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

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Friday Night is Rod Stewart Night this week on BBC Four, if you aren't into that the other channels offer a bit of BB King and Nick Cave. And Chas and Dave again on Saturday. A few other bits and bobs too ...


Friday BBC4

7pm Sounds of the Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring Depeche Mode, the Human League, Soft Cell, Yazoo, New Order, Bronski Beat, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure. First shown in February 1996

9pm & 12.15am Imagine: Rod Stewart: Can't Stop Me Now
The veteran rocker invites Alan Yentob to his LA home to conduct an interview, in which Stewart looks back on a career spanning almost 50 years. He discusses working with acts like the Steampacket and Jeff Beck in the 1960s and his time with the Faces, whose offstage antics became legendary - as did the frontman's affairs with a string of famous women. His solo career propelled him to superstardom with songs such as Maggie May and Sailing, and while the 1980s proved to be less successful, his constant reinvention has given him a lasting career. Having more recently become known as a singer of American standards, he talks about recording Time, his first album of new material in almost 20 years

10.25pm & 1.40am Rod Stewart at the BBC
A tribute to the singer's career with a selection of his performances and interviews at the BBC. Songs include Sailing, You're in My Heart, I Don't Want to Talk About It and Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Plus, Handbags and Gladrags from Rod's set at Glastonbury in 2002, his cover of Dorothy Fields' classic I'm in the Mood for Love and a song from his Radio 2 concert in May 2013

11.25pm Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978
Documentary about the change of musical direction in 1978, when pop singles were slowly ousted by disco, punk and new wave artists. The programme features contributions by members of the Boomtown Rats, Squeeze, Boney M and Sham 69 - among others - and archive performances by the likes of Elvis Costello, the Undertones, Ian Dury and the Blockheads and the Jam



Friday BBC2

11.35pm Later With Jools Holland
Extended edition of Tuesday night's show. Florence and the Machine perform tracks from forthcoming third album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, veteran singer-songwriter James Taylor showcases his 17th studio album Before This World, which is set for release in June. Also appearing are indie band the Charlatans, Los Angeles alt-pop trio Mini Mansions, south-east London soul and jazz singer Andreya Triana and Kansas mother-and-son soul-infused folk duo Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear



Friday TG4

11.25pm BB King: The Life Of Riley
The American blues singer-songwriter recounts his story of a rise to prominence in the music industry, earning him the title `King of the Blues'. Born into a world of oppression in the cotton plantations outside Berclair, Mississippi, he went on to assemble his own band under the guidance of Millard Lee and found widespread popularity with his Singin' the Blues album in the Elvis-charged swinging zeitgeist of 1956. His talent showed no bounds, and more than half a century later he released his 42nd studio album, One Kind Favor, by which time he was well into his eighties - and showing no sign of giving up. Filmed in locations across the States, as well as the United Kingdom, and featuring contributions by a range of fellow musicians including Eric Clapton, Bono, George Benson and Mick Hucknall. Narrated by Morgan Freeman


Friday Film Four

Friday 11.05pm (and Sunday Night 1am) 20,000 Days on Earth (Nick Cave)
Premiere. Documentary about Nick Cave, exploring his creative process by following him over the course of one day. The film explores Cave's personal archives and features recordings of his sessions with a psychoanalyst, and includes contributions from friends, family and musical collaborators, including Kylie Minogue and Ray Winstone





Saturday BBC Four

11.45pm Top of The Pops 1980
Simon Bates presents an edition first broadcast April 10, 1980. Featuring performances by the Undertones, Sky, David Essex, Dr Hook, Saxon, Judas Priest, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sad Cafe, the Bodysnatchers, the Buggles and the Detroit Spinners. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

12.15am Chas & Dave: Last Orders
Documentary offering an insight into Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock's successful five decades in the music industry, which has seen them share the same bill as Led Zeppelin and make a big impact on London's cultural landscape. The film blends archive performances with more recent tour footage and features contributions by Pete Doherty, Jools Holland and Phill Jupitus. Narrated by Arthur Smith



Sky Arts offers David Bowie - A Reality Tour, a 1993 concert from The Point on Friday at 10.50pm, followed by Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer



Rod Stewart's First Cut is The Deepest featured on a Radio 4 series called Soul Music this week. It is a series which looks at a different song each week, talking to the writers, producers, performers etc and people whose lives were impacted by the song.

You can stream or download most of the 30 minute long episodes at their website. Despite the name of the series, it covers all genres of songs from Rock to Musicals to Classical and all points in between . A few of interest might be

Tainted Love (Series 6 Ep 3) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008pygx

Wichita Lineman (Series 12 Ep 2) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013f96w

Shipbuilding (Series 15 Ep 5) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r0g4h

There is a Light that never goes out (Series 19 Ep 4) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04sv2gz

Hallelujah (Series 20 Ep 1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008mj7p/episodes/guide


The Podcast links are here http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/soulmusic

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008mj7p


That's about it, enjoy the Bank Holiday

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Sky Arts last night had David Bowie Live - from Dublin in 2003 on the 'Reality' tour.

Were YOU there?

*points to no one in particular*

I'm trying to think why on earth I wasn't there I must have been broke or doing exams or some nonsense like that.