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

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Anyhoo...

Penblwydd Hapus Tom Jones!

If you watch only one performance today of Tom and the Treorchy Male Voice Choir serenading Burt Bacharach with ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’ in Welsh, make it this one.

Ha, that is brilliant! Nice one WM.

I did a google and I found this nugget about the filming, the boyos were well on by the final take (from the book Tom Jones: Close Up)

Hello, big news this week is that BBC2 are showing all three of Francis Whately's excellent docs on Saturday night back to back in a four a half hour marathon. That sounds like one to free up some space on the tape for, maybe they could have split it over a few nights but sure it's good to see something decent on

Also this week new RTE thing about David Gray's White Ladder Album which is still the biggest selling album ever in Ireland, and MTV have a rare repeat of Nirvana Unplugged on one of their channels ...




BBC2 Bowie Night on Saturday !
9.15pm David Bowie: Finding Fame (the third one)
The final part of Francis Whately's trilogy of films on Bowie's life, telling the story of the five years when many of the ideas that would help him become an icon were first born. Starting in 1966, soon after David Jones changed his name to David Bowie, the film traces his interest in everything from Holst and Pinky and Perky to Anthony Newley and Tibetan Buddhism, and how he used all of these influences to create not only Ziggy Stardust, but the material for his entire career

10.45pm David Bowie: Five Years (the first one)
Documentary exploring five key years in the singer's career, which saw him redefine himself as an artist by adopting a different persona - each one marking a shift in musical direction. Featuring interviews with his collaborators, the programme focuses on 1971's ultimate glam-rock icon Ziggy Stardust, Bowie's reinvention as the impeccably dressed soul stylist the Thin White Duke in 1975, his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed 1977 album Heroes, 1980's Scary Monsters triumph and Let's Dance's global success in 1983

12.15am David Bowie: The Last Five Years (the second one)
A portrait of David Bowie, told by the people who knew him best - his friends and artistic collaborators. It also takes a detailed look at his last albums The Next Day and Blackstar, and his play Lazarus. Through the prism of this last work, the film shows how, in his final five years, Bowie not only began producing music again but returned to the core and defining themes of his career. Among the contributors are Tony Visconti, Gail Ann Dorsey, Toni Basil and Michael C Hall

1.45am TOTP2 – David Bowie
Special edition of the archive hits programme dedicated to David Bowie, featuring performances from Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test as well as archive interviews





The Rest:

Wednesday
11.10pm Cobain – Montage Of Heck (Sky Documentaries)
Filmmaker Brett Morgen explores the Nirvana frontman's childhood, career and tragic death, using material from the Cobains' personal archives (This Sky Documentaries channel launched recently, not sure how widely available it is)




Thursday
2pm Trailblazers – Prog Rock (Sky Arts)

9pm Glor Tire – Rogha Agus Togha (TG4)

9pm Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road – Sting (Sky Arts)

10pm Sting – A Free Man (Sky Arts)
Documentary offering an insight into the former Police frontman through interviews with the singer, his family and other artists. (The actual blurb from Sky for this says … “through interviews with the singer, his family and artists including Will.i.am” which doesn’t inspire confidence)

10pm Film Amy (2015) (Channel 4)
Documentary portrait of soul, jazz and R'n'B singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, whose untimely death in July 2011 followed a well-publicised history of drugs and alcohol abuse. Director Asif Kapadia traces Amy's rise and demise over the 13 years preceding her death, telling her story via her music and autobiographical song lyrics, video footage shot by friends and family, archive television clips, plus voiceover interviews with those who were personally and professionally close to her. Contributors include Pete Doherty, Mitch Winehouse, Tony Bennett, Mark Ronson and Tyler James

10.15pm David Gray – Ireland’s Greatest Hit (RTE1) New!
How the singer made an album - White Ladder - in his spare room that became the biggest-selling of all time in Ireland, featuring singles including Babylon and This Year's Love
https://www.rte.ie/culture/2020/0529/1143391-new-david-gray-documentary-on-rte-revisits-white-ladder-at-20/

11pm MTV Unplugged – Liam Gallagher (MTV Rocks)

11.15pm Ronnie Wood – Somebody Up There Likes Me (Sky Arts)
The one that was on last weekend

11.30pm Other Voices – Lisa Hannigan (RTE2)
Singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan, joined by Loah and Kevin Murphy of Slow Moving Clouds, gives an uplifting and moving performance, playing a selection of songs from her three critically-acclaimed albums

12.35am The Rolling Stones Live In Hyde Park 2013 (Sky Arts)




Friday
7pm-Midnight Isle Of Wight Festival (Sky Arts)
Highlights from previous years

8pm Top Of The Pops 1989 – October 12 (BBC4)
Gary Davies hosts the edition first shown on October 12, featuring performances by Sinitta, Cliff Richard, Alice Cooper, Deborah Harry, Chris Rea, Richard Marx and Living in a Box

8.30pm Keepin Er Country At Home (BBC1 NI)
Includes Nathan Carter and the brother. Other shows are available

9.20pm Se Mo Laoch – Frankie Gavin (TG4)
The story of Frankie Gavin, a founder of the great De Dannan and an ambassador for Irish music around the world.

