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

Skid X

Hello, an interesting selection of shows on BBC4 on Friday mostly plundered from the BBC Scotland archives. Not a bad idea, seeing as they seem to have some very watchable programmes. Sky Arts has some recent Eric Clapton live footage and Sky Documentaries has a tribute to one Joliet Jake Blues, which is nice ...




Thursday
8.55pm & 2.15am Woodstock – 3 Days That Defined A Generation (PBS)
Woodstock Doc – 400,000 people apparently were there. Repeated several times in the next few days

9pm Cobain – Montage Of Heck (Sky Documentaries)
The Kurt Cobain often repeated Doc. It’s good.

11.15pm What We Were Watching (BBC4)
Grace Dent looks back on some of the song and dance features in the BBC archives from the 60s, 70s and 80s. It is a bit dance heavy but there are a few music numbers. This rare Bryan Ferry and Twiggy collaboration is one of them

Friday
7pm Trailblazers – Electronic Music (Sky Arts)

7pm Film An En Vogue Christmas (Sony Movies Classics)
Desperate to save her late father's legacy when his club is foreclosed on, Kendall and her friends put on a Christmas concert to keep it in business. Drama, starring Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Rhona Bennett and Genelle Williams. No sign of Busted in the schedules, alas

7.30pm Hup (TG4)
From Miltown Malbay at the Willie Clancy Summer School

8pm Classic Albums: Phil Collins – Face Value (Sky Arts)

8pm Top Of The Pops 1990 – April 12 (BBC4)
Mark Goodier hosts the edition first aired on April 12, with performances by artists including Jesus Jones, Technotronic featuring MC, Janet Jackson, Heart, Bizz Nizz, Paula Abdul, the Cure, Madonna and the Quireboys

8.30pm Top Of The Pops 1990 – April 19 (BBC4)
Jackie Brambles hosts the edition first aired on April 19, with performances by artists including Sonia, the Quireboys, Adamski, the Blues Brothers, Alannah Myles, the Adventures of Stevie V, Faith No More, the Family Stand and Madonna. Seeing as John Belushi died in 1982 I suspect the Blues Brothers might be on video. More about him in a moment

9pm Film: Belushi (Sky Documentaries) New!
The life story of comedy star John Belushi, who captured the hearts and funny-bones of audiences worldwide before his tragic and untimely death aged 33.

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

9pm Rod Stewart – Reel Stories (BBC4)
The singer talks to Dermot O'Leary about his life. From Abbey Road to the Royal Albert Hall and Motown to Maggie May, Dermot takes Rod back to his childhood cinema to relive moments from a career spanning six decades

9.30pm Gerry Rafferty – Right Down The Line (BBC4)
A profile of the singer-songwriter, who died in January 2011 and is best remembered for solo hits including Baker Street and Get It Right Next Time, and Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel. The programme traces his life through his often autobiographical songs and features contributions by his daughter Martha, brother Jim and friends and colleagues including Billy Connolly, John Byrne and Joe Egan. Narrated by David Tennant (First shown in 2011)

10pm Icon – Music Through The Lens (Sky Arts)
Ep 4 On the Cover Photographers who shot some of the most memorable front covers for music magazines reveal the unknown stories behind these iconic picture

10pm Top Of The Pops – The Story of 1987 (BBC2)
1987, when the gathering storm of Stock Aitken and Waterman loomed large on the horizon. Contributors include Terence Trent D'Arby, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Rick Astley, Kim Appleby, Andy Bell, Carol Decker and Belinda Carlisle

10.30pm & 2.30am The Proclaimers – This Is The Story (BBC4)
Superfan David Tennant meets Craig and Charlie Reid of Scottish band the Proclaimers, as they discuss the 30 years since their debut album, and a career that has taken them from playing in small pubs and clubs around Scotland to become one of the nation's most iconic bands

10.55pm Se Mo Laoch – Seamus Begley (TG4)

11.15pm 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

11.30pm Annie Lennox – BBC1 Sessions (BBC4)
The Academy Award-winning singer performs at LSO St Luke's, London, with members of the BBC Concert Orchestra. The session includes songs from the Eurythmics' back catalogue, together with material from her solo career. First shown in 2009

