BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else

Brian Scan · 23-02-2018 8:46pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’ - added to the classic list

Yeah, shout it to the top.

Jordan 199 · 23-02-2018 8:46pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’

Yes they do! Yes they do!

Welsh Megaman · 23-02-2018 8:46pm

I wish Bryan Ferry would stop copying my lifestyle.

:cool:

Brian Scan · 23-02-2018 8:48pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I wish Bryan Ferry would stop copying my lifestyle.

:cool:

You're just a Jealous Guy.

Welsh Megaman · 23-02-2018 8:50pm

Shame that nothing came of U2’s career after this.

Brian Scan · 23-02-2018 8:52pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Shame that nothing came of U2’s career after this.

Yeah, they never did find what they were looking for.

Skid X · 23-02-2018 8:52pm

"Marc Almond - what exactly is your contribution to this collaboration?"

Jordan 199 · 23-02-2018 8:55pm

What's Marc Almonds favourite nut?

Almonds

Welsh Megaman · 23-02-2018 8:55pm

Cheeky scamsters fooling the audience by pretending the song has finished.

Welsh Megaman · 23-02-2018 8:55pm

19...YEAH!

*attempts frenetic body popping*

Gizmo55 · 23-02-2018 8:56pm

Marc Almond - 'F*ck sake Jimmy, you could have dressed up a bit'.

Gizmo55 · 23-02-2018 8:59pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

19...YEAH!

*attempts frenetic body popping*

Paul Hardcastle then went on to produce 'Nineteen' by Phil Lynott which I always found an unusual pairing.

Edit: Apparently he was quite a Lizzy fan though.

Harry Palmr · 23-02-2018 10:02pm

Get your ya ya's out

OldRio · 23-02-2018 11:17pm

Absolutely loving this swim in nostalgia. The OGWT.

Gizmo55 · 23-02-2018 11:28pm

Gary Numan song there was class.

Edit: Electronic riffs/basslines don't get much better than Are friends electric

Harry Palmr · 23-02-2018 11:55pm

I remember Wild Wilie Barrett and John Otway from when they were new and not the next big thing.

24-02-2018 2:54pm

OldRio wrote: »

Absolutely loving this swim in nostalgia. The OGWT.

Of all the nights to miss BBC4- this was the one-off wasn't it? any idea will this be repeated? Kicking myself so hard it hurts

dasdog · 24-02-2018 5:39pm

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Gary Numan song there was class.

Edit: Electronic riffs/basslines don't get much better than Are friends electric

He's playing the Olympia theatre at the end of March. Seems to be one of the few who can make the whole dark synth/rock thing work well.

Gizmo55 · 24-02-2018 8:53pm

dasdog wrote: »

He's playing the Olympia theatre at the end of March. Seems to be one of the few who can make the whole dark synth/rock thing work well.

He was brilliant with his daughter last night, the song starts at 2:00 in.

Skid X · 28-02-2018 7:25pm

Hello, I enjoyed the Whistle Test stuff last week - An entertaining live show, an excellent compilation and a repeat of a documentary which gave fair praise and criticism to the show where deserved. No repeats coming up bar another compilation tonight.

Quiet enough this weekend, a rare listing for the Discovery Channel who join in with a Johnny Cash Documentary. There's a new two part doc about minimilism in classical music on BBC4, which is different. Also repeats for the Synth Britannia shows and the one about some of the many feuding UB40 bands ...

Wednesday Night
11.50pm Concert For George (Sky Arts)
A special tribute concert for George Harrison filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, and featuring surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Ravi Shankar, Jools Holland and George's son Dhani sing renditions of hits including Taxman and My Sweet Lord

Midnight California Comes To The Whistle Test (BBC4)
A compilation of performances on seminal 1970s series The Old Grey Whistle Test by artists who lived and worked in the US state. Featuring Jackson Browne, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Judee Sill, Bonnie Raitt and a duet by James Taylor and Carly Simon

