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Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Sir Terry

Really miss him from the Telly and the Radio

The annual identical gentle disagreements between my parents about which station to watch the Eurovision on were always entertaining.

Always ended up watching Tel on the Beeb

Hello, there's a new programme about the EMI Record Label featuring a few of the regular BBC Four Doc contributors. Elsewhere Kid Jensen returns to TOTP after his sojurn in CNN, and there's Rod Stewart, Kate Bush and Bruce Springsteen


Thursday

7.30pm & 12.30am Top of The Pops 1981 #25
Mike Read presents the October 1 edition, featuring music by the Tweets, the Teardrop Explodes, Godley and Creme, Toyah, Altered Images, Gidea Park, Sheena Easton, the Creatures, Bad Manners, Dollar and Adam and the Ants



Friday

7.30pm & Midnight Top of The Pops 1981 #26
David `Kid' Jensen introduces an edition from October 1981, featuring performances by BA Robertson and Maggie Bell, the Exploited, Squeeze, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, This Year's Blonde, Toyah, Altered Images, Godley & Creme, the Creatures and Bad Manners. Plus, a dance sequence by Legs & Co

8.45pm Sounds of The Sixties
1964-5: Getting in on the Act Recalling music from the middle of the decade, featuring early TV performances by the Rolling Stones and Dave Clark Five. The programme also shows footage of other prominent musicians, including the Seekers and the Byrds

8.55pm Pop Go The Sixties
Archive footage of Herman's Hermits performing Something is Happening in 1968

9pm & 1.40am Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
Documentary recalling the rock band's early years, spent struggling gigging at pubs and colleges, and following their progress up to the moment they captured the UK's hearts and minds with what was to become one of the greatest songs of all time - Bohemian Rhapsody. The documentary features contributions by band members and outtakes from recording sessions

10pm & 12.40am EMI: The Inside Story New!
One record company has been a constant presence in popular music throughout our lives.
EMI brought the Beatles to the world and in every decade since has been instrumental in producing some of Britain's most celebrated and enduring music.
But behind the success lay a very British institution often at odds with the music it released. It had to come to terms with psychedelia, face punk head on and find huge sums of money to feed the excesses of the 1980s.

Interviews with EMI artists including members of Queen, Pink Floyd, the Sex Pistols and Pet Shop Boys reveal how their demands for more and more control ultimately led to drastic changes at EMI. Former EMI employees share the gossip and goings-on in an industry infamous for its extravagance.

11pm & 2.40am Kate Bush at the BBC
A compilation of the singer's performances at the BBC's studios between 1978 and 1994. Bush appeared on a variety of programmes, including Top of the Pops, Wogan, Ask Aspel, Saturday Night at the Mill and the Leo Sayer Show. Featuring the hits Wuthering Heights, Babooshka, Running Up That Hill and Hounds of Love, as well as intriguing and lesser-known material

12.05am Later With Jools Holland (BBC2 NI, earlier in other regions)
Extended edition of the music programme. Iggy Pop makes his debut on the show, performing tracks from his recent album Post Pop Depression, recorded with Josh Homme, who joins him on stage with fellow Queens of the Stone Age band member Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders. Plus, performances by Lou Doillon, Protoje, Graham Nash, Blossoms and Margo Price



Saturday

10.10pm Bruce Springsteen: The Hands That Bind (TG4)
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

11.30pm & 2.50am 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

12.30am Rod Stewart Live at Hyde Park
A concert by the singer that closed Radio 2's annual Festival in a Day, held in September 2015 in London's Hyde Park. Featuring a selection of hits from his back catalogue including Angel, In a Broken Dream, The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) as well as Faces classics including Ooh La La and blues standard Rollin' and Tumblin'

1.30am Top Of The Pops 1981 #25
Same as Thursday

2.10am Top Of The Pops 1981 #26
Same as Friday


Sky Arts has Fleetwood Mac on Saturday and Aerosmith on Sunday.
That's about it, maybe Blur's B.L.U.R.E.M.I. will get an airing on Friday night

Hi, another quiet week with nothing new to report from BBC Four (apart from new old TOTP). Sure everyone loves a repeat, don't they? Eh? ...


Thursday

7.30pm & 12.30am Top Of The Pops 1981 #27
Simon Bates presents the October 29 edition, featuring music by the Altered Images, Trevor Walters, Haircut 100, Squeeze, Olivia Newton-John, OMD and Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin



Friday

7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1981 #28
Peter Powell introduces an edition from November 1981, featuring performances by the Dukes, Jets, ABC, Modern Romance, the Police, Rush, Julio Iglesias, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, and the Four Tops

8.45pm Sounds Of The Sixties
The Singer and the Song Archive clips featuring solo artists, including music by performers as diverse as Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Long John Baldry and Tom Jones

8.55pm Pop Go The Sixties
Dusty Springfield performs Sunny, a song made famous by Cher and Georgie Fame, from 1967