12.30am Travis With The BBC SSO At The Barrowland (BBC4)
From 2016

12.30am Peter Blake – Pop Art Life (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the way music has guided artist Peter Blake's work, inspiring original pieces and leading to collaborations with some of the biggest names in the business

1.30am Radio 2 In Concert – Emili Sande (BBC4)

1.30am Liam Gallagher Live In New York (Sky Arts)

1.45am Other Voices (RTE2)
Repeat of the 2020 series, Eps 1&2

2.45am Nick Mason – Saucerful Of Secrets (Sky Arts)
The Pink Floyd drummer and his group featuring Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Lee Harris and Dom Beken take to the stage at London's Roundhouse




Saturday
4pm Florence And The Machine - Austin City Limits (Sky Arts)

5.15pm Joe Cocker – Mad Dog With Soul (Sky Arts)
Joe Cocker Doc

7pm Dire Straits – Alchemy 1983
From Hammersmith Odeon

7pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
8pm Sounds Of The Seventies (Yesterday)

9pm Eric Clapton – Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 (Sky Arts) New!
Taking place over two nights in Dallas in September 2019, Eric Clapton curates this major multi-artist festival in support of the Crossroads Centre charity. He is joined incredible by the likes of James Bay, Jeff Back, Sheryl Crow and Peter Frampton for a festival of live music and once-in-a-lifetime collaborations between the artists

10.55pm The Story Of The Songs – Rod Stewart (Channel 5)

11.15pm Ronnie Wood – Somebody Up There Likes Me (Sky Arts)
A look at the life and career of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, with contributions by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Rod Stewart https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/213023/we-called-tommy-fletcher-to-get-some-satisfaction.html

11.55pm Johnny Cash In Concert In Denmark (Channel 5)

12.35am Carl Perkins And Friends (Sky Arts)
From London 1985 with Ringo and Eric Clapton

12.50am TOTP2 Christmas 2012 (GOLD)

1.35am Icon – Music Through The Lens (Sky Arts)

2.50am Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road – Sting (Sky Arts)




Sunday
7pm Carl Perkins and Friends (Sky Arts)

9pm Studio 54 – The Documentary (Sky Arts)
The story of the New York City nightclub, from the glitz, glamour and endless celebrity guests to drug scandals and tax troubles. May contain Nile Rodgers.

9.30pm Se Mo Laoch (TG4)
The life and career of Nollaig Casey and Maire Ni Chathasaigh

10.30pm Teach Na Ceibhe (TG4)
A performance from Eddi Reader in The Quays Pub, Galway

Midnight Defending Digga D (BBC1)
Documentary following the 20-year-old drill artist after his release from a 15-month stint in prison for violent disorder, intent on making a success of his music career. I’m not entirely sure if ‘Drill Artist’ is a new genre of artist or a job where you repair the sharp point of tunnelling machines. No Diggity.

11.30pm Belushi (Sky Documentaries)
As Friday

Midnight Top Of The Pops 1990 – April 12 (BBC4)
12.30am Top Of The Pops 1990 – April 18 (BBC4)

12.15am TOTP Christmas 2014 (GOLD)



There you are, brief controversy this week when BBC1 appeared to have dropped the Christmas TOTP shows but then reinstated them. Good news for the few people who watch them


Good yarn here about Ronnie Drew's visit to Dublin Zoo
https://twitter.com/The_LogLady/status/1330216229169139713



If you missed that Busted thing on ITV last week here it is and let us never mention it again

Sad news just in about the death of Diego Maradona. Here is his warm up dance to the Opus 3 song Life is Live, which is Art in it's finest form

Random bit from Nile Rodgers' Autobiography this week comes from page 179. Nile sees Bowie for the first time in the Continental Nightclub late in New York. Eventually Nile plucks up the courage to introduce himself but he is almost scuppered by a worse for wear Billy Idol who gratecrashes the meeting smelling of sick. Eventually Nile and Bowie get talking. Nile is blown away by Bowie's knowledge of Jazz. Bowie explains "Nile, I grew up in England where we have BBC Radio. They played everything that was popular - Soul, Blues, Jazz, R&B and Rock. We don't separate the music on the radio by race or genres".



