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

Hello, thanks again to everyone who contributed listings last weekend. Thursday sees the final outing of John Peel and Kid Jensen on TOTP before Kid went off to Commercial Radio.
A few years later he teamed up with Kevin Sharkey from RTE's Megamix (the future Donegal Priest from Father Ted) to front ITV's 'The Roxy', which was meant to blow TOTP out of the water, but died on it's arse within a year. The first Number One ever on that show was by Whitney Houston, and she appears in a new Doc on BBC2 on Saturday.

Elsewhere RTE does it's usual token one night of the Electric Picnic, Jools Holland does a Prom for Stax Records, and Sky Arts begins a new 10 part Rock and Roll series on Friday Night. Episode 1 is entitled 'Death', no doubt scheduled deliberately as a spoiler for the return of The Late Late Show ...



Thursday
7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1984: June 7th (BBC4)
John Peel and Kid Jensen host the June 7 show, featuring Spandau Ballet, Howard Jones, Evelyn Thomas, Bananarama, Bronski Beat and Wham! Final outing for the Rhythm Pals before Kid left the BBC. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653476&id=5526167&lid=7

11pm Electric Picnic (Preview) (RTE2)
Blathnaid Treacy offers an insight to the festival's atmosphere on the eve of the event, presenting build-up to the various performances

12.30am The Heart of Country: How Nashville became Music City USA (BBC4)
A historical biography of the hub of country music, revealing the relationship between commerce and art that has defined Nashville since 1925, and exploring the conflicts and demons that have confronted artists and the industry. The documentary charts the creative pressures of `the Nashville sound', the impact of Elvis then Bob Dylan, and the rise and fall of the Urban Cowboys. Featuring the testimonies of musicians, producers and broadcasters, including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley and Steve Earle, as well as archived footage of performances by Nashville's greatest - from Johnny Cash to Loretta Lynn, and George Jones to Garth Brooks



Friday
7pm Trailblazers: Funk (Sky Arts)
Noddy Holder narrates as the programme takes a fascinating trip back to 1960s America to take a look at the evolution of funk music

7.30pm & 1.05am Top Of The Pops 1984 June 14th (BBC4)
First broadcast on 14 June 1984, it includes appearances from the Art Company, the Smiths, Scritti Politti, Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Heyward, Nik Kershaw and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653476&id=5857817&lid=7

8pm BBC Proms 2017: Big Band Swing (BBC4)
From London's Royal Albert Hall, singer and broadcaster Clare Teal presents a big band spectacular, with rip-roaring music from the 1930s and 1940s celebrating irrepressible characters such as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and Stan Kenton. Plus, a special tribute to Mary Lou Williams, an unassuming giant of the big band world. Conductors Guy Barker and Winston Rollins take to the stage alongside their eponymous big bands, with vocalists Vanessa Haynes, Mads Mathias, Georgina Jackson, Rob Green, Cherise Adams-Burnett and Ben Cipolla

9pm & 3.30am Rock and Roll: Death (Sky Arts) New!
Part 1of 10:Death - Documentary drawing on concert films, fly-on-the-wall tour chronicles and archive interviews to chart the history of rock 'n' roll, beginning with the subject of death
https://twitter.com/pulsefilms/status/902842405996593153

10.15pm BBC Proms 2017: Jools Holland's Tribute To Stax (BBC4)
At London's Royal Albert Hall, Jools Holland pays tribute to Stax Records, alongside original stars Eddie Floyd, Sam Moore, William Bell, Booker T Jones and Steve Cropper, plus UK artists including Tom Jones, James Morrison, Beverley Knight, Nadia Rose and Sweetie Irie, and Ruby Turner. Founded in 1957, the Memphis-based company was synonymous with Southern Soul, a distinctive blend of funk, gospel and R'n'B, producing soul artists such as Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, and Sam and Dave. Music includes Green Onions, Knock on Wood, Soul Man and Try a Little Tenderness

10.30pm Bowie, Prince and Music Legends we lost in 2016 (Sky Arts)
A tribute to the great performing artists who passed away in 2016, featuring archive interviews and performances from stars including David Bowie, Prince and Keith Emerson, as well as the reflections of fellow musicians and journalists

11.45pm Hello Quo (BBC4)
Documentary examining rock band Status Quo's five-decade history, including interviews with the band, concert footage and rarely seen archive material, as well as a look at the 2012 reunion of the original line-up, performing together for the first time in more than 30 years. With contributions by Paul Weller, Brian May, Noddy Holder, Cliff Richard and Jeff Lynne

Midnight Motorhead Live at Wacken Open Air 2011 (Sky Arts)
The heavy rock band's set at the German festival, including performances of Iron Fist, Stay Clean, Killed By Death, Bomber, Ace of Spades and Overkill

1.45am When Pop Ruled My Life: The Fans' Story (BBC4)
From the Beatles to One Direction, there has always been a unique relationship between musicians and their fans. Journalist Kate Mossman explores how this connection has developed over the past 50 years of music, as well as her own evolving fascination with the band Queen

2.45am One Hit Wonders at the BBC (BBC4)
Compilation of hits by artists that were hardly heard from again after one of their songs climbed to the pinnacle of pop, alongside an analysis of the `one-hit wonder' phenomenon. Featuring Peter Sarstedt's 1969 track Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?, Trio's 1982 smash Da Da Da, Move Closer, by Phyllis Nelson, and You Get What You Give, by New Radicals



