BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else
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Hello, it's a busy weekend with a proper new festival on every night on Sky Arts, with a decent line up too
I'm looking at a giant graphic with the Isle Of Wight line up, will new Boards show you the same thing here? Lets have a look ...
Isle of Wight Festival 2021 on Sky Arts
https://isleofwightfestival.com/line-up
Sky Arts Schedule
Friday
7pm-9pm General
9pm James
10pm Tom Jones
11pm Liam Gallagher
12.30am Primal Scream
followed by Classic Albums - Screamadelica
Saturday
7pm-9pm General
9pm Snow Patrol
10.30pm David Guetta
Midnight Kaiser Chiefs
Sunday
7pm-9pm General
10pm Duran Duran
11.30pm Razorlight
Midnight Paul McCartney
12.30am Iggy Pop
And here's the rest of it, Nirvana on BBC2/4 on Sunday with the death of Biggie Smalls and the other lad on Sunday
New music shows on RTE1 and TG4 and the return of TOTP and some Old Old Grey Whistle Test on BBC4 ...
Thursday
7pm BBC Radio 2 Live - Texas (BBC Red Button, on a loop)
11.15pm A Life In Ten Pictures - Amy Winehouse (BBC2)
Another chance to see this new Doc which weaves a narrative around ten photos of Amy
12.05am Film: Straight Outta Compton (ITV4)
Biopic of hip-hop group NWA, examining their rise to fame in the 1980s
12.15am Genesis - The Last Domino? (Sky Arts)
Behind the scenes look at their last tour
12.30am VMA Music Awards 2021 (MTV)
This is also shown on Friday at 5pm, and lots of other times
Friday
7pm & 1.45am One Hit Wonders At The BBC (BBC4)
8pm & 12.45am Top Of The Pops 1991 - August 8 (BBC4)
Nicky Campbell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 August 1991. Featuring performances by De La Soul, Beverley Craven, the Shamen, Blur, Young Disciples, Amy Grant, Bryan Adams, Extreme and Vanilla Ice
8.30pm & 1.15am Top Of The Pops 1991 - August 15 (BBC4)
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 15 August 1991. Featuring performances by Level 42, Color Me Badd, Sophie Lawrence, Bomb the Bass, PM Dawn, Voice of the Beehive, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Right Said Fred and Michael Bolton
8.30pm Oiche Chultuir sa Gaeltacht (TG4)
To celebrate Culture Night 2021, a visit to some of the Gaeltacht areas to meet musicians and artists and get a flavour of the area's rich tapestry of arts and culture. The programme features Gaeltacht vignettes, including Caitlín Nic Gabhann playing music in Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair and Diane Ní Chanainn with Meitheal Cholmcille. Plus, Caoimhe and Séamus Ó Flatharta singing at An tSeanchéibh in An Spidéal
9pm 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. Followed by ...
9.40pm The Old Grey Whistle Test - For One Night Only (BBC4)
Whispering Bob Harris hosts a three-hour special, originally broadcast to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark BBC music show's final broadcast. Music comes courtesy of former Old Grey Whistle Test stars Peter Frampton, Richard Thompson and Albert Lee, and past presenters Annie Nightingale, Richard Williams, David Hepworth and Andy Kershaw all put in appearances, sharing stories from their time with the show. This is from a few years ago.
9.30pm Samhlu 2020 (TG4)
Tommy Tiernan presents performances from doorsteps, piers and chipper vans in Roundstone, Co Galway, including new music by Bill Whelan
1am Classic Albums: Primal Scream - Screamadelica (Sky Arts)
Saturday
8.05pm Opry An Iuir - Robert Mizzell (TG4)
9pm TRNSMT 2021 Highlights (BBC Alba)
9.30pm When Nirvana Came To Britain (BBC2) NEW
Documentary examining the band's visits to the UK between 1989 and 1994, with contributions by former members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. The programme charts Nirvan's rise from performing in pubs and tiny venues through to their legendary and infamous TV appearances on programmes such as The Word and Top of the Pops - moments that helped to cement their status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet and brought grunge culture to the mainstream
9.50pm Soundtrack To My Life - Johnny Logan (RTE1) NEW
Ep 1 of 2 Music and chat show hosted by Niall Breslin in which Irish artists collaborate with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra to create a unique playlist of songs, beginning with Johnny Logan. The twice Eurovision winner performs his greatest hits and is joined by Luka Bloom, Jerry Fish, Grainne Duffy and Jimmy Smyth to sing some of his favourite songs
10pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
Followed by Sounds Of The Seventies
10.30pm Reel Stories - Dave Grohl (BBC2)
The Foo Fighters frontman joins host Dermot O'Leary to look back on his career, from his first TV performance with Nirvana aged 22, right through to headlining Reading and Leeds Festival with Foo Fighters in 2019
10.30pm Biffy Clyro At Glasgow Green (BBC Scotland)
To celebrate the return of live music, Edith Bowman presents highlights of the rock band's gig in the park
10.50pm Vision At Vicar Street (RTE1) NEW
Tommy Tiernan celebrates the Dublin venue, focusing on the people who work there and the artists who perform on its stage
11.20pm Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (BBC4)
12.10am New York Rock At The BBC (BBC4)
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
1am Genesis - The Last Domino? (Sky Arts)
Sunday
3pm Coldplay - Austin City Limits (Sky Arts)
4.15pm U2 - Experience Live (Sky Arts)
5.45pm Oasis Live At Barrowlands (Sky Arts)
9pm Last Man Standing - Suge Knight And The Murders Of Biggie And Tupac (BBC2) NEW
Suge Knight, the former CEO of music label Death Row Records, was recently sentenced to 28 years imprisonment for manslaughter. In a follow-up to his 2002 documentary Biggie & Tupac, film-maker Nick Broomfield revisits Los Angeles in search of new evidence of Knight's involvement in the deaths of rap superstars Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG
9.30pm Se Mo Laoch - John And Pip Murphy (TG4)
10.30pm Tradition Now (TG4) NEW
Highlights from concerts performed by leading Irish musicians John Spillane, Steve Cooney, Varo, Daoirí Farrell, The Mulcahy sisters and Nell Ní Chróinín. The programme focuses on the new in a tradition that is once ancient and ever-evolving, exploring themes of place, home and identity through music
11.30pm Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (TG4)
Documentary about the life and career of the Canadian singer-songwriter, who details the intricacies of his distinctive brand of music, and his unique outlook on life
Recent clip from your man on Twitter of U2 on Spitting Image, apparently it persuaded Bono to change their look immediately ...
And Rick Astley is now doing a series of Smiths Tribute Night
They should reform with him singing just to piss off Morrissey ...
Finally The Best Impression Of Tom Waits Singing Old MacDonald Had A Farm Of The Week might be from Bill Bailey in his new show Larks In Transit (BBC1 Friday 10.35pm)
which might sound like this one he did on 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown a while back
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