BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else
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How do? Here's a look at this weekends offerings, possibly the best is left to last ...
Thursday
6.20pm The Specials In Concert for BBC 6Music (BBC Red Button, Repeated on loop for most of the Weekend)
9pm The Making Of Marc Bolan (Sky Arts)
Documentary telling the story of how East End boy Mark Feld became a glam rock superstar as the frontman of T. Rex. Featuring contributions from friends, family and well-known fans
1.15am Mavericks - The Legendary Promoters Of Rock (BBC4)
Friday
7pm Sings Motown (BBC4)
Motown covers
7.30pm Comhra - Donnach O'Duling (TG4)
Máirtín Tom Sheáinín is joined by broadcaster Donnach Ó Duling from Cork, who discusses his 1960s documentary series A Boy from Bruree. He also talks about his interviews with the Pope and Mick Jagger. Shown in tribute to Donnach who died recently
8pm Paul Simon Live In Central Park 1991 (Sky Arts)
8pm & 1am Top Of The Pops 1991 - October 3 (BBC4)
Tony Dortie and Mark Franklin present the edition, first broadcast on 3 October 1991. Featuring live performances by Erasure, Voice of the Beehive, Kenny Thomas, Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon and Status Quo. Plus video appearances by Stevie Wonder and Bryan Adams. This edition signified a change of direction for the long-running series, with new hosts, the inclusion of tracks from the album charts and singles from the US Top 10, and a reduction of video performances
8.30pm & 1.30am Top Of The Pops 1991 - October 10 (BBC4)
**Assuming it isn't cancelled after the previous episode. Tony Dortie and Mark Franklin present the edition, first broadcast on 10 October 1991. Featuring live performances by DJ Carl Cox, Morrissey, Marc Cohn, Simply Red, 2 Unlimited and Cathy Dennis. Plus, video appearances by Queen and Bryan Adams
9pm & 2am Billie Holliday - In Search Of Billie (BBC4)
A look at the American jazz and swing music singer's life, career and influence on the genre and civil rights movement. In the late-1960s - some 10 years after the performer's death - journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie. Over the next decade until her own death, she tracked down and tape-recorded interviews with the extraordinary characters that populated the iconic singer's short, tumultuous life. This documentary draws on that archive, capturing Holiday's depths and complexity through the words of those who knew her best. Previously shown on BBC2 in March
10.30pm Jazz Divas Gold (BBC4)
Featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Blossom Dearie, Nina Simone, Cleo Laine, Marion Montgomery, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Eartha Kitt and Amy Winehouse
10.30pm Discovering Music - Paul Simon (Sky Arts)
11pm Urban Myths - Bob Dylan (Sky Arts)
Music legend Bob Dylan decides to pay an impromptu visit to his friend and fellow musician Dave Stewart, but he calls to the wrong house
11.30pm King Rocker (Sky Arts)
Comedian Stewart Lee and director Michael Cumming investigate how Prefects and Nightingales frontman Robert Lloyd has survived under the musical radar for more than four decades
11.30pm The Old Grey Whistle Test - Fun Boy Three In Concert (BBC4)
A 1983 performance by Fun Boy Three at the Regal Theatre, Hitchin. Introduced by David Hepworth
Midnight Emile Sande In Concert (BBC4)
2018 BBC gig
12.45am Other Voices (RTE2)
With Brigid Mae Power, SON AKA Susan O'Neill and David Balfe
1.30am Born In Chicago (Sky Arts)
Documentary telling the story of how the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf taught the blues to a host of young white proteges while working in Chicago in the 1960s. Sounds good, probably should be shown earlier
Saturday
7.15pm BB King Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2011 (Sky Arts)
9pm Hitsville - The Making Of Motown (Sky Arts)
9.30pm Later ... With Jools Holland (BBC2)
Elton John chats about his new album The Lockdown Sessions, which sees him team up with Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth and Stevie Wonder among others, and chooses favourite performances from the Later archives by artists including Christine and the Queens and Glen Campbell. North Shields singer-songwriter Sam Fender plays a track from his second album Seventeen Going Under, and Birmingham-raised, Zimbabwe-born singer Sipho showcases a track from his debut EP And God Said
