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

odyssey06 · 27-08-2022 09:01PM

What annoyed me about the Breakers was they only played a short clip and the Breakers jingle itself went on too long!

Declan A Walsh · 27-08-2022 09:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119530958#Comment_119530958

There were some random episodes between 1988 and 1992 where they didn't have the Breakers, and that was much better. A whole song could have been squeezed in during the time taken for the Breakers in the case of some episodes! It was a good idea to show the Top 40 countdown (40 to 11) at the bottom of the screen while a song was been shown. At least that saved time. There were plenty of episodes in the 1970s, and probably a good few in the 1980s, that were 35 or 40 minutes, and would have been handy going forward. Moving from the Top 30 to the Top 40 when the episodes were already cut down to 30 minutes caused problems fitting in song selections. Another annoying thing was showing a song that was not in the Top 40, such as some of those live satellite performances, when they did not have time to play all the new movers in the countdown. That worked better when it was the Top 30 and the show was more than 30 minutes.

Declan A Walsh · 27-08-2022 09:20PM

And another thing....

Top of the Pops used to have a rule that a song would get played every other week, unless it was dropping in the charts (when it would no longer be played), or was at Number 1 (always played - unless banned). There were some episodes from the late 1980s onwards where a song was at its highest position for a couple of weeks (say Number 2 or Number 3) and they were not getting an airing when they would have been due to be played. Come to think of it, only last week Jelly's Three Little Pigs was a Breaker as the highest new entry at Number 5 one week. Then the following week it was still at Number 5, but was not played at all. Some other Breakers from the previous week were played in full the following week.

Welsh Megaman · 27-08-2022 11:05PM

Dave live at Reading/Leeds festival right now on BBC2.

The least hip-hop name ever!

Which of course, I would say to his face.

dasdog · 28-08-2022 02:11PM

Gary Numan third on the hate list - aside from that the teenagers of 1980 had pretty decent musical taste.

Declan A Walsh · 28-08-2022 04:21PM

From The Vaults, which is shown on Sky Arts, is an interesting programme because it shows past performances by artistes on ITV and Channel 4 shows, and studiously avoids BBC programmes.

Welsh Megaman · 28-08-2022 05:11PM

The Rolling Stones documentary ‘Charlie Is My Darling’ on Sky Arts later at 6.40pm.

Following their tour of Ireland in 1965.

Welsh Megaman · 28-08-2022 11:08PM

Arctic Monkeys live at Reading on BBC One right now.

Do the What A Scummy Man song!

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 05:57PM

Floppity Toppity Poppity!

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 06:05PM

PLAY NIAMH KAVANAGH!

DON’T PLAY STING!

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 06:08PM

Haddaway’s dancers learnt the routine ten seconds before going on.

odyssey06 · 02-09-2022 06:09PM

Haddaway! No. Thou must have an even number of backing dancers. This is not symmetrical!

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 06:17PM

NIAMH!

odyssey06 · 02-09-2022 06:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119561503#Comment_119561503

Video was classier than I expected!

furiousox · 02-09-2022 06:22PM

Sparks in Berlin on Sky Arts tonight.

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 06:36PM

ROD!

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 06:36PM

PLAY TEENAGE FANCLUB!

dasdog · 02-09-2022 06:46PM

PSB on after TOTP at 8pm. Not the PSB who Shane MacGowan referred to as "Two poofs with a synthesizer" after keeping The Pogues off number one that time but Public Service Broadcasting. A really good newish, mostly instrumental band.

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 07:10PM

Love both versions of PSB - this should be good.

:)

dasdog · 02-09-2022 07:41PM

This is very good - George Bernard Shaw. All debut music and they just sound great.

Bought their most recent record not long ago. Caught them in the Academy in 2018 and it was wonderful. Think they played there again this year but this is a different level production.

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 08:12PM

Enjoyed that - and now to Sparks performing ‘Amateur Hour’!

:)

Oscar Bravo · 02-09-2022 08:15PM

Fantastic Live concert from Simon and Garfunkel recorded in Central Park 1981 on BBC 4 now

Hotblack Desiato · 02-09-2022 08:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119561591#Comment_119561591

Whit is tha TFC track in question?

fryup · 02-09-2022 08:56PM

what's with the guy staring side stage at Paul Simon when he's singing about John Lennon??

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 08:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119562262#Comment_119562262

'Radio' - eventually played it, but only as part of the breakers (five seconds)!

furiousox · 02-09-2022 09:11PM

I saw Sparks in Berlin in March and they were unbelievable.

Both in their 70s!

Hotblack Desiato · 02-09-2022 09:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119562281#Comment_119562281

Ah yes, Thirteen, thought it was a very underwhelming album at the time, probably a grower but it didn't really get the chance.

What is the fcukin' point of playing five bloody seconds of anything?!?

dasdog · 02-09-2022 09:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119561994#Comment_119561994

There must have been some early 1980's unwritten code among fathers to pacify "Are we there yet" kids in the back of winding road holiday car journeys with Simon and Garfunkel.

Welsh Megaman · 02-09-2022 09:22PM

Roxy Music night tomorrow night on BBC2!

CPL 593H!

4Ad · 02-09-2022 09:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119562465#Comment_119562465

I was into punk and ska in the 80's but loved Simon and Garfunkel..i still do..

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

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