1am Top Of The Pops 1982 - May 20th
Peter Powell hosts an edition first broadcast on May 20 1982, featuring appearances by Adam Ant, Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, Madness, ABC, Iron Maiden, Junior, Ph.D, Tight Fit, Nicole and Patrice Rushen. Plus, a dance performance by Zoo https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5507704&lid=7

1.30am Top Of The Pops 1982 - May 27th
John Peel presents the edition from May 27, featuring music by Debbie Harry, Genesis, Japan, Soft Cell, Duran Duran and Madness https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5503924&lid=7

Thursday
12pm Trailblazers - Gothic Rock (Sky Arts)

3.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star - Fatboy Slim (Sky Arts)

5pm Trailblazers - Pop Videos (Sky Arts)

7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1985 - May 16th (BBC4)
Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the May 16 edition, featuring Kim Wilde, Bryan Ferry, Duran Duran, Jimmy Nail, Debarge, Phyllis Nelson, Paul Hardcastle and Divine https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857963&lid=7

9pm Siar an Bothar (TG4)
Archive music programme, featuring a clip of Liam O Maonlai singing Seoladh na nGamhna on The Pure Drop in July,1991. Plus, a short documentary about singer Sarah Makem and her son Tommy

11.15pm Other Voices (RTE2)
Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and May Kay presents highlights from the three-day eir Other Voices celebration of Irish and international music at Dingle, Co Kerry, in December 2017

12.35am Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance (BBC4)
Mark Kidel directs a profile of the singer-songwriter, who began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the British new wave movement. The story is picked up from the star's childhood under the influence of his father, big band singer Ross McManus, a Catholic education that left a big impression on him, and his overnight success with the Attractions. The musician talks openly about the shaping of his career and life, and revisits the places where he grew up

1am Classic Artists: The Moody Blues (Sky Arts)
The story of the English rock band from the 1960s to the present day, with contributions by members of the group and musicians including Ian Anderson, Eric Burdon and Bev Bevan

Friday
12.15pm Trailblazers - Pop Videos (Sky Arts)

3.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star - David Bowie (Sky Arts)

7.30pm & 12.30am Top Of The Pop 1985 - May 23rd (BBC4)
Mike Read and Steve Wright introduces performances by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, Go West, Katrina and the Waves, Marillion, the Power Station, Depeche Mode, Paul Hardcastle, and Skipworth and Turner. First aired May 23, 1985 https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857964&lid=7

8pm & 2am John Denver - Country Boy (BBC4)
Documentary exploring the private life and public legacy of singer-songwriter John Denver, America's original `country boy', who died in 1997. The programme features the accounts of those closest to him, revealing the man behind the music

9pm Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimilism (BBC4) New!
Part one of two. Musician and conductor Charles Hazlewood goes in search of minimalism, classical music's last great `movement', which began on America's West Coast in the 1950s. Tracking down the pioneers of the genre, Charles explores La Monte Young's groundbreaking experiments with musical form that included notes held for exceptionally long periods, and drones inspired by Eastern classical music and Hindustani singer Pandit Pran Nath. Charles visits the Californian ranch of Terry Riley, and discusses the musician's revolutionary experiments with tape recording looping and phasing, along with early synthesizer sound

9pm & Midnight I am Johnny Cash (Discovery Channel)
A celebration of the country singer-songwriter built around 12 of his classic tracks spanning four decades, and featuring interviews with his family and friends
Trailer: (it was titled Johnny Cash: American Rebel when shown in America)

10pm A Shot Of Whisky (Sky Arts)
The story of Los Angeles rock venue Whisky a Go Go, featuring classic archive performances by the likes of Led Zeppelin, the Doors and Janis Joplin as well as interviews
Trailer

10pm Synth Britannia (BBC4)
An examination of the musical backdrop of the 1980s when synthpop was all the rage, having been popularised by bands including Depeche Mode, Ultravox and Soft Cell. The documentary also studies how this genre influenced the future of electronic music and groups such as Pet Shop Boys and New Order. Featuring interviews with Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant

11.30pm Synth Britannia at the BBC (BBC4)
A showcase of 1970s and 80s synth music taken from the BBC archives. Popular acts in the genre include Roxy Music, New Order, Ultravox, Soft Cell, OMD, Yazoo and Depeche Mode

