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

From the sublime to the ridiculous.

(I mean that silly dance troupe thing, not Queen).

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Just thinking what songs I can rely on to pick me up if I'm pissed off...

Don't stop me now is one, others that spring to mind are The song remains the same, Digital Love by Daft Punk and Born to Run by The Boss.

Any others?

Good question. All sorts really, of the top of my head ... Getting Better by The Beatles ... Oliver's Army ... Up The Junction ... Please Please Me. I'd probably give you totally different answers tomorrow

Not even a mention of Sid's death ...

Top Of The Pops Fax ‏@TOTP1979 Feb 27
Over the credits: “Somethin’ Else”, by a Lydon-less Sex Pistols, with Sid Vicious (who died exactly a month before this #TOTP) on vocals.

And here I go again (on my own) ....


Thursday 7.30pm Top Of The Pops 1979 (Repeated 12.30am & Saturday 12.35am)

Kid Jensen presents an edition from March 9, 1979. Includes performances by Inner Circle, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks, Dennis Brown, the Late Show, the Real Thing, Cliff Richard, the Dooleys, Motorhead and Leyton Buzzards. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

Friday 9pm Muscle Shoals (Repeated 2.10am & Sunday Night 12.10am)

A look inside the acclaimed music hub, located alongside the Tennessee River. The studio's output has helped to create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time. Founder Rick Hall overcame poverty and tragedy and brought black and white musicians together in Alabama's cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations. Contributors include Greg Allman, Clarence Carter, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards, Bono and Percy Sledge

Friday 10.50pm Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

The evolution of feelings and attitudes towards the British singles chart, in celebration of its 60th anniversary. Documenting changes from the 1952 NME chart via Pick and Top of the Pops through to the Radio One chart show of today

Friday Night 12.20am BBC Sessions: Paul Simon (Repeated Sunday 2 am)

Concert by the legendary American singer-songwriter and his six-piece band at LSO St Luke's in London, featuring songs from his solo career and 1960s heyday with Art Garfunkel. Hits from his gold-selling album Surprise are performed alongside classics such as You Can Call Me Al and Still Crazy After All These Years

Friday Night 1.10am More Guitar Heroes at the BBC repeated Monday 11.50pm

Archive performances by celebrated musicians Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green and Johnny Winter. Other performers featured include Manitas de Plata, Ry Cooder, Thin Lizzy and AC/DC, while Fleetwood Mac's Albatross and In the City by the Jam are among the classic songs seen again in clips from the BBC's Seventies' music shows

Friday Night 2.10am Muscle Shoals (as above)

Saturday 10.35pm Totally British: 70s Rock n Roll

A collection of archive performances by artists including Graham Parker and the Rumour, Dr Feelgood, Ducks Deluxe, Elvis Costello, the Motors, Steve Gibbons Band and Dire Straits from TV shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops

Saturday 11.35pm The Ballad of Moot The Hoople (again)

Documentary telling the story of Hereford rock band Mott the Hoople, whose best-known hit, All the Young Dudes, was written for them by David Bowie. The film features rare and previously unseen footage, with contributions by former band members Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs and Verden Allen, as well as Queen's Roger Taylor and ex-Clash guitarist Mick Jones

Saturday Night 12.35am Top of The Pops 1979 (as above)


Saturday Night 1.15am Sounds of The Seventies 2 - The Boys are Back in Town

A collection of rock anthems from the decade, featuring archive performances by artists including Alice Cooper, the Faces, Nazareth, Bad Company, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath

Monday 11.50pm - When Albums Ruled the World

Documentary exploring the heyday of LPs from the mid-1960s to the late 70s, as artists embraced the creative opportunities they offered for music and artwork. The programme also examines how the arrival of new formats spelt the end of the album's golden era. With contributions from Queen's Roger Taylor, Noel Gallagher, Mike Oldfield, the Doors' Ray Manzarek, Slash and singer-songwriter Grace Slick

Tuesday 10.50pm - Agnetha: ABBA & After

Documentary telling the story of Agnetha Fältskog's music career as both a member of the Swedish pop group and a successful solo singer in her own right. Including interviews with Gary Barlow, who features on her new comeback album, plus Abba's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, DJ Tony Blackburn and lyricist Tim Rice

What's on Sky Arts 1 this week? Madness, Steely Dan, Midge Ure, Nile Rodgers & Chic, The Troggs, Pixies, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, The Bee Gees, Texas, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Pretenders, Cyndi Lauper, Northern Soul, Etta James, Dusty Springfield, Martin Kemp, Monty Python, The Police, Paul McCartney, Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, Meat Loaf, Glasvegas, Tony Bennett, Abba, Earth Wind and Fire and the B-52s. You can search the listing here http://www.locatetv.com/uk/listings/sky-arts-1


Music Film of the Week: Elvis (1979) on True Drama (Saturday 11am)

Kurt Russell stars in this entertaining biopic as the Mississippi lorry driver with a soulful voice who became known to millions the world over for redefining rock 'n' roll. John Carpenter's film charts Presley's life from his birth in 1935, through his screen successes and marriage, culminating in his return to live performance on the Las Vegas stage of 1969. With Shelley Winters, Ed Begley Jnr and Joe Mantegna

http://www.locatetv.com/movie/elvis/175470

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Nice one Skid!

Friday night looks great. Looking forward to it!

Cheers Donie!

Muscle Shoals looks good. Among a myriad of contributors, I'm very pleased to see Keith Richards again. I really enjoyed his contributions to Blues America recently

I will check out Muscle Shoals later.

This chart documentary is decent enough. Coincidentally, 2FM brought back their Irish Chart Show tonight after a few years absence.

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Englebert - mmm...nice.

Real name Arnold Dorsey. That was an odd name to pick as his pseudonymn

Billy Fury ... Cliff Richard ... Elton John - all those names are memorable

Englebert Humperdinck - :eek: