm and blues morphed into rock 'n' roll, appealing to black and white audiences alike. The Wire and Treme star Clarke Peters narrates

11pm The Agony & The Ecstacy (Sky Arts)
Same as Friday

11.40pm Top Of The Pops 1984: May 3rd (BBC4)
Same as Thursday

12.10am Top Of The Pops 1984 - May 10th (BBC4)
Same as Friday

Midnight The Music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets (Sky Arts)
Paul Gambaccini narrates a documentary celebrating the life of the Texan singer-songwriter, who began his career opening for Elvis Presley and became a star in his own right

1.40am How To Make A Number One Record (BBC4)
Documentary studying what it takes to propel a single to number one. Featuring a look at those who have succeeded in topping the charts, and the effect it had on their lives, alongside an examination of the roles played by art, science, chance and manipulation in reaching the pinnacle of pop

2am The Beatles: From Liverpool to San Francisco (Sky Arts)
Documentary following the band's early career and subsequent rise to fame, discovering how they conquered the charts and won millions of fans around the world



Sunday
7.30pm Johnny Cash: Song By Song (Parts IV, V and VI) (Sky Arts)
A Boy Named Sue / Sunday Mornin' Coming Down / Hurt

9pm Johnny Cash: A Legend In Concert (Sky Arts)
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

9.20pm John Denver Live at Wembley Arena (BBC4)
A classic performance by the US musician at London's Wembley Arena in 1979, originally shown as part of a selection of programmes to mark the 70th year since the birth of the quintessential `country boy'


9.45pm Glen Campbell - I'll Be Me
Documentary following the country star and his wife Kim on tour across America, featuring contributions by Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Bill Clinton


Midnight - 3am Isle of Wight Festival 2017 (Parts I, II and III)
Same as Friday



And that's about it, here's a Glen Campbell concert recorded by RTE at the National Stadium in 1981

Kevin Bacon might be embarrassed by that dancing now, if he wasn't spending most of his time making mobile phone adverts.