10pm-1am Classic Soul + Motown + Blues At The BBC (Yesterday)
10pm-1.45am When Pop Stars Go Horribly Wrong (Channel 5)
Bad moments and falls from grace suffered by some top artists
10pm Music Vault (BBC Scotland)
Edith Bowman delves into the BBC Scotland music archives in search of familiar faces and modern-day classics
10.45pm Deacon Blue - From Raintown To Your Town (BBC Scotland)
Documentary from 1993 following the making of the band's fourth album Whatever You Say, Say Nothing, as well as promotional tours to the Netherlands and Spain, and a concert at the Grand in Clapham showcasing the new songs
11pm Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man (Sky Arts)
11pm Jealous Guy - The Assassination Of John Lennon (Sky Arts)
11.40pm Secret Knowledge: Nina Simone And Me (BBC2)
Soul singer Laura Mvula travels to New York City to explore the songs made famous by Simone that mean the most to her, and trace the late singer's musical roots with the help of those who knew the 'High Priestess of Soul
Midnight Toots & The Maytals - From The Roots (Sky Arts)
12.10am Paloma Faith - As I Am (BBC2)
Documentary following the singer-songwriter as she balances the demands of a make-or-break tour with writing a new album, launching an acting career and being a first-time mum
1.30am Classic Albums: Grateful Dead - From Anthem To Beauty (Sky Arts)
Sunday
8pm Billie Eilish - Austin City Limits (Sky Arts)
9pm Genesis - When In Rome (Sky Arts)
2007 gig
8.30pm Black Classical Music - The Forgotten History (BBC4)
9.30pm An Fiddle Bheo - Ceol An Northern Fiddler (TG4)
Fiddle players discuss the legendary 1979 book, The Northern Fiddler, a unique compilation of music, photos, illustrations and interviews of Donegal and Tyrone musicians. Featuring performances and discussion from Maurice Bradley, Ellie Nic Fhionnlaigh, Dónal McCague and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
10.40pm Geantrai (TG4)
This programme, first broadcast in 2004, comes from Dillon's Whistlin' Jig Pub in Stockport featuring musicians from the Greater Manchester area. Presented by Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich
11pm Isle Of Wight Festival Greatest Hits - The Specials And Blondie (Sky Arts)
11.30pm Radio 1's Out Out Live (BBC1)
Featuring DJ Target and Nadia Jae. Featuring performances from Joel Corry, Sam Fender, Becky Hill, KSI, Sigrid, Griff, Dermot Kennedy, AJ Tracey, Mimi Webb, Jess Glynne, Bastille and Biffy Clyro
Midnight The Ritchie Blackmore Story (Sky Arts)
12.20am Rory Gallagher - Ghost Blues (TG4)
Documentary examining the guitarist's contribution to the Irish rock movement and the impact he made on musicians and fans around the world. Charting his rise to fame, the programme features rare tracks from his formative years and explores how his musical legacy continues to grow and inspire. With contributions by the Edge, Bill Wyman, Bob Geldof, Slash and Martin Carthy
The fantastic Rory Gallagher documentary is now available to watch online | JOE.ie
https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/rory-gallagher-documentary-690339
So that be that, If that Rory Gallagher Doc interests you then his official youtube channel is a must see
Lots of great content there https://www.youtube.com/c/RoryGallagherOfficial/videos
I don't see any tribute shows for Paddy Maloney scheduled yet although apparently there will be a segment in the Late Late Show
The new Peter Jackson Beatles Doc coming to Disney next month got a trailer here, which looks good
Seeing as Disney, The Beatles and Peter Jackson don't really need my cash I look forward to illegally streaming it
Good feature here from US News Programme '60 Minutes' about Tony Bennett's final performance
He is suffering from Alzheimers but the bit where he bursts into life on stage is great
Finally, the best Glen Campbell appearance in a Western where he also sings the Theme Tune might be from True Grit (ITV4 Sunday 10.05am)
Lovely stuff
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