11.50pm Slash: Raised On The Sunset Strip (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the life and music of the Guns N' Roses guitarist, featuring concert footage and interviews with Dave Grohl, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry

12.30am Windmill Lane Sessions (TG4)
Music performances filmed at the Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin, continuing with Frances Black and Kieran Goss, McMahon and the Lost Brothers

1am Black Music Legends Of The 1980s: Lionel Richie (BBC4)
Profile of the soul singer, who found fame in the 1970s as frontman of the Commodores. The programme looks at his departure from the band in 1982 and subsequent international success as a solo artist. With contributions by Kenny Rogers, Lemar, Motown songwriter and producer Gloria Jones and video director Bob Giraldi

1.20am The Doors: Feast Of Friends (Sky Arts)
The Doors' 1968 self-produced documentary film offering a cinematic look at the band on the road during their summer tour

1.25am Other Voices (RTE2)
Probably a repeat of Thursday's show

2.05am Supertramp - Live in Paris '79 (Sky Arts)

Saturday
6am A Tribute to Randy Newman: Hollywood in Vienna (Sky Arts)
David Newman conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in a concert dedicated to composer Randy Newman, writer of the scores to films including Toy Story and Monsters, Inc

10.30am The South Bank Show Originals: Tom Jones (Sky Arts)
Melvyn Bragg revisits singer Tom Jones's 2000 appearance on The South Bank Show

12pm Trailblazers - Electronic Music (Sky Arts)

1pm Trailblazers - Madchester (Sky Arts)

6pm Sinatra - The Man and His Music (Sky Arts)
A TV special from 1981 in which Sinatra is joined by Count Basie and his orchestra, with songs including I Get a Kick Out of You, Nice 'n' Easy and Thanks for the Memory

7.05pm Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America (Sky Arts)
Profile of the singer, looking at what Sinatra was like as a person and examining the key to his success as a performer

7pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
A selection of archive footage from the arrival of the so-called beat boom in 1964, which catered to the art-school craze for rhythm and blues. Featuring performances by Tom Jones, the Kinks, Manfred Mann, the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker and the Pretty Things

7.30pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
Folk performances by artists including Pete Seeger, Tim Buckley, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen

8pm Sounds Of The Seventies (Yesterday)
Studio and concert performance from the decade, featuring the Who, Queen, David Bowie, the Moody Blues, the Rolling Stones and Elton John

8.30pm Sounds Of The Seventies (Yesterday)
Studio and concert performances from the decade, featuring Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Rose Royce, the Real Thing and Michael Jackson

9pm New York Rock at The BBC (Yesterday)
A celebration of the cream of the city's rock scene, featuring archive performances by the Ramones, New York Dolls, Television, Blondie and Lou Reed

10pm Classic Soul at The BBC (Yesterday)
Performances from the BBC archive by acclaimed soul singers, including Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge

10.30pm & 2.40am Promises & Lies: The Story of UB40 (BBC4)
One of the most successful pop acts of all time, UB40 enjoyed huge success, selling over 70 million records with hits including Red Red Wine, Can't Help Falling in Love and I Got You Babe. However, fame came at a price and the band members found themselves victims of their own success - as well as penniless. This documentary features interviews with Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Astro, Brian Travers, Mickey Virtue and Jimmy Brown, as they recall their rise to fame and an ongoing dispute that has split a family and a band, as they continue to tour as two separate groups

11.30pm Top Of The Pops 1985 - May 16th (BBC4)

12.05am Top Of The Pop 1985 - May 23rd (BBC4)

12.05am Spielberg and Williams: The Adventure Continues (Sky Arts)
Documentary celebrating the long working collaboration between director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams, featuring interviews with both men

12.40am The Shires: New Country (BBC4)
How country group the Shires have spearheaded an interest in the genre in the UK, becoming the first British country group to have a top 10 album in the pop charts. This documentary follows Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes as they launch their second album, My Universe, and head on a working trip to Nashville to be signed by the leading country label Big Machine Records. They also play legendary club the Bluebird, where the performances from the TV series Nashville are filmed, and meet Big Machine's founder Scott Borchetta, who discovered Taylor Swift

