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sligojoek

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

BRING BACK THE SNOOKER!

Don't talk to me about snooker. I updated my satellite system over last weekend. All good for the semis and the first day of the final. All went to sh1te on the bank holiday monday. Pausing and pixellation. Just when I got it sorted I got a call to collect one of my offspring. Got home and it was all over.

The first time since 1983 that I haven't watched the end of the snooker final.

Mike Litoris

dasdog wrote: »

Every skanger in Dublin seemed to like SNAP! - Soul2Soul I got but SNAP! was for the mousey tash variety of inner city monkey walker.

Lol, yeah remember every sham had a moustache. And them feckin diamond jumpers which were then draped over the forearm in the summer! Where did they get that look from?

Welsh Megaman

Just watched the excellent ‘Classic Albums’ documentary about Suede’s ‘Coming Up’. Good stuff, although it’s a shame that they didn’t keep the original working title of ‘P1sspot’ for ‘Trash’.


And Neil Codling’s looking well...

corkie

^^^ What has Ron Perlman as the Beast got to do with things?

Welsh Megaman

Rollermania on BBC Scotland right now


Was there ever a more tragic story than that of the Rollers?


Absolutely NOBODY comes out of it well...except for Phil Coulter who would go on to write ‘Supergran’.

Welsh Megaman

Yes, let’s gloss over the exploits of Tam Paton :eek: :mad:

Skid X

Hello - news this week of a plethora of new shows and series. Always nice and rare to see. Everything from Trad to Jools to Lennon to The Commitments to someone who was in Oasis for a bit to Delia Derbyshire. Here we go ...





Thursday
11.30pm Tradfest – The Dublin Castle Sessions (RTE2) New!
A new six-part series with musician and broadcaster Fiachna Ó Braonain, featuring stories and songs recorded in the State Apartments in Dublin Castle, with performances from artists including Altan, Dervish, Hothouse Flowers. Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny, Eleanor McEvoy Tolu McKay, Enda Gallery, Moxie, Steve and Joe Wall, Luka Bloom, Laoise Kelly, Karen Casey, Kate Ellis and Emma Langford




Friday
7pm & 12.10am How Pop Songs Work (BBC4)
Charles Hazlewood explores what makes a good pop single, breaking the songs down into six key areas - melody, song structure, lyrics, production arrangement and performance - before looking at successful songs in the genre. The conductor uses successful albums from the genre including John Lennon's Imagine and Amy Winehouse's Back to Black to examine these categories. Contributors include songwriter Guy Chambers, ABC singer Martin Fry and producers Steve Levine and Richard Niles

7pm Soundtracks – Songs That Defined History (Sky Arts)

7.45pm Cork Folk Festival (TG4)
Featuring singer Karan Casey, Chieftains fiddle player Tara Breen, De Dannan accordion player Derek Hickey and puppeteer Des Dillon with his latest creation 'Sharon Shannon'

8pm & 1.10am Ultimate Cover Versions At The BBC (BBC4)

8pm Classic Albums: Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt (Sky Arts)

9pm & 2.10am Top Of The Pops - Christmas Day 1990 (BBC4)
Mark Goodier and Anthea Turner host the edition first aired on Christmas Day, with a look back at 1990's biggest chart hits featuring original performances by Status Quo, Londonbeat, Adamski, Kylie Minogue, Bombalurina, the Beautiful South, Beats International featuring Lindy Layton, Elton John and Kim Appleby

9pm Matt Deighton – Overshadowed (Sky Arts) New!
A documentary profile of the musician, who was the frontman of acid jazz band Mother Earth as well as Paul Weller's guitarist of choice and Noel Gallagher's temporary replacement in Oasis. Matt guides viewers on a tour through his life, music and performances, exploring the challenges of mental health and musicianship
http://www.gigslutz.co.uk/film-review-overshadowed-matt-deighton-on-sky-arts/

10pm Later … With Jools Holland (BBC2) New Series!
The pianist welcomes Noel Gallagher, who looks back at 10 years of his band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Plus, Walsall born singer-songwriter Jorja Smith, and Ohio duo the Black Keys also join Jools at his South London recording studio

10pm The Old Grey Whistle Test Story (BBC4)
Jo Brand narrates a history of the popular music show which ran from 1971 to 1987. The documentary examines the music performed on the show, its rivals on other networks and exactly why presenter Bob Harris whispered. Featuring contributions by Jarvis Cocker, Annie Nightingale and Jools Holland. 2007 Doc, followed by …

