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

splinter65

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

*stsnds up*

I’M A GENESIS FAN!



I’ll sit down now.

I , too, am a Genesis fan!! (Goes over to sit beside welsh megaman in an uncomfortable silence).

Gen.Zhukov

splinter65 wrote: »

I , too, am a Genesis fan!! (Goes over to sit beside welsh megaman in an uncomfortable silence).

Room for one more?

Nods follow.

*More awkward silence*

Welsh Megaman

Oh wait, they’ll be getting to Ray Wilson soon.

Gentlemen.

*nods*

*gets coat*

Skid X

Hello, yeah it's the new Bowie this weekend, the third one from whoever did the two Five Years Docs in recent years. He has been racing to get some old footage restored to broadcast standard before it airs, sure it will give them an excuse to repeat it at Easter with a few minutes tagged on https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/david-bowie-finding-fame-bbc-film-rare-footage-ziggy-stardust-1203125834/ His 2000 Glasto Set gets another outing too.

BBC4 goes with a new HipHop thing that's already on Netflix. Just the four episodes, two this weekend and the rest the following Friday. Meanwhile, a rare listing for Blue Peter down below ...





Thursday
2pm The Music Of Buddy Holly And The Crickets (Sky Arts)

4pm Judy, Frank and Dean - Once In A Lifetime (Sky Arts)
1962 TV Special where Garland, Sinatra and Martin sing the song later covered by Talking Heads. Alas, that last bit isn't true.

5.30pm Blue Peter - with Paul McCartney(CBBC)
Nina Nesbitt, who used to go out with Ed Sheeran, performs in Studio. And James Paul McCartney of 12 Ardwick Road Liverpool gets his Blue Peter Gold Badge. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/05/paul-mccartney-wins-gold-blue-peter-badge-beatle-songs

7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1987 - March 19 (BBC4)
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the edition first aired on March 19, featuring Mel & Kim, Bruce Willis, the Mission, Erasure, Genesis, Al Jarreau, Boy George and Prince

10pm Johnny Cash Behind Prison Walls (Sky Arts)
1977 Concert From Tennessee State Prison

12.30am One Hit Wonders At The BBC (BBC4)

1.55am Brian Pern (GOLD)
S1 Ep 1/3 Spoof Rock Doc as Brian Pern investigates the Life Of Rock

3am The Music Videos That Shaped The 80s (Sky Arts)



Friday
2pm The Doobie Brothers: Let The Music Play (Sky Arts)
Repeat of the Doobie Doc which was on last week

7.30pm & 12.25am Top Of The Pops 1987 - April 2 (BBC4)
Gary Davies and Janice Long introduce the edition from April 2, featuring performances by the Pogues and the Dubliners, Madonna, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Fine Young Cannibals, the Rainmakers, Herb Alpert, Whitesnake, Ruby Turner and Ferry Aid

7.30pm Eurovision: You Decide (BBC2)
Mel Giedroyc and Mans Zelmerlow host the show which decides which UK act comes last in Eurovision 2019

8pm A Blackpool Big Band Special : Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra (BBC4)
The pianist and presenter of Later leads his orchestra in a concert at Blackpool's Empress Ballroom celebrating the golden age of big band music from the 1930s-50s, with interpretations of standards by the likes of Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and Woody Herman. Highlights include singer-songwriter Rumer's take on Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, and Marc Almond performing a rendition of Edith Piaf's Hymne a l'amour

8pm Music Icons - Aretha Franklin (Sky Arts)
8.30pm Music Icons - Santana (Sky Arts)

9pm & 1.55am TOTP- 1981 Big Hits (BBC4)
Performances from big hitter soloists Phil Collins, Shakin' Stevens and Kim Wilde are featured alongside the exuberant chaos of groups like Tenpole Tudor, Adam and the Ants and the Teardrop Explodes. Plus, Odyssey, Clare Grogan, the Specials and the Human League

9pm Beatles Stories (Sky Arts)
Those who knew or brushed shoulders with the Beatles reveal their personal encounters with the Fab Four in Seth Swirsky's documentary. Fans reveal how they found themselves playing Monopoly with George Harrison, eating beans on toast with Ringo Starr, drinking rum with John Lennon and performing with a Beatles tribute band in front of producer George Martin. Some channel needs to hurry up and commission Shane MacGowan Stories with Sligojoek

