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Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Jeff Lynne - pop songwriting genius

Brilliant to seem him having a bit of a renaissance. Still sounds great.

Hello, there's a new Queen Documentary this week. There have been many Queen Docs over the years but this one claims to have new footage. More about that here http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/new-documentary-queen-from-rags-to-rhapsody/

Also live concerts from Queen, ELO and Bruce Springsteen and all sorts of other stuff too ...



Thursday

10pm Best Posible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Oliver Lansley stars as the maverick DJ and comedian in a dramatisation of his life, focusing on the entertainer's struggle to achieve personal and professional fulfilment. The programme explores Everett's relationship with wife Lee (played by former Corrie star Katherine Kelly) and features some of his most famous comic characters, including Cupid Stunt and Quentin Pose. With Simon Callow, James Floyd and Adam Garcia


11.30pm Jeff Lynne's ELO in Concert
Coverage of a special concert performed by Jeff Lynne's ELO at the BBC Radio Theatre in November. Originally broadcast live on Radio 2, the show featured some of the band's classic hits such as Mr Blue Sky, Telephone Line, Livin' Thing and Strange Magic, along with new tracks from their recent album Alone in the Universe, which is the outfit's first release in more than a decade


1.30am (BBC 2) David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
Documentary offering an intimate portrait of the former Pink Floyd guitarist, as he returns to his solo career after a nine-year break with the release of his fourth album, Rattle that Lock, and an accompanying world tour. The film provides insights into Gilmour's professional and personal life, as he muses on the events that have shaped him as both a person and a musician



Friday

8pm (Channel 4) TFI Friday Christmas Special
Chris Evans is joined by Alan Partridge to co-host this special Christmas comedy show, with guests including James Corden, Jack Whitehall and Lee Mack. Plus, music by Sir Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Lianne La Havas and Elle King


8.30pm (RTE One) Pat Shortt's Music From D'Telly
The host unearths a selection of the most popular, rarely seen and occasionally bizarre music and music-related items from the RTÉ Television Library, including Rory Gallagher. He also reflects on a range of formative Irish music gatherings, including the fondly remembered Lisdoonvarna and Carnsore Point festivals, the legendary Siamsa Cois Laoi outdoor events and the Ballinasloe Horse fair


9.35pm & 3.05am Sounds of The Eighties
howcasing 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


10pm & 1am Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody New!
Documentary following the rock band's early years, from the initial forming of the group through to the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the song that catapulted them to fame


11pm & 2am Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert
The rock band in performance at London's Hammersmith Odeon on Christmas Eve in 1975, featuring early singles including Liar, Keep Yourself Alive, Now I'm Here and Bohemian Rhapsody, as well as Brian May showcasing his guitar skills in Brighton Rock


Midnight: 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



Saturday

11.05pm (BBC2 NI) The Rise of James Brown: Mr Dynamite
Documentary charting the soul and funk pioneer's journey from his impoverished beginnings in South Carolina to becoming one of the biggest names in music, and revealing Brown's pivotal role in the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. The film features concert footage, interviews with the singer from a variety of sources and insights from band members and others who knew him, with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger recalling how Brown stole the spotlight when they performed on the same Los Angeles TV show


12.45am (BBC2 NI) Film: Soulboy
A teenager leads a dull, directionless life in the 1970s until a brassy hairdresser introduces him to the exciting world of the Northern Soul underground music scene. An artist takes an interest in him and helps him to reinvent himself, causing a love triangle to develop. Drama, starring Martin Compston, Felicity Jones and Nichola Burley




Sunday

10.30pm Nina Simone and Me with Laura Mvula
The soul singer travels to New York City to explore the songs made famous by Simone that mean the most to her, and trace the late singer's musical roots with the help of those who knew the `High Priestess of Soul'. Laura reveals the influence of Nina's classical training, meets Simone's long-time guitarist Al Shackman and performs with a Harlem gospel choir as she pays tribute to the genius of her musical heroine


11pm Bruce Springsteen: The Ties that Bind
The singer looks back on the making of The River, the double album he recorded with the E Street Band in 1980, which was followed with a successful tour. He provides his personal account of the events that inspired the album and the influence of his own working class roots, and plays acoustic versions of some of the tracks featured on it


11.55pm Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live From The River Tour 1980
A concert by the singer and his group recorded in 1980, from the tour to promote double album The River, filmed at the ASU Acticity Centrer in Phoenix, Arizona in front of an audience of 10,000. The show opens with the title track from The River, and also features renditions of Jungleland, Hungry Heart, Cadillac Ranch and You Can Look


Over on the Sky Arts there's Shane MacGowan: A Wreck Reborn on Sunday at 10pm. Shane gets his teeth fixed and talks about his life. After that there's a big long nearly two hours long documentary about The Jam starting at 11pm. That's it until Sunday, then all manner of festive treats/fillers next week!