10.40pm-12.10am The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC4)
Compilation featuring performances on the programme by Elton John, David Bowie, Curtis Mayfield, Steppenwolf, New York Dolls, Roxy Music, Patti Smith, Blondie, Iggy Pop and the Jam

10.25pm Paul Weller – May Love Travel With You (Sky Arts)
Weller performs at London's Royal Festival Hall accompanied by an orchestra, playing a career-spanning set from Jam classics to songs from latest album True Meanings

11.05pm The Brit Awards 2021 (ITV)

11.25pm Long Hot Summers – The Story Of The Style Council (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the band that Paul Weller formed after the Jam split up in 1982, with insight from key members, collaborators and fans

Midnight Tradfest – The Dublin Castle Sessions (RTE2)

Midnight Muse Live From Bilbao (MTV Music)

12.30am Sharon Shannon Live At De Barras (RTE2)
Accordionist Sharon Shannon celebrates 30 years in music with an acoustic evening at De Barra's, Clonakilty

12.50am Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road – Joe Walsh (Sky Arts)

1.45am The Great Songwriters – Seal (Sky Arts)




Saturday
8pm Music Icons – Folk Around The World (Sky Arts)

8.15pm Na Baileid (TG4)
John Spillane delves into the background of three songs from Cork and Kerry, with performances from Iarla Ó Lionáird, Don Stiffe and Róisín Ryan


8.30pm John Lennon Night on BBC2
8.30pm TOTP2 – John Lennon
From 2000

9pm John Lennon – A Life In Ten Pictures New!
A journey through the musician's life in 10 defining photos, with their secrets revealed by those who were there, and those who knew the musician best. The pictures show Lennon's lifelong search to find his place in the world, documenting his disaffection with living the life of a Beatle and his relationship with the woman who became the love of his life, the avant-garde artist Yoko Ono

10pm Imagine: John Lennon – The New York Years
The story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's move to New York City in 1971, as the singer sought to escape the mayhem of the Beatles era and focus on his private life. Alan Yentob charts the ups and downs the couple faced - including their battle against the immigration services and Lennon's infamous 'lost weekend', when he left Yoko for their personal assistant and disappeared to LA for more than a year. From 2011


8.30pm Discovering Music – Paul Simon (Sky Arts)
Followed By …

9pm – Midnight Paul Simon Live In Central Park 1991 (Sky Arts)

10.10pm The Go-Gos (Sky Documentaries)

11pm The Rolling Stones At The BBC (Yesterday)

Midnight Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)

Midnight The Decade The Music Died (Sky Arts)
People who died from 2010-2019, mostly in 2016

12.45am Teddy Prendergrass – If You Don’t Know Me (BBC2)
Documentary about the life, music and towering achievements of soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, from his origins and early life in Philadelphia. The film charts his early successes with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and his solo superstardom and sex symbol status, before moving on to his later life and continued success after overcoming the car crash that left him paralysed




Sunday
6pm Frank Sinatra In Concert 1970 (Sky Arts)

7pm Elvis Presley In Concert (Sky Arts)
Compilation of early TV appearances

8pm Johnny Cash – A Legend In Concert (Sky Arts)
Early Compilation

8pm Sound Waves – The Symphony Of Physics (BBC4)
Ep 1 of 2 Helen Czerski investigates the science behind familiar sounds as well as those humans cannot hear. At the Palace of Westminster, she teams up with scientists to carry out measurements using state-of-the-art lasers to reveal how Big Ben vibrates to create pressure waves in the air at particular frequencies. She also explores the science of the voice

8.30pm Comhluadar Cheoil (TG4)
Daithi meets Altan

9pm Arena: Delia Derbyshire - The Myths And The Legendary Tapes (BBC4) New!
Docudrama portrait of Delia Derbyshire, the electronic sound pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme tune, exploring the idea that this extraordinary composer herself lived outside of time and space. Delia's story is told through two archives: the first, a collection of lost works, 267 reels of quarter-inch magnetic tape recordings of Delia's work found in her attic after her death, the other, her school books, paintings and keepsakes, discovered in her childhood bedroom
https://deliaderbyshireday.com/delia-derbyshire-the-myths-and-the-legendary-tapes/

9pm Pink Floyd - The Story Of Wish You Were Here (Sky Arts)

9.30pm Back To Barrytown – The Commitments (RTE1) New!
Colm Meaney presents a celebration of Roddy Doyle's trilogy about Dublin working-class family the Rabbittes and the film adaptations of the three novels, beginning with The Commitments. The actor explores the story behind the self-published book that brought Hollywood to town and created a cultural phenomenon, talking to fellows members of the cast, as well as crew members and Roddy himself

9.30pm Cork Folk Festival (TG4)
Featuring classical and traditional music group Strung, Clancy Brothers member Robbie O'Connell, Riverdance and social media star Tara Howley, and unknown gem Mollaí Gough

10.30pm BBC Proms 2018 – Pioneers Of Sound (BBC4)
From London's Royal Albert Hall, ground-breaking British composer Anna Meredith presents this tribute to the godmothers of electronica, the pioneers of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Music by artists including Laurie Spiegel, Chaines and Suzanne Ciani emphasise the power of this legacy, performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra under conductor Robert Ames.