Sunday
11am Trailblazers - Gothic Rock (Sky Arts)

12pm Trailblazers - Pop Videos (Sky Arts)

1pm Trailblazers - Conscience Songs (Sky Arts)

9pm & 3.35am The Movie Music of Spike Lee (Sky Arts)
A concert celebrating jazz composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard's scores for director Spike Lee's films, including Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour and Inside Man

10pm Andrea Bocelli: Cinema (Sky Arts)
The tenor performs favourites from classic movies including The Godfather, Dr Zhivago and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Featuring Nicole Scherzinger, Andy Garcia and John Travolta

11pm Ar Stáitse: Cotton Mill (TG4)
A performance by the band, featuring their classic line-up, including Charlie Arkins on the fiddle. With hits such as Duelling Banjo's, Thank God I'm a Country Boy and the Orange Blossom Special. Recorded in 1976

And that's more or less it, if you have seen anything else of interest do let us know.

Here is a first and probably only look at American Late Night Talk Shows Who Have Recently Reshot Go West Videos Frame By Frame, namely Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd doing a remake of The King Of Wishful Thinking. No idea why, to be honest.

Welsh Megaman · 01-03-2018 8:31pm

Evening, Kim

Feel warmed-up already :pac:

Welsh Megaman · 01-03-2018 8:39pm

‘A View To A Kill’ - the final song from the ‘classic’ line-up.

Skid X · 01-03-2018 8:40pm

Simon Le Bon, the lost Bond of the 80s

Wouldn't have been any worse than Timmy Dalton.

Welsh Megaman · 01-03-2018 8:43pm

And now, continuing the male glamour quotient...

Skid X · 01-03-2018 8:44pm

Jimmy Nail once had an album of cover versions called 'Ten Great Songs and an OK Voice' which is a good name for an album

Welsh Megaman · 01-03-2018 8:48pm

GO WEST!

Welsh Megaman · 01-03-2018 8:56pm

The uptempo, feel-good ode to the horrors of the Vietnam war

Skid X · 01-03-2018 8:56pm

I remember this n-n-n-n-nineteen blowing our minds at the time.

It wasn't like anything we'd ever heard before.

Welsh Megaman · 01-03-2018 9:13pm

Nerdy fact...

Divine was due to film a guest appearance on ‘Married...With Children’ the day he died.

The world’s most famous drag queen on the world’s most macho, heterosexual sitcom! :O

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2018 8:32pm

‘Call Me’!

YEAH!

Jordan 199 · 02-03-2018 8:34pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

‘Call Me’!

I will providing you don't mind me reversing the charges.

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2018 8:37pm

When I was a wee lad, I always used to think ‘Walking On Sunshine’ was from the ‘Grease’ soundtrack (song has the feel of ‘We Go Together’).

For years, I had convinced myself it was on the soundtrack

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2018 8:38pm

Marillion.

Steady, ladies

Great song though

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2018 8:44pm

Scritti Politti!

Fine band

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2018 8:55pm

The special mix of ‘19’, made just for TOTP.

Skid X · 02-03-2018 8:57pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Scritti Politti!

Fine band

Fun fact

Wet Wet Wet got their name from Scritti Politti lyrics

https://genius.com/Scritti-politti-gettin-havin-and-holdin-lyrics

Baby, well you know that it's
Just like a great nation (great nation)
It's so bound to type up on the...
Typed-up on the wall
It's tired of joking - wet, wet with tears

They just added an extra wet.

19 more of those nugggets in this link, no, no need to thank me

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/20-forgotten-facts-wet-wet-7471693

02-03-2018 10:27pm

Great new programs SkidX- many thanks as always for your contribution- it really is appreciated.

Harry Palmr · 02-03-2018 11:32pm

Enjoyed part one of the minimalism programme. In C is a work of genius really.