And finally, the Best analysis of the problems the Spice Girls might encounter post Pop if they started work in the Building Trade might be this one, as featured in Harry Enfield's Yule Chums (Sunday Night 2.15am GOLD)

Welsh Megaman

TOPPITYPOPPITY!

Welsh Megaman

JAYSUS!



Jones.

Welsh Megaman

‘Escapade’ - fine record

Jam and Lewis - absolute legends.

Welsh Megaman

PLAY FAITH NO MORE!

dasdog

This lad from technotronic is wearing a jockey's jersey

Welsh Megaman

Pump Up The...oh, wait.

Welsh Megaman

VOGUE!

Welsh Megaman

Guns ‘N’ Roses called, they want their everything back.

PsychoPete

I'm counting every single minute till this is over

dasdog

It got worse - even the respected thrash metal band Testament did a ballad after pressure from their record company. A terrible stain on rock/metal.

Guns'n'Roses could actually do it with integrity but the copies were shameless.

Arthur Daley

Always wanted an Adamski reg plate.

Prolly wouldn't pass the NCT

Welsh Megaman

Orange Whip?

Orange Whip?

Three Orange Whips?

Jordan 199

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Always wanted an Adamski reg plate.

Prolly wouldn't pass the NCT

Would it fit on the back of a Jag XJ6, Arfur

Welsh Megaman

PsychoPete

This is like an awful alternative to Mc hammer

Welsh Megaman

Welsh Megaman

FNM!!

Arthur Daley

Mmmm those punters had a pair of Mr. Hammer's strides months ahead of time

dasdog

So they weren't live in Belfast that night - lies :pac:. As I posted a few weeks ago they turned up late for their gig in the the Top Hat, Dublin as they were recording this TOTP show.

But I did get to see a great FNM gig a few hours after this was recorded.

Welsh Megaman

FLYING V KLAXON!

PsychoPete

Madonna is just awful

Jordan 199

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

FLYING V KLAXON!

Give me a Hentor Sportscaster any day of the week coz Alex Lifeson played them.

Hangdogroad

I remember an angry letter to either Metal Hammer or Kerrang in early 1990 about how "funk has no place in metal" and singling out FNM, RHCP etc. Very shortly before this.

Hangdogroad

PsychoPete wrote: »

Madonna is just awful

I could take or leave most of her music but could never warm to her. Always given the impression of someone whod push her granny down the stairs to get ahead.

Ol' Donie

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

PLAY FAITH NO MORE!

Don't know the context, but I agree.

Welsh Megaman

Just watched the ‘Belushi’ documentary - excellent, especially the animated sequences.

Lots if great footage I had never seen before (John playing drums with The Dead Boys at CBGB’s), although we’re still waiting to see the ultimate lost Belushi performance...

He performed a ‘special celebrity guest death’ for the title sequence of the TV Series ‘Police Squad!’ However, he died before the show aired so the sequence was never used.

Skid X

Hello, Sky Arts has very little music this week (they are more into photography at the moment) BBC4 keeps going with the return of Neil Brand who is looking at theme tunes. They also have Howard Goodall revealing the shocking truth behind Christmas Carols. Plenty of Toppitty Poppitty and other stuff going on ...





Thursday
9.45pm A Little Later (BBC4)
Musical highlights from Later with Jools Holland, featuring performances by Smokey Robinson, Carole King, Gladys Knight and Tom Jones

11.30pm Goldie – The Art That Made Me (Sky Arts)
Renowned visual artist and musician Goldie goes on a personal and passionate journey into the world of graffiti and street art.

