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

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Arguably the biggest boy band Britain ever saw......

Never heard of 'em

Bring back the Osmonds and their rainbow trews! (or mmmmbop!)

Ah, he means biggest as in there was about 15 of them in the Blazin' Squad.

That's a lot of mouths to feed from a short career

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Gawd, Gary Barlow was so YOUNG!!!

Is that Robbie with the specs and the red hair?? (or do I need a new telly?)

Have to say, Take That were feckin' brilliant - one of the few bands of that era I'd still pay money to see.

Yeah Robbie looks odd.

I was very pleased when their comeback was successful. They have had some very good songs over the years.

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

This is a different Hot Chocolate to the "You Sexy Thing" one I know... they nearly sound like a religious rock group!

Shame Nile Rogers isn't on now instead... I can't possibly stay up that late, party animal that I am

In case you doze off, it's on Youtube ...

Hello, the BBC launches it's Peoples Pop thing this weekend. More about it here http://phop.co.uk/blog/ A Doc about the early days of pop on Friday and then Sir Tom of Jones talks about his early days on Saturday. I usually enjoy Tom talking about music, he knows his stuff and will take any opportunity to wax lyrical about the old days.

There's no time for TOTP this week! Still plenty of other repeats though, including some from last week ...



Thursday

9.30pm Ceol@Celtic (TG4)
New Series Part 1/4 Performances from the cream of the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, and some unique musical collaborations. Appearing tonight are acclaimed contemporary traditional music group the Alan Kelly Gang, singers Luka Bloom and Mairi MacInnes, and the Grammy-nominated California Feet Warmers. Presented by musician Donal O'Connor

Midnight The Joy of The Guitar Riff
Documentary exploring the impact of the guitar riff on popular music over the past 60 years, including a look at how it became the foundation on which rock 'n' roll was built. With stories from Brian May, Dave Davies, Hank Marvin, Joan Jett, Nile Rodgers, Tony Iommi, Robert Fripp, Johnny Marr and more. Narrated by Lauren Laverne

1am The Kinks at The BBC
Archive performances by the band from shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test, charting how their sound developed from the 1960s to the 1980s. The programme also features highlights from lead singer Ray Davies' solo career, including clips from Later with Jools Holland and his 2007 concert at the BBC Electric Proms




Friday

9pm & 1am The People's History of Pop New!
1955-65, The Birth of the Fan New series. Twiggy celebrates the decade from 1955, when the pop music fan was born, hearing from fans of the era. The stories uncovered include a young Lonnie Donegan admirer inviting the singer back to a friend's house where they enjoyed an impromptu skiffle jam, and a schoolgirl's whose dream came true when the Beatles turned up at the pub where her mother was a waitress. Plus, the experiences of those lucky to attend a recording of legendary music show Ready, Steady, Go! The second programme in the series will be shown in July. The remaining three episodes will be shown in July, September and November

10pm & 2am Rock n Roll Britannia
A look back at the beginnings of British rock 'n' roll, when acts such as the Shadows and Johnny Kidd and the Pirates helped to lay the foundations of an enduring musical culture. Including the current line-up of the Quarrymen - forerunners of the Beatles - performing Rock Island Line, and contributions by Cliff Richard, Marty Wilde, Joe Brown and Bruce Welch. Narrated by Roger McGough

11pm & 3am Sings Elvis
Compilation of cover versions of Elvis Presley hits, originally shown in 2010 - the year that would have been his 75th birthday. Artists featured include Cliff Richard, John Cale, Paul McCartney and Tom Jones, and Carl Perkins and Mac Davis perform songs they wrote but which Elvis made famous

Midnight Chuck Berry in Concert
The legendary rock 'n' roll singer performs at the BBC Television Theatre in 1972, featuring hits Johnny B Goode, Nadine and Roll Over Beethoven, as well as an innuendo-laden rendition of My Ding-a-Ling




Saturday

9pm Tom Jones' 1950s: The Decade that made me New! Programme of The Week!
Tom Jones fronts the first of four retrospective documentaries in which celebrated musicians look back at the decades that defined them. For Tom, that decade is the 1950s, the era following the austerity of the Second World War that saw a boom in popular culture, which swept aside the old order and ushered in a new era of entertainment. The veteran singer provides a first-hand guide to his formative years in a small mining community in South Wales, revealing how he - much like many people of his generation - turned to TV, movies, radio and music to find a voice for himself. Revisiting Treforest and Pontypridd, where he spent his childhood and teenage years, Tom recalls his joy when rationing finally ended, his encounter with American GIs stationed near his home, and the arrival of rock `n' roll and the `Teddy Boys'. Includes contributions by writers Joan Bakewell, Katherine Whitehorn and Michele Hanson, and historians Alwyn Turner, Dr Martin Johnes, Tony Russell and Francis Beckett