10pm The Defiant Ones (Part 1&2) (BBC4) New!
(Also available on Netflix)
New series. The stories of music entrepreneurs Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre and their improbable partnership and influence on contemporary culture. Dr Dre was raised in Compton, California, where his fascination with dance music, DJ innovations and sound brought him into contact with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren, who would become the core of the 1980s gangsta-rap group NWA. A native of Brooklyn, Jimmy gravitated to music in a bid to dodge the family business as a longshoreman. Through a mix of hard work and luck, he later connected with artists like John Lennon, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen. Originally shown on HBO in America

10.50pm The Kinks - Echoes Of A World (Sky Arts)
The story of 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, which failed to chart upon release but went on to become one of the most influential works in rock
** It's on Youtube at the time of writing

11.25pm Hits, Hype and Hustle - An Insiders Guide To The Music Business (BBC4)
Ep 1/3 Agent Emma Banks has worked with some of the world's most famous artists and seen first-hand the fine line between success and failure. The secret to success and stardom is an elusive formula of luck, timing talent as well as the team behind the talent - the record executives, label bosses and A&R gurus. Here, Emma offers a behind-the-scenes insight into how the industry finds talent and creates superstars. Contributors include Motown legend Martha Reeves, Blur's Alex James and Labelle's Nona Hendryx

12.15am The Who: Sensation - The Story Of Tommy (Sky Arts)
Doc featuring Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey

12.55am Popular Voices at the BBC (BBC4)
Gregory Porter introduces a selection of performances on BBC programmes by popular singers.

1.30am The Who - Tommy Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2017) (Sky Arts)

2.55am Wild Boys - The Story of Duran Duran (BBC4)
Documentary about the new romantic band who ruled the charts during the 1980s with hits including Girls on Film, Hungry Like the Wolf, Rio and Save a Prayer. The band's image, relationships and lifestyles are examined, as the programme follows their climb to superstardom before they fell out of the public's favour. Featuring interviews with band members John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon as well as contributions by Debbie Harry and Lou Reed



Saturday
11am The Eighties - Video Killed The Radio Star (Sky Arts)
A look at how MTV marked the dawn of the music video's rise, with Michael Jackson taking the artform to a new level by creating groundbreaking short films

8pm Discovering Music - Little Richard (Sky Arts)

8.30pm Discovering Music - James Brown (Sky Arts)

9pm Mr Dynamite - The Rise Of James Brown (Sky Arts)
The career of the singer, musician and producer, charting his journey from his first hit Please, Please, Please in 1956 through his pioneering funk phase to later chart success

9pm David Bowie - Finding Fame (BBC2) New!
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
Good preview here https://www.shindig-magazine.com/?p=2505

10.55pm Bowie At Glastonbury 2000 (BBC4)
Highlights of the singer's headline set on the Pyramid Stage that closed the festival on Sunday 25 June 2000, regarded as one of his greatest live performances since the 1970s. Only the first five songs and the encore were broadcast on the original TV coverage, although the entire set was captured on film. This re-edited version includes previously unbroadcast of hits including Ashes to Ashes, Starman and Let's Dance

11.15pm The Rolling Stones - Return To Hyde Park: Sweet Summer Sun (Sky Arts)
2013 Concert

11.20pm Fir Bolg (TG4)
Ep 2/6

11.55pm Top Of The Pops 1987 - March 19 (BBC4)

12.25am Top Of The Pops 1987 - April 2 (BBC4)

12.30am Radiohead: Austin City Limits (Sky Arts)
2016 Concert

12.55am The Defiant Ones (Part 1&2) (BBC4)
As Friday

1.45pm Bowie, Prince and Music Legends We Lost In 2016 (Sky Arts)



Sunday
9pm James Blunt Live At Baloise Session (Sky Arts)
To be fair, he did prevent World War III, sort of https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-11753050

10.30pm Ceol On Chlann (TG4)
The Moynihan Family from Cork

10.30pm Beatles Stories (Sky Arts)
As Friday

11pm The Rolling Stones at Hampton Coliseum (TG4)

12.15am The Kinks: Echoes Of A World (Sky Arts)
As Friday

1.45am The Who: Sensation - The Story Of Tommy (Sky Arts)
As Friday

1.55 Brian Pern (GOLD)
S1 Ep 2/3 Spoof Rock Doc as Brian Pern investigates the Life Of Rock




Stand By Me was Number One on the TOTP repeats last week, and you can see the film itself on True Movies on Saturday at 9pm. One of the Top Ten Biggest Earning Songs of all time, if you believe that Mark Radcliffe Doc that used to be on most weeks on BBC

New to Netflix in recent days was 'The Two Killings Of Sam Cooke', some details on that here https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/tv/article/Netflix-Sam-Cooke-documentary-looks-at-a-13588268.php


Finally, the Best Nazi Musical Number in A Remake Of A Mel Brooks Film of the week might be Springtime For Hitler from The Producers (True Movies, Thursday 9pm). If it's on True Movies then it must be True!