1am Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road – Sting (Sky Arts)

2am Icons – Music Through The Lens (Sky Arts)
Ep 4 Magazine covers




Friday
7pm & 3am The Truth About Christmas Carols (BBC4)
Composer Howard Goodall uncovers the often turbulent and uncomfortable relationship between carols and the celebration of Christmas. Though around since the 12th century, the hymns have only been a feature of services for the past 150 years, as the Church believed them to be pagan or of no value. They have been used as secret codes, saved from the brink of extinction and subject to state censorship

7pm Trailblazers – Madchester (Sky Arts)

8pm Classic Albums: Def Leppard – Hysteria (Sky Arts)

8pm & 2am Top Of The Pops 1990 - April 26 (BBC4)
Bruno Brookes hosts the edition first aired on April 26, with performances by artists including Pat & Mick, Natalie Cole, Unique 3, Paula Abdul, Jesus Jones, Phil Collins, Tongue ‘n' Cheek, Madonna and Bruce Dickinson

8.30pm & 2.30am Top Of The Pops 1990 – May 3 (BBC4)
Simon Mayo hosts the edition first aired on May 3, with performances by artists including Sinitta, Soul II Soul, Morrissey, the Adventures of Stevie V, BBG featuring Dina Taylor, Bruce Dickinson, Adamski, Madonna and Emma

9pm The Sound Of TV With Neil Brand (BBC4) New!
Ep 1 of 3 The composer addresses the history and use of music in television, beginning by examining the enduring power of the theme tune. On the streets of Coronation Street, he encounters a brass band playing the music that has announced the start of each episode since it began. Following the trail of the soap opera world, Neil meets composer Simon May, creator of the EastEnders theme tune, and travels to the US to talk with Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, to uncover how its orchestrated theme music is a homage to classic TV of the past. Themes to Z Cars, Bagpuss, Game of Thrones, Mastermind and Grandstand are also celebrated

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

10pm TOTP – The Story of 1988 (BBC2)

10pm Barbra Streisand: Becoming An Icon 1942-1984 (BBC4)

10pm Icon – Music Through The Lens (Sky Arts)
Ep 4 The transition of music photography from a niche pastime to a highly collectable and valuable art form is examined through conversations with industry insiders

11pm Imagine – Better Midler (BBC4)
2014 profile by Alan Yentob

11.15pm Bee Gees – In Our Own Time (Sky Arts)
Robin and Barry Gibb discuss their career in music. Also featuring archive interviews with Maurice Gibb

Midnight Se Mo Laoch – Nollaig and Maire Ni Chathasaigh (TG4)

12.15am Girls In Bands At The BBC (BBC4)
Compilation

12.30 Film: Studio 54 – The Documentary (Sky Arts)

1am Film Cadillac Records (TG4)
Biopic of music producer Leonard Chess, whose record label became a key element in the development of blues and early rock, providing a home for some of the most exciting musical talents in 1950s America, including Etta James, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. Fact-based drama, starring Adrien Brody, Beyonce Knowles, Jeffrey Wright and Gabrielle Union

2.15am Eric Clapton – Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 (Sky Arts)

1.05am Other Voices (RTE2)
Featuring The Radio, Republic Of Loose and Steve Earle




Saturday
4pm The Pretenders – Austin City Limits (Sky Arts)
2016 gig

5.15pm Oasis Live At Barrowlands (Sky Arts)
From 2001

6.30pm Lennon’s Last Weekend (Sky Arts)
A look at the musician's final interview, given to Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles two days before the former Beatle was murdered, intertwined with footage and commentary from friends

7pm How The Beatles Changed The World (Yesterday)
It says here “this film reveals the previously untold story of how four young men from Liverpool transformed the world for ever” but I suspect if you look hard enough most of it has ben told many, may times

8pm Pulp Live From Brixton Academy (Sky Arts)
Nothing much else musicwise on Sky Arts, instead there are 5 hours of programming chosen by artist Marina Abramovic. Maybe she will select a load of Pink Floyd and Queen concerts just to be radical.

Opry An Iuir (TG4)

8.30pm Not The Robbie Williams Christmas Show (VM1)

8.55pm Pat Shortt’s Music From D’Telly (RTE1)

2am Icon: Music Through The Lens (Sky Arts)
As yesterday

2.35am Smashie’s Xmastastic Playlist (GOLD)
Paul Whitehouse plays some Christmas videos. Part 2 is tomorrow at the same time.

