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

It's nice to see the BBC have a decent archive of Irish Rock performances.

It's more than you could say for RTE. They never really found a home for Rock/Pop (although many of these bands would have appeared on The Late Late Show at some point)

Yeah, not a whole lot on this weekend. I didn't get around to doing the listings but apart from Frankie's continuing adventures it's a lot of repeats.

I did spot this today, looks good although it won't be aired until October ...

"This October, BBC Four tells the definitive story of indie music with a series about the genre that became the soundtrack to a generation.

The channel will broadcast a new three-part documentary series, The Story Of Indie (working title), which charts the evolution of alternative music from the its inception in the late 1970s with the explosion of independent record labels and their associated acts, to the boom of the genre in the ‘80s, onto its demise following the mainstream success of its Britpop successor in the ‘90s, and finally its legacy and influence in the current music scene.

This inside story on the pioneering approach to music is a must for music lovers, and features the best songs of the era, archive video footage and exclusive anecdotes from the people who were there and central to the scene.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/the-story-of-indie "

Well, this weekend is a bit like the Off Licence at 9.55pm on Holy Thursday. Everything you want is missing, but there might be something you like if you look hard enough. BBC Four rip through the last two episodes of Frank Sinatra's Story. Will they mention that Dana Carvey from Wayne's World was in the Hospital room beside Frank's when he died? Probably not ...



Friday

9.40pm & 2.15am Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All (Parts 3 & 4)
Up-close and personal examination of the life, music and career of legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra, told in his own words from hours of archived interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him. Featuring previously unseen footage from home movies and concert performances, including his legendary 1971 `retirement concert' in Los Angeles, this tribute to the showman follows Sinatra's growth from roadhouse performer to global singing sensation

11.40pm Film: On The Town (1949)
Musical following three sailors who are out for a good time while on a day's shore leave in New York. One tries initially to fend off the advances of a female taxi driver, another is pulled into helping with an anthropologist's study of prehistoric man, while the third seeks out the model in a famous advertising campaign - but finds she is not quite what he expected. With Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin

1.15am Duets: The Andy Williams Show
A selection of the veteran performer's favourite duets recorded during his decade-long run as host of a weekly variety show on the American network NBC. Featuring Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Johnny Mathis and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as Judy Garland singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and Ray Charles with What'd I Say

3.15am Sounds of The Sixties
n Living Colour The late 1960s saw the first regular transmission of colour television, and the music world followed the trend with the launch of BBC television show Colour Me Pop. This episode features some of the programme's highlights, including performances by the Who, the Kinks, the Small Faces, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and the Jimi Hendrix Experience

9.35pm (RTE1) The Imelda May Show
The singer-songwriter celebrates Ireland's love of music with chat and performances by musicians and new acts, with guests including Marc Almond, Camille O'Sullivan, the Bionic Rats, Mike Sanchez and Delorentos. Last in the series

11.25pm (TG4) Ar Stáitse: Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer 1 Part one of two. Leo Sayer performs some of his best-loved songs, including More Than I Can say, One Man Band, Giving It All Away and When I Need You, in a programme recorded in 1984

11.40pm (RTE2) Other Voices
Music show celebrating new and innovative talent, featuring Wild Beasts, Melanie De Biaso, Wyvern Lingo and Staring at Lakes


Saturday

10.50pm Top of The Pops: 1979 - Big Hits
A look at the year music went portable with the launch of the Sony walkman, and saw the Mod revival and 2-tone music flourish with the Jam, the Specials, Madness and the Selecter. New Wave also thrived with Elvis Costello, Squeeze and Gary Numan. On a more comical note, Dame Edna Everage's performance of Waltzing Matilda made a big impression, incongruously alongside reggae-influenced punk rock band the Ruts. Elsewhere, Chas & Dave continued their success story with Gertcha

11.50pm Status Quo: Live and Acoustic
A compilation of footage from Status Quo's 2014 live appearance at London's Roundhouse, where they performed acoustic versions of their best-known hits, including Pictures of Matchstick Men, Rockin' All Over the World, Whatever You Want, What You're Proposing, Down Down, and Marguerita Time. Playing alongside a string section, Francis and Rick reminisce about their career and recall some of the stories behind their classic songs

12.50am Sounds of The Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring the Teardrop Explodes, Orange Juice, Robert Wyatt, Aztec Camera, Billy Bragg, the Fall, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, the Pogues and the Style Council

2.10pm (BBC1) Climbed Every Mountain - The Story Behind The Sound of Music
Sue Perkins travels to Salzburg, Ellis Island and Vermont to discover the true story behind the real Von Trapp family, who were portrayed in the Sound of Music almost 50 years ago

10pm (RTE1) Ceiliúradh
A special evening of music and dance from the Royal Albert Hall, marking the historic occasion of the first State visit by the president of Ireland to the United Kingdom in 2014. Includes performances by Imelda May, Elvis Costello, Paul Brady, Lisa Hannigan, Andy Irivine, Donal Lunny, The Gloaming and others. Presented by Dermot O'Leary.

12.35am (RTE1) The Imelda May Show
same as yesterday



Sunday

9pm (Channel 4) Film: Les Miserables
Premiere. A former prisoner tries to lead an honest life in post-revolutionary France, despite being pursued everywhere by a fanatical police inspector. He promises a poverty-stricken factory worker that he will raise her child, a relationship that gives his life new meaning, but both of them are drawn into an uprising against the reinstated monarchy. Musical, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway


If you have the Sky Arts you can watch Fleetwood Mac and Scott Walker on Saturday, and four hours of Johnny Cash from 8pm on Sunday. But if you tune in too early on Sunday you will find Neil Se**ka, whose reign of terror has spread beyond BBC Four.

If you like slightly cheesy Beatles Films (and who doesn't?), True Movies 1 has In His Life: The John Lennon Story on Saturday at 1pm

And it's on Youtube if that's better for you. Your man who uploaded it has some good stuff on his channel. Which is more than can be said for most of the Television Stations!

Gerrcha!

They don't write them like that anymore. Mumble Grumble.