11pm & 3am Dusty Springfield at The BBC
A tribute to the renowned London-born pop diva, featuring BBC archive footage of some of Dusty's most famous performances from 1961 to 1995. The programme also offers a chance to relive the singer's story, from her folk beginnings with the Springfields, through to her Motown homage years and her collaboration with Pet Shop Boys in the late 1980s. Also includes the star's duets with Tom Jones and Mel Torme

Midnight Definitely Dusty
Documentary revisiting the career of Dusty Springfield, the renowned pop diva famous for classic songs such as You Don't Have to Say You Love Me and Son of a Preacher Man. Archive footage shot in both the UK and the US provides an illuminating insight into her glamorous but private personal life, and contributions from her protective inner circle of friends highlight the Dusty behind the panda eyes and blonde beehive. Includes interviews with Tom Jones, Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Lulu and Neil Tennant

1am Film: This is Spinal Tap! (GOLD)
You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?

1am Queens of Soul
A compilation of archive footage to celebrate the critically-acclaimed female singers whose voices have come to define the soul genre, including Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight, Randy Crawford, Angie Stone, Mary J Blige and Beyonce

2am Classic Soul at The BBC
Performances from the BBC archive by acclaimed soul singers, including Aretha Franklin, Reverend Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge




Sunday

7pm Trad Jazz Britannia
Documentary exploring the development of Britain's budding jazz scene, which rose to prominence as enthusiasts such as Chris Barber tried to bring the music of 1920s New Orleans to the UK in the wake of the Second World War. The film reveals how some new artists dared to break with established genre tropes, splintering British jazz into two warring factions - the mouldy figs, who appreciated tradition, and the dirty boppers, who were more experimental in their approach to music. Includes contributions by Acker Bilk, and archive interviews with Humphrey Lyttelton and George Melly

8pm Film: Rock Around The Clock
A big band promoter finds his career stalling as popular tastes change. When he runs into a rock ?n' roll band, he is inspired to try and make them famous - but a booking agent with a personal grudge is determined to see him fail. Musical, starring Johnny Johnston, Alix Talton and Lisa Gaye, with Bill Haley and the Comets and DJ Alan Freed as themselves

9.15pm Rock n Roll America
Part 1/3 Sweet Little Sixteen Documentary examining the most important era in the history of popular music - the birth of rock 'n' roll. The opening programme focuses on the origins of the sound in 1950s America when the rhythm-driven mix of blues, boogie woogie and vocal harmony was nurtured by small independent record labels and championed by young music pioneers such as Fats Domino and Little Richard. This episode also looks at the start of Elvis Presley's career in Memphis and examines the impact the film industry had on the rock movement. Contributors include Tom Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis and Don Everly

10.15pm Rock n Roll America
Part 2/3 Whole Lotta Shakin' The mid-1950s saw Elvis Presley made his TV debut with Heartbreak Hotel, following it with a gyrating version of Hound Dog that outraged the conservative media. A `cleaned-up' artist was required, and Christian family man Pat Boone sated that need. While Jerry Lee Lewis caused upset with Whole Lotta Shakin and the Everlys shocked with Wake Up Little Susie, bespectacled geek Buddy Holly calmed things down with his school friends the Crickets. Contributors include Jerry Lee Lewis, Don Everly and Tom Jones

11.15pm Rock n Roll America
Part 3/3 Be My Baby Examining the era between Buddy Holly's death in early 1959 and the Beatles landing at JFK in spring 1964, when rock 'n' roll seemingly calmed down, went uptown and got spun into teen pop. The genre fuelled the Motown sound in Detroit and sound-tracked guitar instrumental groups on the west coast, such as the Ventures and Beach Boys, as it helped birth increasingly polished pop sounds across the States. Contributors include Jerry Lee Lewis, Ben E King and Chubby Checker. Last in the series


Elsewhere, Sky Arts goes in a different direction -

Sky Arts

Friday
8pm Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
9pm The Ritchie Blackmore Story
11pm Metal Evolution
Midnight God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Saturday
8pm Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers
10.20pm Deep Purple Rises Over Japan
11pm Download Festival 2015 part 1

Sunday
9pm Slash: Made in Stoke
11.25pm Download Festival 2015 part 2


Lots going on there, and if you enjoyed Meat Loaf on BBC Four recently you might enjoy the TV Movie film Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back on True Entertainment (Friday 11pm). The IMDB reviews are mostly positive, gritfrombray gave it 10/10! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242956/reviews?ref_=tt_urv