BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else

The big Umbro logos on everyone except for Barnesy wearing a giant Adidas thing.

Hello, new this week is a Doc about former American President Jimmy Carter, who is a big fan of the Rock and Roll apparently. Well, that's the new film for this weekend and apart from that there are many repeats. Quite a lot of Dolly Parton if that's what you are into ...




Wednesday
10pm Top Of The Pops – The Story Of 1987 (BBC2)

10pm Sid And Judy (Sky Arts)
A profile of Judy Garland from her third husband who is frankly taking the piss by billing himself first here, even if it sounds a bit like Sid And Nancy




Thursday
9pm Hup (TG4)
Music From The Fleadh in Abbeyfeale

1am David Bowie – Serious Moonlight Tour (Sky Arts)
Vancouver 1983




Friday
7pm Sounds Of The Sixties (BBC4)

7.10pm Top Of The Pops 1990 - June 22(BBC4)
Jackie Brambles hosts the edition first aired on June 22, with performances by artists including Magnum, Roxette, Yazz, Big Fun and Sonia, Luciano Pavarotti, Wilson Phillips, MC Hammer and Elton John

7.40pm Top Of The Pops 1990 – June 28 (BBC4)
Gary Davies hosts the edition first aired on June 28, with performances by artists including Snap, Jason Donovan, Maureen, Bob Geldof, Bruce Dickinson, Maxi Priest, Elton John and Poison

8pm Trailblazers – Heavy Metal (Sky Arts)

9pm The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? (Sky Documentaries)

9pm The Art Of Drumming (Sky Arts)
Ep 3

9.10pm Dolly Parton – Here I Am (BBC2)
An intimate portrait of the acclaimed songwriter, which invites viewers to get to know the real Dolly Parton, the woman behind the global phenomenon. Feature-length documentary, directed by Francis Whately. This is on BBC2, BBC4 are showing the Snooker

10pm When Music Stars Go Horribly Wrong (Channel 5)
Bad moments and falls from grace suffered by some top artists. Members of boyband 5ive exclusively open up about the feud that saw the chart-topping band split, while Eurovision's Surie speaks about her now infamous stage invasion that left her shaken but determined the show should go on. Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston recalls the time that their tour bus crashed, leaving the future of the band in jeopardy and Mike Nolan's life hanging in the balance. This goes on for nearly three hours.

10.15pm David Crosby – Remember My Name (Sky Arts)
Documentary profile of the singer-songwriter and founder member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, who speaks of his regrets, fears, faith and music

10.40pm Dolly Parton – 50 Years At The Opry (BBC4)
Highlights from the singer's performance to celebrate 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, recorded in Nashville in October 2019. Featuring hits including Jolene, 9 to 5, Coat of Many Colours and I Will Always Love You, as well as appearances by Lady A, Emmylou Harris and Hank Williams Jr

11.15pm Celtic Connections (TG4)
Performances from the 2018 music festival, including Declan O'Rourke with songs from his seventh album, plus Jarlath Henderson and Laura Cortese, and the Dance Cards

11.55pm Glastonbury 2014 – Dolly Parton (BBC4)
Dolly Night continues with the full set

12.15am Billy Joel Live At The Shea 2009 (Sky Arts)

1.05am Charley Pride – I’m Just Me (BBC4)
The journey of Charley Pride, from his beginnings as a sharecropper's son on a cotton farm in segregated Mississippi to his career as an American League baseball player and his rise as a trailblazing country music superstar. Contributors include Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Whoopi Goldberg, Willie Nelson, Darius Rucker and Marty Stuart.

1.15am Other Voices (RTE2)
Includes a performance from James Blunt, who once prevented World War III https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-11753050

2.20am Our Musical History – Country And Beyond With The Shires (BBC4)
Country Music Videos

3am The Judy Garland Show (Sky Arts)
Ancient US TV show, includes a duet with Peggy Lee. It might be Fever. If you have a Fever or any other symptoms of Covid, please stay at home and self isolate immediately, and contact your GP for further advice




Saturday
6pm Beatles Stories (Sky Arts)
105 minutes of people with Beatles Stories. Includes someone who played monopoly with George Harrison

6pm Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1)
Features Normski answer questions on Electronic Music of the 80s and 90s, and Aoife Hinds on Amy Winehouse

6.55pm The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? (Sky Documentaries)

7.45pm The Art Of Drumming (Sky Arts)
It says here it’s episode 2, but that was on last weekend. Might be episode 4

9pm Jimmy Carter – Rock And Roll President (Sky Arts) New!
Documentary charting the story of the enigmatic former US president, and how his love of rock music played a surprisingly significant role in his life and work. Features many people including Nile Rodgers


10pm-Midnight Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)

11pm-3am Bob Dylan – No Direction Home Parts 1&2 (Sky Arts)
Martin Scorsese’s epic Bob Dylan Doc
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/no-direction-home-bob-dylan-2005

11pm Cobain – Montage Of Heck (Sky Documentaries)

11.50pm 7.10pm Top Of The Pops 1990 - June 22(BBC4)

Midnight Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop (Yesterday)
Solid Fleetwood Mac Doc featuring all the main players

12.20am 7.10pm Top Of The Pops 1990 - June 28(BBC4)

12.50am Our Musical History – Disco And Beyond With Ana Matronic and Martyn Ware (BBC4)

2.05 Film A Hard Days Night (BBC)
It says here there is a scene where Ringo Starr is invited to "Le Cercle" gambling club, the same club where James Bond makes his first appearance in Dr No. Ringo should have been Bond.




Sunday
4.45pm California Dreamin’ – The Songs Of The Mamas And The Papas (Sky Arts)

6pm Celine Dion World Tour (Sky Arts)

6.15pm Na Baileid (TG4)
John Spillane looks at three Munster songs, Shanagolden, The Cliffs of Dooneen and Eamonn an Chnoic

9pm Willie Nelson & Friends – Outlaws And Angels (Sky Arts)
Artists including Bob Dylan, Carole King, Al Green, Keith Richards, Jerry Lee Lewis, Toby Keith, Ben Harper and Kid Rock celebrate the country music star's career

9.30pm Moya (TG4)
The life and career of Moya Brennan, first Lady of Celtic Music. Featuring exclusive interviews and performances with Moya, Imelda May, Paul Brady, Damien Dempsey and many others. This was shown over Christmas

11pm Jimmy Carter – Rock And Roll President (Sky Arts)
All The President’s Men is on BBC1 at 12.05am. It’s a movie about the last time an American President resigned (Information correct the time of writing)

11pm Sammy Davis Jnr – I’ve Gotta Be Me (PBS)


1am Sid And Judy (Sky Arts)

3am Making Waves – The Art Of Cinematic Sound (BBC4)
Documentary exploring the power of sound in cinema and the people who create it, with insight from Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas




Jimmy Carter's real claim to fame is that he was the only American President to appear on the Old Grey Whistle Test - he was interviewed by Whispering Bob wearing an OGWT badge. The interview is from about 28.30 in on this video, the full episode was a jaunt for Bob to the Capricorn Picnic Festival, which looked like fun

https://www.gatewaymacon.org/about-macon-ga/blog.cms/post/230/old-grey-whistle-test-and-the-1976-capricorn-picnic









6Music had a Bowie special for his anniversary last weekend

There are loads of Bowie stuff on the BBC Sounds App, just search for Bowie and it should come up

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r8s0/episodes/player



In other news, I enjoyed this long ariticle about Prince's Sign O The Times on the BBC site

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54203180



And finally, the Best Appearance By A Singing Bush Of The Week might be this one from The Three Amigos (Film4 Saturday 4.45pm)