OldRio · 02-03-2018 11:54pm

Well that was bloody wonderful.

I first listened to 'A Rainbow in curved Air' in the early 70s. Terry Riley was so far ahead of the curve it's staggering. To think that was recorded in 1969.

Tangerine Dreams 'Phaedra' was released 5 years later and you can hear the similarities in the tone and phasing.

Looking forward to next week's program.

Skid X · 03-03-2018 10:35pm

Just doing a search on Netflix, they have a decent selection of music concerts and documentaries at the moment. There is so much varied content there you need to search by category to really get stuck into their content.

Music and Concert Documentaries: https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/90361

Rock and Pop https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/3278

(I got those codes from https://netflixcodes.me/ which is a handy tool for all Netflix content)

Welsh Megaman · 03-03-2018 11:18pm

Once again, I highly recommend ‘Synth Britannia’ one of the best BBC Four documentaries of recent times.

Repeated last night, available on catch-up.

Skid X · 06-03-2018 5:22pm

Looks like the TOTP repeats are continuing into 1986, which is nice.

https://twitter.com/WellSpokenBloke/status/971056472711991297

Skid X · 07-03-2018 8:16pm

Hello, what's going on this weekend - Well on Sky they go large on Yes and Rick Wakeman, all weekend long. Hours of that if you are into it, along with lots of Pink Floyd. BBC4 concludes that minimalist Doc while TOTP2 and Classic Albums pop up on more than one channel while TG4 has exciting news for Ralph McTell fans ...

Wednesday Night
11.25pm Ar Staitse - Ralph McTell (TG4)
The singer-songwriter performs his hits From Clare to Here, Sweet Mystery and Streets of London. Recorded in 1980

Midnight Sings Stevie Wonder (BBC4)
A trawl through the BBC archives, unearthing 50 years of covers of Wonder's classic songbook, featuring artists including Cilla Black, Jimmy Helms, Dionne Warwick, the Osmonds, India Arie and James Morrison. Among the clips is a storming performance of Ed Sheeran with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra taking on Master Blaster (Jammin')

1am Top Of The Pops 1982 - July 15th
Includes appearances from Hot Chocolate, Dexys Midnight Runners, Cliff Richard, David Essex, Japan, Visage and Irene Cara https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5507743&lid=7

1.30am Top Of The Pops 1982 - July 22nd
Simon Bates presents the edition from July 22, featuring music by the Belle Stars, Madness, Bananarama, the Brat, Trio, Junior, the Stranglers, Dollar and Irene Cara https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5507748&lid=7

Thursday
10.30am Video Killed The Radio Star - Oasis (Sky Arts)

12pm Trailblazers - Pop Radio (Sky Arts)

3.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star - Aretha Franklin (Sky Arts)

5pm Trailblazers - Pub Rock (Sky Arts)

7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1985 - May 30th (BBC4)
John Peel and Janice Long present the May 30 edition, with Stephen `Tin Tin' Duffy, Animotion, Billy Ocean, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Scritti Politti and Paul Hardcastle https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857966&lid=7

8pm When Patsy Cline was Crazy (Sky Arts)
Rosanne Cash narrates a documentary about the life, career and legacy of the American country music singer, with contributions by LeAnn Rimes, Kacey Musgraves and Reba McEntire

11.15pm Other Voices (RTE2)
Music by Perfume Genius, Lankum, Pillow Queens and Jealous of the Birds. Presented by Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and May Kay

12.30am TOTP2 - Genesis (BBC4)
A celebration of the rock group that delves into the archives for performances by the band and its members past and present, including clips of solo material by Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins as well as Mike Rutherford's side project Mike & the Mechanics. Featuring I Can't Dance, I Know What I Like, No Self Control, In the Air Tonight, Many Too Many and The Living Years

1.15am TOTP2 - Wham! (BBC4)
Mark Radcliffe narrates a selection of Top of the Pops performances by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's duo, featuring Young Guns (Go For It!), Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do), Bad Boys, Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Everything She Wants and Edge of Heaven