Welsh Megaman

Bruce Willis.

Singing.

Yippee-ki-nay

Gizmo55

I loved The Mission's first album, some great stuff.

Gizmo55

'Watching the Wildlife' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood up to 28 from 33. Things really did go tits up.

Welsh Megaman

Imagine The Mission sharing make-up tips with Mel and Kim backstage

Welsh Megaman

Stand together, Genesis fans!

Gizmo55

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Stand together, Genesis fans!

Simmons drums, headless basses, a rough period!

Edit: Oh, and Miami Vice suits.

Skid X

Al Jarreau might want to downsize the band, way too many mouths to feed there.

The Moonlighting Royalties won't last forever.

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

Al Jarreau might want to downsize the band, way too many mouths to feed there.

The Moonlighting Royalties won't last forever.

He should have opened a hat shop, and called it ‘Jarreau’s Chapeaus’ :cool:



I’ll get my coat.



And chapeau.

Jordan 199

I was playing GTA IV earlier, and Genesis were playing on Liberty City Rock Radio :cool: The tune was 'Mama'.

Gizmo55

'Aw yeah!' The video too. So far ahead of anything around at that time.

Welsh Megaman

‘Sign O’ The Times’

Some Irish song-titling from his Purplyness.

Classic

Skid X

Moonlighting News ...

https://twitter.com/TOTPFacts/status/1093597786690514944


Nile Rodgers ... he hasn't been on television in a fortnight, when will this perfidious boycott end?

Welsh Megaman

The Pogues And The Dubliners on TOTP!


Hup!

Welsh Megaman

Take your hands out of your pockets, Ronnie!

Skid X

Madonna chickened out after hearing she was on after The Pogues and The Dubliners, so they had to show her video instead

Skid X

Nile Rodgers begged Shane and Ronnie to let him produce The Irish Rover but they weren't having it, apparently.

Welsh Megaman

Skid X

I distinctly remember My Dad watching this when it was originally shown (he tuned in for The Irish Rover)

"No, Curiosity Killed The Cat is too obvious - they should have called themselves 'Curiosity Killed The Dog'. Or maybe 'Curiosity Killed The' ..."

Not sure if Curiosity ever received his advice.

Mike Litoris

FYC....awesome!

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

I distinctly remember My Dad watching this when it was originally shown (he tuned in for The Irish Rover)

"No, Curiosity Killed The Cat is too obvious - they should have called themselves 'Curiosity Killed The Dog'. Or maybe 'Curiosity Killed The' ..."

Not sure if Curiosity ever received his advice.

They actually renamed themselves simply Curiousity when they retutned in the early 90’s!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6uWNJ3FHHM

Is it wrong to know this?

Jordan 199

Some scaled down drum set there :eek:

Mike Litoris

I was always of the opinion that pop/chart music went downhill around 86 but damn it that weeks chart, so far, had a hell of a lot of great stuff. What a mix of styles from the Pogues/Dubliners to Whitesnakes metaly Still of the Night.

Mike Litoris

I loved that song Forgotten Town by the Christians. Haven't seen it on the recent episodes. Did it leap by a few weeks?

Welsh Megaman

David Trousersnake returns with an MTV makover.






And Tawny Kitaen.

Welsh Megaman

Mike Litoris wrote: »

I loved that song Forgotten Town by the Christians. Haven't seen it on the recent episodes. Did it leap by a few weeks?

It was shown last week from a February edition, now they’ve jumped to April.

Sardonicat

Mike Litoris wrote: »

I loved that song Forgotten Town by the Christians. Haven't seen it on the recent episodes. Did it leap by a few weeks?

Id forgotten what a brilliant song that was til I saw the show last week. A great band.
Great voices, great tunes and always a social message to the lyrics