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

Queen were fecking brilliant. So many great tunes.

Freddie might have done some amazing music if he hadn't been taken so young, but he did a huge amount while he was here.

I still remember hearing his death announced at Midnight on the old BBC Radio 5, on a Sunday Night. Only a day after he said he had AIDS. I didn't sleep well that night.

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And Phil "The Power" Taylor.

That's a very good point, GHG!

And Lemmy from Motorhead too. And at a push, Robbie Williams. Lots for Stokies to be proud of.

Let us celebrate this unlikely Beebrock detour to Stoke with a performance by two of its favourite sons. And Dave Grohl

Hiya,

It's a mixed bag this weekend, the big show on Friday Night is Dexys: Nowhere is home at 10pm, a feature length documentary about Dexys Midnight Runners



That's one of those programmes which might or might not be good. Earlier we have Sounds of the Sixties at 7pm and Top of The Pops: The Story of 1980 at 9pm

The post Dexys comedown is Kings of Soul at 11.30pm which is a "documentary celebrating the male artists whose vocal stylings have played an instrumental role in the soul genre from the 60s to the 00s. Featuring footage of Brenton Wood performing Gimme Little Sign and Curtis Mayfield singing Keep On Keeping On, as well as appearances by Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Billy Ocean, Alexander O'Neal, Bobby Womack and Barry White"

At 12.30am there is another chance to see The Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll - Sister Rosetta Tharpe which was quite well received in the past.



On Saturday there is nothing much at all, at 11.50pm you can see Top of The Pops:1980 where Kid Jensen bigs up Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Marti Webb, the Vapors, Michael Jackson, Liquid Gold, the Gibson Brothers, Peter Gabriel, Stiff Little Fingers, Dave Edmunds, the Police, Rainbow, the Shadows and Blondie

That is followed by Kate Bush at the BBC and The Rolling Stones at the BBC Or you could tog out for The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 1am on Film Four






On Sunday The Strypes are on BBC 2 at 10pm at 11.35pm you can see Kenny Rogers: Cards on the Table followed by Top of The Pops: The Story of 1980 yet again RTE1 has Other Voices: An Irish Affair at 10.50pm with "James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan and John Smith, The Frames, Little Green Cars, The Coronas, Mick Flannery, Kodaline, Villagers, The Strypes and more"


Just to drag this out a bit, a mention for Vintage TV (Sky 369 and Freesat) which has increased their music output recently. http://www.vintage.tv/tv-guide/


And Spinal Tap is on Tuesday on ITV3 at 1.35am Sure why not