Saturday
12pm The Shadows: The Final Tour (Sky Arts)
A 2004 concert by the instrumental rock band at the Cardiff Indoor Arena, in which Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett reunited to perform a selection of their greatest hits. Including performances of Apache, Riders in the Sky, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Theme from The Deer Hunter and FBI

4pm Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011) (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the life of the pop singer, from his early career with the Jackson 5 to his rise to solo stardom and his death in 2009. Family and friends share their memories of the singer, including a rare interview with his mother Katherine Jackson, who discusses Michael's upbringing and his relationship with his father

6.45pm Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live from The Royal Albert Hall (Sky Arts)
A 2015 concert in which the guitarist celebrates both his 70th birthday and his 200th show at the Royal Albert Hall, performing a selection of hits spanning his entire career

8pm-1am Electric Picnic (RTE2)
Eoghan McDermott and Blathnaid Treacy introduce live coverage of the second night of the music festival at Stradbally Hall. This evening, A Tribe Called Quest will entering the spotlight as the headline act on the main stage, and Eoghan and Blathnaid will be on hand to interview the hip-hop trio. Soraiya Ryan will be mingling with revellers in the Picnic area, offering up the latest news from the event, and the team also provides coverage from the Other Voices stage, where an eclectic range of international artists will be performing https://www.electricpicnic.ie/line-up#main-stage

9pm Whitney: Can I Be Me? (BBC2) New!
Director Nick Broomfield makes use of previously unused footage and live performance recordings to tell the life story of Whitney Houston, the celebrated American singer who died at the age of 48 in 2012. Despite making millions of dollars, and achieving more consecutive number-one hits than The Beatles, Whitney's time in the spotlight left her believing she `wasn't free' to be herself, and here, Broomfield assesses the circumstances that would bring a talented performer of international repute to believe she was a victim of her own success


9pm & 2.05am The Who: Sensation - The Story of Tommy (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the background, creation and impact of the Who's 1969 double album Tommy, featuring interviews with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle

10.20pm Rock and Roll: Death (Sky Arts)
Same as Friday

11pm Top Of The Pops 1984: June 7th (BBC4)
Same as Thursday

11.30pm Top Of The Pops 1984: June 14th (BBC4)
Same as Friday

11.50pm Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock (Sky Arts)
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

12.10am The Everley Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven (BBC4)
Don and Phil - arguably the greatest harmony singers of all time - began as childhood musicians, performing hymns and country songs as Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil on their father's radio shows in Iowa, where they grew up. This documentary follows surviving sibling Don back to the place where their love for music was formed to recall the music that was omnipresent in their home, the influence of their parents, the early radio shows and the musicians they played with in their formative years. Contributors include Art Garfunkel, Graham Nash, Dave Edmunds and Tim Rice

12.35am Film: The Blues Brothers (1980) (RTE1)


1.05am The Stones In The Park (Sky Arts)
The Rolling Stones' 1969 Hyde Park concert dedicated to the memory of the band's guitarist Brian Jones, who had died two days previously

1.10am Metal at the BBC (BBC4)
A compilation of memorable heavy-metal performances from BBC shows, including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Motorhead

3.25am Mavis! (2015) (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the life and career of soul singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples, featuring interviews with Bob Dylan, Prince, Chuck D and Bonnie Raitt




Sunday
7.25pm Classic Quadrophenia (Sky Arts)
From London's Royal Albert Hall, Pete Townshend, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Robert Ziegler and a host of guests, including Alfie Boe, put a classical spin on the Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia

9pm The Who: Live At The Isle of Wight (Sky Arts)
The band's performance at the festival in August 1970, featuring hits I Can't Explain, My Generation and Magic Bus as well as tracks from their double album Tommy

11.55pm Nina Simone Live in '65 and '68 (Sky Arts)
Two concerts by the jazz singer filmed for television broadcast in Holland and Britain in 1965 and 1968 respectively, including performances of Tomorrow Is My Turn, Mississippi Goddam, Four Women, The Ballad of Hollis Brown, I Put a Spell on You and Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

12.40am & 1.40am Singer Songwriters at the BBC (BBC4)
12.40am: A compilation of performances highlighting the growth of the singer-songwriter genre in the 1970s. Featuring songs by Bobbie Gentry, Kris Kristofferson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Janis Ian, Gordon Lightfoot, John Martyn, Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell, Don McLean, Linda Lewis, Ralph McTell, Paul Brady and Loudon Wainwright III
1.40am: A compilation of performances highlighting the growing popularity of the singer-songwriter genre in the 1970s. Featuring songs by Donovan, Gerry Rafferty, James Taylor, Elton John, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Tom Paxton, John Prine, Melanie, Jesse Winchester, Steve Forbert, Chris Rea and Carole King

1.15am Ray Charles Live in France 1961 (Sky Arts)
Footage of the singer and his original backing group the Raelettes performing some of their biggest hits at the Antibes Jazz Festival in Juan-les-Pins



https://twitter.com/neilsmiles/status/834847116610637829

"It's amazing", says a chuffed Kevin Sharkey reflecting the general opinion at Tyne Tees. "And they've had 21 years to become established. We've only had nine weeks. If I was working on Top of the Pops, I would genuinely be worried."

https://www.wilde-life.com/articles/1987/frontline-special-the-roxy-hit-or-miss

That Bananarama song was a bit deep, there were a lot more angry political pop songs in 1984 than I remembered.

Now that's Proper Pop at Number One.

Lovely Stuff.