2.30am Slash: Raised On The Sunset Strip (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the life and music of the Guns N' Roses guitarist, featuring concert footage and interviews with Dave Grohl, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry

Friday
10.30am Video Killed The Radio Star - Aretha Franklin (Sky Arts)

12pm Trailblazers - Pub Rock (Sky Arts)

5pm Trailblazers - Dance (Sky Arts)

7pm Classic Albums - The Joshua Tree (Sky Arts)
The making of U2's album The Joshua Tree, which features the tracks I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and With or Without You. Members of the band and producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois reveal stories behind the 1987 classic

7.30pm & 12.30am Top Of The Pops 1985 - June 6th (BBC4)
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner introduce performances by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, Kool and the Gang, Propaganda, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Paul Hardcastle. First aired June 6 1985 https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857967&lid=7

8pm & 1am Classic Albums - Pet Sounds (BBC4)
Documentary exploring the making of the Beach Boys' classic 1966 album Pet Sounds, originally shown to mark the 50th anniversary of its release. Featuring contributions from songwriter Brian Wilson and the other surviving members of the group Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, as well as rare archive footage from the recording sessions

8pm The Music Videos That Shaped The 80s (Sky Arts)
A look at how the introduction of music videos in the 1980s affected the industry, with contributions by Bob Geldof, Herbie Hancock, Roger Taylor and Richie Sambora, and directors David Mallet, Russell Mulcahy and Kevin Godley

9pm & 3am Tones, Drones and Arpeggios - The Magic Of Minimilism (BBC4)
Part 2/2 New York Charles Hazlewood concludes his exploration of minimalism, classical music's last great `movement', which climaxed in the late 1970s on America's east coast. In the second of two episodes, he explores how breakthrough techniques first explored on tape by Steve Reich were transposed for orchestral performance, and how Philip Glass' experiments with repetitive structures along with his innovative work in opera, revealed new possibilities for classical music. The programme includes excerpts from minimalist pieces, plus part of Mike Oldfield's minimalist-inspired Tubular Bells. Contributors include Jarvis Cocker

10pm & 2am Tubular Bells - The Mike Oldfield Story (BBC4)
An insight into the life of the acclaimed musician and the circumstances in which he - at 19 years of age - produced the biggest-selling instrumental album of all time, Tubular Bells. From life growing up seeking solace in music, to performing at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, Mike reveals the struggles behind his unprecedented success story. With contributions by Richard Branson and Danny Boyle

10pm Classic Artists - Yes (Sky Arts) New!
Part one of two (Part two tomorrow). Documentary exploring the work of pioneering English band Yes, the longest-lasting and most successful of the 1970s progressive rock groups
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3zr4w
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1180575/

11pm TOTP Big Hits 1964 to 1975 (BBC4)
A selection of performances from the first years of Top of the Pops, featuring the Rolling Stones, Peter Sarstedt, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, Julie Driscoll, Queen, the Kinks, Procol Harum, Stealers Wheel, the Seekers and Status Quo

11.25pm Other Voices (RTE2)
Repeat of Thursday's show (I think)
http://www.othervoices.ie/

11.50pm The Windmill Lane Sessions (TG4)
Music performances filmed at the Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin, continuing with the Fureys, Helsinki and Fish & Bird

Late Night Pink Floyd Night on Sky Arts!

12.10am Pink Floyd - The Story Of Wish You Were Here (Sky Arts)
Documentary telling the story behind the making of Pink Floyd's landmark 1975 album Wish You Were Here, featuring interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason

1.30am Pink Floyd - A Delicate Sound Of Thunder (Sky Arts)
An extravagant concert film from the musicians' A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour, recorded at New York's Nassau Coliseum in August 1988 using 27 cameras. The performance sees David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason deliver seminal tracks including Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Time, Comfortably Numb and Wish You Were Here

3.30am Discovering Music - Pink Floyd (Sky Arts)
Music critics and fans look back at the career of the rock band, famed for their hugely concept albums and elaborate live shows

Saturday
11am The Movie Music Of Spike Lee (Sky Arts)
A concert celebrating jazz composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard's scores for director Spike Lee's films, including Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour and Inside Man