10.15pm Lynyrd Skynyrd – If I Leave Here Tomorrow (Sky Arts)

11.15pm Dawn Chorus – The Sound Of Spring (BBC4)
Filmed without voiceover or music, this programme highlights the call of the birds at sunrise, as those living within Britain's habitats burst into song and reveal the natural splendour of their distinctive chorus

12.30am Matt Deighton – Overshadowed (Sky Arts)




... So there you are. Hopefully there is something up there to interest you but if you know of anything else of interest please let us know.



New this week of a job going at the BBC as 'Commissioning Editor of Popular Music TV'. Looks like a handy number, you will be reporting to the "Controller of Pop" which is a terrifying title for anyone to have. The Controller Of Pop needs to take some action on some of the ****e which passes for popular music these days

https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Commissioning-Editor-Popular-Music-TV/53419



New on the radio this week was a documentary about Whipping Boy's seminal album Heartworm (from 2FM's Dan Hegarty)

Well worth a listen https://soundcloud.com/rte2fm/the-story-of-heartworm-dan-hegarty-may-2021




In a similar vein, UCC 98.3FM repeated a Doc from a few years ago about Microdisney. The link below is for Spotify, but I think there are alternative streams if you google it

https://anchor.fm/ucc-983fm/episodes/Iron-Fist-in-Velvet-Glove--the-story-of-Microdisney-eq72ir

http://theundergroundofhappiness.blogspot.com/2017/12/iron-fist-in-velvet-glove-story-of.html




Finally the Best David Bowie appearances with New Zealand's fourth most popular comedy-folk duo on Sky Comedy Of The Week might be in Flight Of The Conchords (Sky Comedy, Sunday 10.30pm)

peteeeed

Delia Derbyshire hell yes , can't wait

corkie

Friday, 10pm, Channel 5 - Britain’s Favourite Songs: 1990

And the Eurovision on Tuesday, Thursday & I assume Saturday as well, next week. Ireland on Tue, UK vote on Thursday.

dasdog

Skid X wrote: »

9pm Matt Deighton – Overshadowed (Sky Arts) New!
A documentary profile of the musician, who was the frontman of acid jazz band Mother Earth...

Oh that's a flash back. The Acid Jazz record label had some great acts. They also signed Jamiroquai.

Welsh Megaman

Ripped up the pope, bald chap.

Welsh Megaman

CHRISTMAS TAPPITYPAPPITY!!

Mike Litoris

Favourite cover tonight is the whacky xmas edition of Mad World. Such a good song. And from that high note to the abomination that is Alexandra Burke!

Welsh Megaman

‘Don’t Worry’!

dasdog

Kim totally gets a pass

Welsh Megaman

Electricifying banter there between Mark Goodier and Andi Peters.

dasdog

There are white Levi's on display - Once upon a time in the West. And The Orb.

Welsh Megaman

Let’s be honest, boardises...we didn’t expect to be hearing St. Winifred’s School Choir tonight.

dasdog

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Let’s be honest, boardises...we didn’t expect to be hearing St. Winifred’s School Choir tonight.

Sitting here with my brother and he said "Where are the Taliban when you need them". Kind of agree now Timmy is on.

Welsh Megaman

CANDY FLIP HAVE NOT HAD THEIR CHRISTMAS DINNER!!

Welsh Megaman

“Good luck for 1991, Candy Flip.”

Welsh Megaman

‘COCOA HEARTS’

Welsh Megaman

John Leslie.

Welsh Megaman

Kylie saves the episode


There was a garden centre in 1990 missing its Santa statue around Christmas time.

cute geoge

This is a classic episode !!!

Welsh Megaman

DO ‘GREEN DOOR’!

Welsh Megaman

Shoo Pow Pow!

dasdog

Kind of shítty this week apart from sexy Kylie

Welsh Megaman

VOGUE!

ednwireland

noel selecting an eclectic mix on later