9.30pm & 2.15am The Beatles – Made On Merseyside (BBC4)
Few dispute that the Beatles defined 1960s music and popular culture like no other band, but how John, Paul, George and Ringo made the journey from Merseyside teenagers to international pop stars is less known. Director Alan Byron's documentary recounts the rise of the band as American rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues dragged post-war Liverpool into one of the most vibrant music cities ever with the Mersey Beat sound. Pete Best is in it, it’s on Youtube

10pm Later … With Jools Holland (BBC2)
The host enjoys an online conversation with Gregory Porter who is planning to release his sixth album, All Rise, in August. The programme also spotlights Dublin band Fontaines DC

10pm MTV Unplugged – Liam Gallagher (MTV One)

10.55pm Sings The Beatles (BBC4)
Included are a performance of Day Tripper by Sandie Shaw, Shirley Bassey's version of Something, the Carpenters' rendition of Help!, Oasis's reinvention of I Am the Walrus, and Joe Cocker's chart-topping interpretation of With a Little Help from My Friends. Plus, Paul McCartney's solo performance of Lady Madonna

11pm MTV Unplugged – Nirvana (MTV One)
I don’t think they have shown this in a while

11.55pm TOTP2 – John Lennon (BBC4)
Another chance to see Steve Wright present a special edition first broadcast in 2000 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

Midnight Other Voices – Lisa Hannigan (RTE2)

Midnight Queen Hugarian Rhapsody – Live In Budapest 1986 (Sky Arts)

12.25am Singer Songwriters At The BBC (BBC4)
featuring Lee Hazlewood, Jimmy Webb, Buffy Sainte-Marie, John Martyn, Rod Stewart, Donovan and a duet between Carole King and James Taylor

1.20am Country Music by Ken Burns (BBC4)
The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968) The history of the art form and how it evolved between 1964 and 1968. During a time of cultural upheaval, country music reflected a changing America, as Loretta Lynn addresseed women's concerns, Merle Haggard championed the common man, and audiences looked beyond skin colour to embrace Charley Pride. Meanwhile, Johnny Cash descended into the chaos of drug addiction, though The Man in Black found salvation through the intervention of June Carter and a landmark album that critics still applaud

2am David Bowie - Serious Moonlight Tour (Sky Arts)
1983 Vancover gig




Saturday (Non Bowie)
4pm John Lennon – Imagine (Sky Arts)
Unique footage of the filming of his 1971 Album

5.20pm George Ezra Live At Baloise Session (Sky Arts)

7pm-9pm Guitar Heroes At The BBC (Yesterday)
featuring Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Peter Green, Queen, Robin Trower, John Martyn, Whitesnake, Joan Jett and Black Sabbath, Pete Townshend of the Who, Davy Graham and Ralph McTell, Nils Lofgren and Ted Nugent,the Faces, Chris Spedding, the Runaways, Judas Priest, ZZ Top and the Cate Brothers

7pm-Midnight Isle Of Wight Festival (Sky Arts)
Similar to yesterday. Looks to be all from the modern incarnation (2002 onwards)

7.45pm Keepin Er Country At Home (BBC2 NI)

11.40pm Cobain – Montage Of Heck (Sky Documentaries)

Midnight Guns N Roses Appetite For Democracy (Sky Arts)
2012 Gig from the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas


1.50am Autopsy - Jim Morrison (VM1)

2.30 The Festival That Rocked The World (Sky Arts)
Woodstock




Sunday
11am Sunshine On Leith (Film4)
The Proclaimers Musical

12pm Sinatra And Friends (Sky Arts)

4pm The Rolling Stones Live In Hyde Park 2013 (Sky Arts)

5.15pm-7pm Blondie Song By Song (Parts 1-4)
One Way Or Another/Heart Of Glass/Call Me/Rapture

7pm-Midnight Isle Of Wight Festival (Sky Arts)
Being milked until it screams

8.30pm Pat Shortt’s Music From D’Telly (RTE1)
Featuring an infamous 1987 report on Dublin's nightclub scene, and performances by Mary Black and Hal Ketchum, Brendan O'Dowda, Don McLean and the Mavericks

9.30pm Se Mo Laoch – Matt Molloy (TG4)

10.30pm Geantrai (TG4)
Trad

10.35pm David Brophy’s Unsung Heroes (RTE1)
Ep2 of 2

11.05pm Searching For Sugar Man (TG4)
Documentary following two fans in search of their musical idol. American singer Sixto Rodriguez enjoyed a brief recording career in the 1970s before fading into obscurity. However, his politically conscious music became incredibly popular in South Africa. Bizarre stories of his death had circulated over the years, but two devotees plan to find out what really became of him


Midnight Emerson Lake And Palmer Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 (Sky Arts)





So that's about that, hopefully there's something there to interest you



News this week of a letter Rik Mayall wrote to Bob Geldof after Band Aid

https://twitter.com/LettersOfNote/status/1270416194454073347



And finally, the Best beating of Bono in a cartoon of the week might be this one (The Simpsons, Channel 4 Sunday 2pm). Should have voted for Ray Patterson ...

nomdeboardie wrote: »

Thanks as always for your trojan work, Skid :cool::pac:
Just one possible correction: think the second Bowis doc is called "The Last Five Years"(?)

Cheers ndb, good spot on the typo I've updated it now.