12pm Trailblazers - Heavy Metal (Sky Arts)

1pm Trailblazers - New Romantics (Sky Arts)

7.05pm Genesis - When In Rome (Sky Arts)
The rock band perform in front of 500,000 fans at Rome's Circo Massimo during their Turn It On Again concert tour of Europe and North America in 2007

7pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
1967-68 - The Pop Boom Music from the Top of the Pops archives, featuring performances by acts including the Foundations, Procol Harum, the Bee Gees, the Rolling Stones, and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

7.30pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
1968-69 - The Swinging Sixties Music from the flower power era, featuring bands including Herman's Hermits, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, the Alan Price Set, Manfred Mann and the Rolling Stones

8pm Sounds Of The Seventies (Yesterday)
Free to Be Me- Studio and concert performances from the decade, featuring Free, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Yes and Dr Feelgood

8.30pm Sounds Of The Seventies (Yesterday)
The Days I Knew- Then A collection of studio and concert performances from the decade, featuring the Carpenters, Wings, Abba and Kate Bush

9pm Classic Artists - Yes (Sky Arts)
Part two of two. Documentary exploring the work of pioneering English band Yes, the longest-lasting and most successful of the 1970s progressive rock groups

9pm TOTP2 - Genesis (Yesterday)
A celebration of the rock group that delves into the archives for performances by the band and its members past and present, including clips of solo material by Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins as well as Mike Rutherford's side project Mike & the Mechanics. Featuring I Can't Dance, I Know What I Like, No Self Control, In the Air Tonight, Many Too Many and The Living Years

9.30pm TOTP2 - Status Quo (Yesterday)
A selection of the veteran rock 'n' roll band's performances on Top of the Pops, from their first appearance in 1968 with the psychedelic Pictures of Matchstick Men to their last in 2005 with The Party Ain't Over Yet, as well as hits including Rockin' All Over the World, Whatever You Want, Mystery Song and Living on an Island

10.30pm Roy Orbison - One Of The Lonely Ones (BBC4)
Biography of the singer and musician, casting new light on the triumphs and tragedies that beset his career, featuring performances and home movies, and providing an insight into Orbison's remote Texas childhood and his battles to get his voice heard. This film reveals how his rollercoaster life was often reflected in the dark lyrics of his songs, from success to rejection, and rediscovery in the 1980s with the Travelling Wilburys supergroup. Featuring interviews with Jeff Lynne, T Bone Burnett, Bobby Goldsboro and Marianne Faithfull

11.10pm Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (Sky Arts)
A look at the Yes keyboard player's 1973 concept album, which was based on his musical interpretations of the characters of Henry VIII's six wives

11.30pm & 3.30pm TOTP2 Wham! (BBC4)
Mark Radcliffe narrates a selection of Top of the Pops performances by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's duo, featuring Young Guns (Go For It!), Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do), Bad Boys, Club Tropicana, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Freedom, Everything She Wants and Edge of Heaven

Midnight Janis - Little Girl Blue (BBC4)
Janis Joplin's powerful, soulful voice blazed new creative trails before her untimely death in 1970, aged 27. As director Amy Berg's documentary reveals Joplin's on-stage bravado and uninhibited sexual persona hid hurt and insecurity stemming from her childhood. On relocating from Texas to San Francisco and discovering the blues, she found an outlet for her loneliness and fell into a community that embraced and celebrated her talent. This retrospective includes some of Joplin's most iconic performances, which embodied the musical and cultural revolution of the 1960s. Narrated by Cat Power
Trailer

1am Ceol Ar An Imeall - Whelan's Celebration (TG4)
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Whelan's in Dublin, with performances by Fight Like Apes, Fan Footage and Girl Band. Plus, Una Mullally meets English indie band Wild Beasts, who discuss breaking the rules while recording their new album

1.35am Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day (Sky Arts)
The band's one-off reunion performance at London's O2 in 2007 as part of a benefit concert to commemorate the life of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were joined by former member John Bonham's son Jason on drums as the group played a selection of songs from their back catalogue, including Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir, Dazed and Confused and Black Dog

