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

Ol' Donie wrote: »

For my money, even The Beatles Back in the USSR is a bit rubbish.

Yeah, it wouldn't be in the top league of Beatles songs IMO

Candy Flip can flip right off too. Down with this sort of thing.

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I like to give em a blast of Wild Honey Pie. Everyone loves it.

All together now ...

There are three Cavern Club now, all claiming to be the original

They bulldozed it to make a car park.

Barbaric.


But Liverpool is a great spot for a trip, lots to see and great nightlife.

Singing in the Rainforest with The Happy Mondays sounds like one of Alan Partridge's programme pitches, but it's on tonight at 9pm on Watch (on Sky)

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/21/singing-in-the-rainforest-happy-mondays-

Hello, Hot Chocolate, Nile Rodgers and lots of Disco on BBC Four this Friday. And the same again on Saturday.



The Hot Chocolate compilation hasn't been on before. And the Nile Rodgers thing is great. If that's not your thing,There's a new Indie Documentary series starting next week


Friday

9pm & 1.30am The Joy Of Disco
Why one of the most frequently derided forms of pop music provided the soundtrack to some of the most important social changes of the 1970s, including gay liberation and female empowerment. The programme also explores how the New York disco scene laid the foundations for modern club culture, tells the tale of how acts including Chic, Sister Sledge and George McCrae broke into the mainstream on both sides of the Atlantic, and explores the importance of the film Saturday Night Fever in shaping the image of disco music around the world. Featuring contributions by Chic's Nile Rodgers, Robin Gibb, Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge, songwriter Kenny Gamble and the Trammps' Earl Young

10pm & 2.30am Hot Chocolate at the BBC
Compilation of BBC performances and rare interview extracts celebrating British pop group Hot Chocolate and in particular its lead soloist Errol Brown, who died in May. The band's top 10 hits from the 1970s and early 1980s are showcased, alongside rarely seen early performances and cult fan favourites

11pm Boogie Fever: A TOTP2 Disco Special
Steve Wright presents performances of disco classics from the BBC archives, featuring George McCrae, Chic, Gloria Gaynor, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Edwin Starr, the Weather Girls, Liquid Gold, Heatwave, the Bee Gees, Earth Wind & Fire, Tina Charles, the JALN Band, Hi-Tension, Sylvester, the Village People, Boney M, Linx, Yazz, Infernal, the Three Degrees, Blondie, the Gibson Brothers and Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots

12.30am Nile Rodgers: The Hitmaker
In this candid interview, 1970s pop legend Nile Rodgers talks about his personal life and the career that saw him become one of disco music's most successful artists. Rodgers opens up about his childhood, his party lifestyle as a member of the band Chic, the tragic death of his musical partner Bernard Edwards and his battle with cancer. He also speaks about his recent return to the charts after collaborating with French electronic duo Daft Punk, which has introduced his style to a whole new audience. Featuring contributions from Bryan Ferry, Debbie Harry, Valerie Simpson, Steve Winwood, his fellow Chic members and other artists


Saturday
All of Friday's programmes repeated from 11.30pm


Monday

Something called the Global Citizen Festival 2015 on RTE2 at 9pm and BBC1 NI at 11.05pm "Highlights from the charity concert held in New York City's Central Park, which featured appearances by Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Beyonce and Pearl Jam and was hosted by stars including Hugh Jackman, Kerry Washington, Stephen Colbert and Salma Hayek Pinault. The one-day festival was timed to coincide with the launch of the United Nations' new Global Goals, which are designed to fight inequality, protect the planet and end extreme poverty by 2030" Ah well.


Honourable mention to Sky Arts who have the 90 minute long Rory Gallagher Ghost Blues on Friday at 11pm. If you don't have Sky Arts some decent Internet person has stuck it up on Youtube.




And there are links to some decent looking Rory Gallagher (and others like him) programmes to the right of the screen too. Slán.