9pm & 12.40am Tales From The Tour Bus: Rock n Roll on The Road
Rick Wakeman offers a first-hand account of rockers on the road from the late 1950s onwards, recalling the golden age of touring - a secret history of transport cafes, transit vans, B&Bs, sleepless roadies and loved ones left at home. The musician and tour bus aficionado also reflects on the audiences, both good and bad, and the gigs themselves, from the early variety package to the pubs, clubs and stadiums. With contributions by Suzi Quatro and members of Dr Feelgood, the Shadows, the Pretty Things, Fairport Convention, Happy Mondays, Aswad, Girlschool and the Damned

9pm Billboard Music Awards (RTE2)
Highlights of the event, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and was hosted by Ludacris and Ciara. Featuring performances by Fifth Harmony, Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor, plus Madonna's tribute to Prince and Britney Spears performing a hits medley

10pm & 1.40am Totally British:70s Rock n Roll (Part 1)
Part one of two. A collection of archive performances by artists including David Bowie, Free, Status Quo, Mott the Hoople, the Faces, Humble Pie, Babe Ruth and Thin Lizzy from TV shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops

11pm & 2.40am Totally British: 70 Rock n Roll (Part 2)
Part two of two. A collection of archive performances by artists including Graham Parker and the Rumour, Dr Feelgood, Ducks Deluxe, Elvis Costello, the Motors, Steve Gibbons Band and Dire Straits from TV shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops

12.05am Later With Jools Holland (BBC2)
Extended edition of the music programme. The Last Shadow Puppets perform tracks from their second LP in eight years, the chart-topping Everything You've Come to Expect, while Californian singer-songwriter and slide guitar player Bonnie Raitt runs through some of the songs from her 20th album Dig in Deep. Plus, tracks by Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal, east London neo-soul singer Nao, veteran American alt-rock band Dinosaur Jr and Italian singer-songwriter Zucchero



Saturday

9pm The Secret of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (BBC2)
Journalist Ian Hislop and conductor John Eliot Gardiner look at the story behind the famous piece of music, the opening notes of which are among the most recognisable in history. They investigate what the German composer was trying to express when he wrote the piece, and look at the exciting and dangerous times that shaped Beethoven both personally and creatively

10.40pm Radio 1's Big Weekend: Mumford and Sons
Rock band Mumford & Sons take to the main stage at the annual live music event, performing a headline set to close the first day of one of Europe's biggest free festivals, which this year takes place at Powderham Castle in Kenton, near Exeter

11.40pm Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of The Top 10
The evolution of feelings and attitudes toward the British singles chart. Documenting changes from the 1952 NME countdown via Pick and Top of the Pops through to the Radio 1 chart show of today

12.15am Breag agus Cairde (TG4)
Reggae band Breag play a 20th anniversary show in Belfast and are joined by acts who have performed with them over the years, including Alabama 3, Kila and John Spillane. The eclectic mix of music includes new and old favourites such as I Woke Up This Morning, Tog É Go Bog É, Passage West and An Bothar Mor

1.10am Tales From The Tour Bus: Rock n Roll on The Road
Same as Friday

2.10am Top oF The Pops 1981 #27
Same as Thursday

2.40am Top of The Pops 1981 #28
Same as Friday

3.25am Sounds of The Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, including Eurythmics, Spandau Ballet, Phil Collins, Fine Young Cannibals, Tears for Fears, Suzanne Vega and Simply Red



Sunday

9pm Radio 1's Big Weekend (Coldplay)
Live coverage of Coldplay's set on the main stage at Radio 1's flagship music festival, this year taking place in the grounds of Powderham Castle in Kenton, near Exeter

10pm 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


Sky Arts has a Punk evening on Saturday, and lots of The Jam on Sunday

Not much going on, so here's a word about a new extended Paul McCartney Interview on Radio 4 on Saturday at 10am, which can be viewed on the BBC Red Button at the moment. The audio version can be streamed or downloaded here from Saturday http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jznqt

Apparently he criticises Wings, saying ""We were terrible. We weren't a good group. People said, 'Linda can't play keyboards,' and it was true." :eek: Alan Partridge would be turning in his grave, if he was dead.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36357574

Skid X wrote: »

Not much going on, so here's a word about a new extended Paul McCartney Interview on Radio 4 on Saturday at 10am, which can be viewed on the BBC Red Button at the moment. The audio version can be streamed or downloaded here from Saturday http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jznqt

Apparently he criticises Wings, saying ""We were terrible. We weren't a good group. People said, 'Linda can't play keyboards,' and it was true." :eek: Alan Partridge would be turning in his grave, if he was dead.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36357574

Just streamed the 45 minute long (almost full length) video of that programme, looks like it isn't locked down to UK only. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03w2989

Decent interview, might end up on BBC Four sooner or later. Includes a brief discussion between Messrs McCartney and Weller on whether their live shows should include many songs from new albums. [Weller thinks the giggoers should sit through the new songs because that's what's relevant now, Macca says give the people what they want]