Sunday
6pm When Patsy Cline was Crazy (Sky Arts)
Sky are getting a lot of mileage from this show

10pm Transatlantic Sessions - Togha agus Rogha (TG4) New!
New series. Collaborations between American and Irish traditional musicians. The first episode features Alison Krauss, Sarah Jarosz, Alison Moorer and Rosanne Cash

11.10pm Ar Stáitse - Ralph McTell (TG4)
As Wednesday

11.15pm The Movie Music of Spike Lee (Sky Arts)
As Saturday

12.15am Frank Sinatra - The Voice of America (Sky Arts)
Profile of the singer, looking at what Sinatra was like as a person and examining the key to his success as a performer

2.15am Dean Martin - A Legend In Concert (Sky Arts)

3.15am The Doors - Feast Of Friends (Sky Arts)
The Doors' 1968 self-produced documentary film offering a cinematic look at the band on the road during their summer tour

... and that is more or less that, if you have seen anything else of interest do let us know. The best Little Richard appearance in a classic detective show of the weekend might be in Columbo: The Murder Of A Rock Star [ITV3, Saturday 2.55pm]

It says here "The crafty detective pits his wits against a brilliant defence lawyer who has never lost a case. The attorney has murdered his rock star girlfriend to prevent her exposing his unethical courtroom tactics, and then framed her lover for the crime." Sounds like Columbo is up against it there.

The only Youtube clip I could find starts off fine with Little Richard on stage, alas when he meets Columbo backstage they start talking french and the bit I could figure was that Chicago and money were mentioned.

Both Columbo and Little Richard do surprisingly good french dialogue, to be fair !

Go Harvey Go · 08-03-2018 1:28am

Skid X wrote: »

Thursday
7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1985 - May 30th (BBC4)
John Peel and Janice Long present the May 30 edition, with Stephen `Tin Tin' Duffy, Animotion, Billy Ocean, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Scritti Politti and Paul Hardcastle https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857966&lid=7

Janice ended up presenting this episode on her own - thus becoming the first woman to present Pops solo - when Peely understandably decided he wasn't up to it following the Heysel disaster the day before.

Friday
7.30pm & 12.30am Top Of The Pops 1985 - June 6th (BBC4)
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner introduce performances by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, Kool and the Gang, Propaganda, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Paul Hardcastle. First aired June 6 1985 https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857967&lid=7

This was the first episode to feature the video for The Crowd's version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" - which, lest we forget, featured DLT and Rolf.

It's good that BBC4 isn't skipping this episode altogether - or, indeed, the episodes of 13 and 20 June, both due to be shown next week and both featuring "YNWA" at number 1. Over on the Popscene forum, it has been suggested that the video will be cut out completely, or only the first minute (which doesn't feature Travis or Harris) will be shown:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/popscene/1985-t1269-s120.html

Skid X wrote: »

Looks like the TOTP repeats are continuing into 1986, which is nice.

https://twitter.com/WellSpokenBloke/status/971056472711991297

The repeats have reached the point where Paul Hardcastle is at number 1 - and now it has been announced that they'll continue into the year in which one of his other singles becomes the theme tune.

Like '85, however, '86 features a large number of Smithed episodes.

I'll point them out when we get nearer the time.

Welsh Megaman · 08-03-2018 10:16am

1986 = Sigue Sigue Sputnik :cool:

*pulls fishnet stocking over head*

Gizmo55 · 09-03-2018 2:20am

A Wham special after the Genesis special. Sure why not.

Welsh Megaman · 09-03-2018 8:30pm

OUT! IN...THE...FIELDS!

Philo!

Just less than a year before his passing

Welsh Megaman · 09-03-2018 8:33pm

Awesome geetar solo by Gary Moore!

Welsh Megaman · 09-03-2018 8:34pm

A ‘Yewtree’-d Crowd there!

Welsh Megaman · 09-03-2018 8:42pm

‘Duel’ by Propaganda! OH YEAH!

Classic ZTT production.

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