3.15am Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road – Joe Elliott (Sky Arts)




Sunday
5.30pm Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank (Sky Arts)
From 1957. In Colour.

5.40pm Corn Ui Riada I mBarr A Chuma (TG4)
Sean Nos

6.30pm Il Divo Live In Japan (Sky Arts)

9pm The Three Tenors Christmas Concert (Sky Arts)
From Vienna 1999

9pm Gary Barlow’s Night At The Museum (ITV)
Gary Barlow has a new album to plug so he has a gig in The Natural History Museum for some reason.

9.30pm Se Mo Laoch – Eamonn and Geraldine Cotter (TG4)

10.30pm Teach Na Ceibhe (TG4)
Maire Brennan live from Galway

11pm Muse – MTV World Stage (MTV Music)

11.02pm Film: Country Strong (TG4)
A recovering alcoholic country singer comes out of rehab intending to resurrect her flagging career. She finds an ally in an ambitious songwriter, but her return to the top is made difficult by tensions with her husband and manager and her own struggle to stay on the wagon. Drama, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw and Garrett Hedlund. IMDB reviews are surprisingly good. There are a lot of 10/10 posts while Jgregg42 says the film has “both kinds of music – Country And Western … If you are a casual listener, there might not be enough to hold your attention. It did give a great view of what goes on behind the scenes of the music industry. The performances and singing by the cast were amazing (McGraw, the only real country music singer in the film, doesn't sing a single note)”. That would be like if Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone had done all the football action themselves in Escape To Victory.

12.45am Bee Gees In Our Own Time (Sky Arts)




That's about that. do let us know what else is going on if you see anything else listed

On Monday Fontaines DC get a 30 minute slot on MTV Music at 11.30pm

Other Voices live starts tonight on Youtube and continues for the rest of the week https://www.othervoices.ie/content/latest. It is also broadcast on rte.ie tonight at 7pm (although if you can get anything on RTE to stream properly then you should buy a lotto ticket)

There was a 30 minute show about Larry Gogan during the week on RTE1, you can stream it here (in Irish) https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/cloch-le-carn-larry-gogan-e3/164872232015

From 1968, Terry Wogan's column in the RTE Guide looks at Joe Cocker's recent success with his Beatles Cover - and tells Showbands that they need to similarly bring something to their Cover Versions if they want to shift more units. All that, and you can find out when the Prescotts' Cleaners and Dyers Music Show is on (It was on the Radio at 1pm on Friday, presented by Gay Byrne)

https://www.facebook.com/RTE-GUIDE-Classic-Issues-1822225651339050/photos/pcb.2969661869928750/2969661789928758




And finally, the Best Theme Tune By The Darkness For A Kids Show Where All Sorts Of Machines Are Rated might be in Grace's Amazing Machines (RTE2 Weekdays 9.25am. CBeebies Weekdays around 4pm)

This might be the best thing on Television, Grace and her little robot sidekick drive three machines each week (maybe a hovercraft, a Rallycar and a JCB) and then picks her favourite. It's the show Top Gear should have been

The show was originally called Catie's Amazing Machines, but Catie left and was replaced by Grace. The Darkness did both theme tunes. Lovely stuff.

dasdog

Great stuff Skid per usual.

Skid X wrote: »

8pm & 2am Top Of The Pops 1990 - April 26 (BBC4)
Pat & Mick

:pac:

Skid X wrote: »

9pm The Sound Of TV With Neil Brand (BBC4) New!
Bagpuss

His documentaries are usually very good. And I'm delighted to see this getting some homage. I used bits of the theme in a song myself

trashcan

dasdog wrote: »

His documentaries are usually very good. And I'm delighted to see this getting some homage. I used bits of the theme in a song myself

Yeah, I usually enjoy Neil Brands documentaries. Hope he mentions Hawaii 5-O. For my money probably the best TV theme tune ever.