Hello, they've only gone and made some new programmes! The Story of Indie begins a 3 part run. Indie means different things to different people but it's probably worth a look. Also Brian Eno giving the John Peel Lecture and all new-ish TOTP! Don't worry, still plenty of repeats to keep everyone grounded


Thursday

7.30pm & 1am: Top Of The Pops 1980
Mike Read presents an edition originally broadcast on September 25, 1980, with special guests Russ Abbot and Leo Sayer, plus music by Split Enz, Diana Ross, Ottawan, Linx and the Police



Friday

9pm & 1.35am: Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
Mark Radcliffe looks at the highs and lows of life in the music industry. He focuses on the creative tension that produces great material, as well as the pressures that comes with success and fame that can pull groups apart. The presenter looks at the most common reasons for splitting up, alongside the secrets of those that manage to stay together

10pm & 2.35am Music For Misfits: The Story of Indie Part 1 of 3 New!
The DIY Movement New series. Mark Radcliffe narrates an examination of the history of the indie genre, beginning by exploring the origins of the UK's alternative music scene with the emergence of independent record labels and the eclectic sound hubs they spawned in cities across the country. It looks at the impact of Buzzcocks' Spiral Scratch EP from 1977, which was the first independently produced and distributed release of the era and inspired others to set up labels including Factory, Postcard and Rough Trade. Featuring exclusive interviews with performers including New Order's Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, Buzzcocks' frontman Pete Shelley, James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers, Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, Malcolm Ross of Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, and the Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid. With contributions from Influential music industry figures such as Pete Waterman, Factory Records' designer Peter Saville, music entrepreneur Seymour Stein, and music producer and Mute Records founder Daniel Miller

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06g64wb


11pm: BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2015 with Brian Eno New!
The musician and producer follows in the footsteps of Pete Townshend, Billy Bragg, Charlotte Church and Iggy Pop, delivering the fifth lecture presented in the memory of the late Radio One DJ. In his discourse, Eno examines the ecology of culture, demonstrating how the complex of individuals and institutions engaged in culture - artists, broadcasters, gallerists, promoters, DJs, managers, lawyers and fans - are symbiotically connected parts of a single huge organism. Introduced by Mark Radcliffe

Midnight: Joy Division
(2008) Documentary telling the story of the 1970s rock band. The film examines the influence of their Manchester roots on their music, their impact on the post-punk scene and the suicide of lead Singer Ian Curtis. Featuring contributions from surviving band members and archive interviews with John Peel and Tony Wilson

11.30pm (BBC2) Later With Jools Holland
Extended edition of the music programme. Toronto-based the Weeknd - aka singer-songwriter and producer Abel Tesfaye - performs tracks from his new LP Beauty Behind the Madness, and former Pink Floyd guitarist and songwriter David Gilmour premiers songs from his fourth solo album Rattle That Lock. Carl Barat and Pete Doherty's re-formed indie band the Libertines play tracks from their recent third album Anthems for Doomed Youth, and there are appearances by Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha, and Denver soul group Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats



Saturday

10.30pm: Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
As above

11.35pm: Music For Misfits: The Story of Indie
As above

12.30am: TOTP 1980
You know yourself



Sunday

10.30pm: TOTP2 John Lennon Special
Another chance to see Steve Wright present a special edition to mark what would have been John Lennon's 60th year. Featured songs include Imagine, Jealous Guy, Instant Karma, Mind Games and Stand By Me, and the programme includes an interview with Yoko Ono

11pm: Jazz Piano Gold
Archive footage of performances from 1964 to 2009 by artists including Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Abdullah Ibrahim, Stan Tracey, Jacques Loussier, Duke Ellington, Return to Forever and Herbie Hancock. Clips are taken from shows such as Jazz 625 and Later with Jools Holland

Midnight: Georgie Fame: The Birth of Cool
Georgie Fame is joined on the stage of LSO St Luke's by some of the original members of the Blue Flames, trumpet impresario Guy Barker and former Blue Mink frontwoman Madeline Bell, who help him perform classic hits such as Getaway, Flamingo Allnighter and Yeh Yeh. Away from the music, he entertains the audience with stories and anecdotes about his career, and life in Sixties London, where he mingled with an all-star crowd that included everyone from Billy Fury to the Beatles


Elsewhere there's a big Bruce Springsteen tribute concert thing on Sky Arts (Saturday Night 12.20am) And The Blues Brothers is on ITV4 (Saturday at 9pm) Never gets old!

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Just watched the first episode of 'The Story Of Indie' - highly recommended

Already looking forward to next week's episode.

Yeah, I enjoyed it too.

Some of those Indie Labels reminded me of the Good Vibrations film which was on a while back about the Belfast Record Shop and Label of the same name.
I really enjoyed it, well worth a look (I'm sure it's out there on the Internet somewhere!)