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

BBC Four are milking the country season, it's still going on. Declan Nerney will probably feature before it's over. Some daycent guitar action on Saturday Night ...


Thursday BBC4

7.30pm & 1am - Top of The Pops 1979

Kid Jensen presents an edition first broadcast November 15, 1979. Includes performances by the Jam, Cliff Richard, Thin Lizzy, BA Robertson, Suzi Quatro, the Moody Blues, Kool & the Gang, Secret Affair, the Ramblers, Showaddywaddy and Dr Hook. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

11.30pm - The Old Grey Whistle Test

rchive performances from the BBC music series, featuring Elton John, David Bowie, Captain Beefheart, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Curtis Mayfield, New York Dolls, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Brinsley Schwarz, Gil Scott-Heron, Blondie, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Jam, Talking Heads, Iggy Pop, Cher and Greg Allman, Argent, Steppenwolf, Lindisfarne, Dr Feelgood and Johnny Winter

1.40am - Sounds of The Eighties

Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring UB40, Aswad, the Beats, Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Neneh Cherry. Last in the series

Thursday - TG4

Midnight - Later With Jools Holland

Legendary London-based ska band Madness play tracks from their album The Liberty of Norton Folgate. Plus, Yusuf - formerly known as Cat Stevens - performs an acoustic number, and Brighton-based indie artist Bat for Lashes exhibits songs from her album Two Suns. Also in the studio are Malian singer Oumou Sangare, Oregon new wave four-piece Hockey and deep-blues vocalist William Elliot Whitmore

Friday - BBC4

9pm & 1.10am - Kenny Rogers: Cards on The Table

Documentary chronicling Rogers' career and the golden era of country music he helped usher in, reflecting on how he rose to become a superstar selling over 120 million albums worldwide. Making use of a candid interview with the performer, the film also looks at his success in other fields, including tennis and photography. Contributors include singer, songwriter and producer Kim Carnes, actor and musician Mickey Jones and long-time friend Lionel Richie

10pm & 2.10am - Country Kings at the BBC

A chronological compilation of performances from the BBC archive by male country singers, ranging from the Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson. Featuring classic songs from studio shows by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, George Hamilton IV, Kenny Rogers, Clint Black, Johnny Cash, Eric Church, and more

11pm - Dolly Parton at Glastonbury 2014

The complete set by the `queen of country music' in front of one of the biggest crowds the festival's Pyramid stage has ever seen. Featuring classics such as Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, Here You Come Again, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and I Will Always Love You

12.10am - 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

Saturday BBC4

10.45pm - The Joy of The Guitar Riff

Documentary exploring the impact of the guitar riff on popular music over the past 60 years, including a look at how it became the foundation rock 'n' roll was built on. With stories from Brian May, Dave Davies, Hank Marvin, Joan Jett, Nile Rodgers, Tony Iommi, Robert Fripp, Johnny Marr, Nancy Wilson, Kevin Shields, Ryan Jarman, Tom Morello and more. Narrated by Lauren Laverne

11.45pm - Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC

A compilation of archive clips and performances which include some of the most memorable guitar riffs of all time. Featuring Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Cream, AC/DC, the Smiths, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Pixies and the Stone Roses

12.45am - Top of The Pops

1.30am - Sounds of The Seventies

Collection of archive performances by artists including the Kinks, Roxy Music, Elton John, New York Dolls, Queen, Sparks and Rod Stewart. Plus, a rediscovered recording of David Bowie singing The Jean Genie from January 1973

Not much on Sunday at all (although BBC Four's budget difficulties mean they have music compiliations on after midnight most nights, to fill up the schedule). The Blues Brothers is on RTE1 tonight at 12.20am. Bit of a missed opportunity there, it would go down a treat after The Late Late Show on any given Friday. Or maybe every Friday, like the way The Rocky Horror Show plays in some cinemas! I would watch it. Slán.

Also on tonight is the 2010 Northern Soul film 'Soulboy' (BBC2 NI, 11.35pm)





That one is not to be confused with the similar 2014 Northern Soul Film, 'Northern Soul' which was in cinemas recently