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

Brian Scan

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’ - added to the classic list

Yeah, shout it to the top.

Jordan 199

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’

Yes they do! Yes they do!

Welsh Megaman

I wish Bryan Ferry would stop copying my lifestyle.

:cool:

Brian Scan

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I wish Bryan Ferry would stop copying my lifestyle.

:cool:

You're just a Jealous Guy.

Welsh Megaman

Shame that nothing came of U2’s career after this.

Brian Scan

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Shame that nothing came of U2’s career after this.

Yeah, they never did find what they were looking for.

Skid X

"Marc Almond - what exactly is your contribution to this collaboration?"

Jordan 199

What's Marc Almonds favourite nut?

Almonds

Welsh Megaman

Cheeky scamsters fooling the audience by pretending the song has finished.

Welsh Megaman

19...YEAH!

*attempts frenetic body popping*

Gizmo55

Marc Almond - 'F*ck sake Jimmy, you could have dressed up a bit'.

Gizmo55

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

19...YEAH!

*attempts frenetic body popping*

Paul Hardcastle then went on to produce 'Nineteen' by Phil Lynott which I always found an unusual pairing.

Edit: Apparently he was quite a Lizzy fan though.

Harry Palmr

Get your ya ya's out

OldRio

Absolutely loving this swim in nostalgia. The OGWT.

Gizmo55

Gary Numan song there was class.

Edit: Electronic riffs/basslines don't get much better than Are friends electric

Harry Palmr

I remember Wild Wilie Barrett and John Otway from when they were new and not the next big thing.

OldRio

OldRio wrote: »

Absolutely loving this swim in nostalgia. The OGWT.

Of all the nights to miss BBC4- this was the one-off wasn't it? any idea will this be repeated? Kicking myself so hard it hurts

dasdog

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Gary Numan song there was class.

Edit: Electronic riffs/basslines don't get much better than Are friends electric

He's playing the Olympia theatre at the end of March. Seems to be one of the few who can make the whole dark synth/rock thing work well.

Gizmo55

dasdog wrote: »

He's playing the Olympia theatre at the end of March. Seems to be one of the few who can make the whole dark synth/rock thing work well.

He was brilliant with his daughter last night, the song starts at 2:00 in.

Skid X

Hello, I enjoyed the Whistle Test stuff last week - An entertaining live show, an excellent compilation and a repeat of a documentary which gave fair praise and criticism to the show where deserved. No repeats coming up bar another compilation tonight.

Quiet enough this weekend, a rare listing for the Discovery Channel who join in with a Johnny Cash Documentary. There's a new two part doc about minimilism in classical music on BBC4, which is different. Also repeats for the Synth Britannia shows and the one about some of the many feuding UB40 bands ...





Wednesday Night
11.50pm Concert For George (Sky Arts)
A special tribute concert for George Harrison filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, and featuring surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Ravi Shankar, Jools Holland and George's son Dhani sing renditions of hits including Taxman and My Sweet Lord

Midnight California Comes To The Whistle Test (BBC4)
A compilation of performances on seminal 1970s series The Old Grey Whistle Test by artists who lived and worked in the US state. Featuring Jackson Browne, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Judee Sill, Bonnie Raitt and a duet by James Taylor and Carly Simon

1am Top Of The Pops 1982 - May 20th
Peter Powell hosts an edition first broadcast on May 20 1982, featuring appearances by Adam Ant, Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, Madness, ABC, Iron Maiden, Junior, Ph.D, Tight Fit, Nicole and Patrice Rushen. Plus, a dance performance by Zoo https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5507704&lid=7

1.30am Top Of The Pops 1982 - May 27th
John Peel presents the edition from May 27, featuring music by Debbie Harry, Genesis, Japan, Soft Cell, Duran Duran and Madness https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=653323&id=5503924&lid=7



Thursday
12pm Trailblazers - Gothic Rock (Sky Arts)

3.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star - Fatboy Slim (Sky Arts)

5pm Trailblazers - Pop Videos (Sky Arts)

7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1985 - May 16th (BBC4)
Peter Powell and Gary Davies present the May 16 edition, featuring Kim Wilde, Bryan Ferry, Duran Duran, Jimmy Nail, Debarge, Phyllis Nelson, Paul Hardcastle and Divine https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857963&lid=7

9pm Siar an Bothar (TG4)
Archive music programme, featuring a clip of Liam O Maonlai singing Seoladh na nGamhna on The Pure Drop in July,1991. Plus, a short documentary about singer Sarah Makem and her son Tommy

11.15pm Other Voices (RTE2)
Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and May Kay presents highlights from the three-day eir Other Voices celebration of Irish and international music at Dingle, Co Kerry, in December 2017

12.35am Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance (BBC4)
Mark Kidel directs a profile of the singer-songwriter, who began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the British new wave movement. The story is picked up from the star's childhood under the influence of his father, big band singer Ross McManus, a Catholic education that left a big impression on him, and his overnight success with the Attractions. The musician talks openly about the shaping of his career and life, and revisits the places where he grew up

1am Classic Artists: The Moody Blues (Sky Arts)
The story of the English rock band from the 1960s to the present day, with contributions by members of the group and musicians including Ian Anderson, Eric Burdon and Bev Bevan



Friday
12.15pm Trailblazers - Pop Videos (Sky Arts)

3.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star - David Bowie (Sky Arts)

7.30pm & 12.30am Top Of The Pop 1985 - May 23rd (BBC4)
Mike Read and Steve Wright introduces performances by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, Go West, Katrina and the Waves, Marillion, the Power Station, Depeche Mode, Paul Hardcastle, and Skipworth and Turner. First aired May 23, 1985 https://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=655748&id=5857964&lid=7

8pm & 2am John Denver - Country Boy (BBC4)
Documentary exploring the private life and public legacy of singer-songwriter John Denver, America's original `country boy', who died in 1997. The programme features the accounts of those closest to him, revealing the man behind the music

9pm Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimilism (BBC4) New!
Part one of two. Musician and conductor Charles Hazlewood goes in search of minimalism, classical music's last great `movement', which began on America's West Coast in the 1950s. Tracking down the pioneers of the genre, Charles explores La Monte Young's groundbreaking experiments with musical form that included notes held for exceptionally long periods, and drones inspired by Eastern classical music and Hindustani singer Pandit Pran Nath. Charles visits the Californian ranch of Terry Riley, and discusses the musician's revolutionary experiments with tape recording looping and phasing, along with early synthesizer sound

9pm & Midnight I am Johnny Cash (Discovery Channel)
A celebration of the country singer-songwriter built around 12 of his classic tracks spanning four decades, and featuring interviews with his family and friends
Trailer: (it was titled Johnny Cash: American Rebel when shown in America)

10pm A Shot Of Whisky (Sky Arts)
The story of Los Angeles rock venue Whisky a Go Go, featuring classic archive performances by the likes of Led Zeppelin, the Doors and Janis Joplin as well as interviews
Trailer

10pm Synth Britannia (BBC4)
An examination of the musical backdrop of the 1980s when synthpop was all the rage, having been popularised by bands including Depeche Mode, Ultravox and Soft Cell. The documentary also studies how this genre influenced the future of electronic music and groups such as Pet Shop Boys and New Order. Featuring interviews with Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant

11.30pm Synth Britannia at the BBC (BBC4)
A showcase of 1970s and 80s synth music taken from the BBC archives. Popular acts in the genre include Roxy Music, New Order, Ultravox, Soft Cell, OMD, Yazoo and Depeche Mode

11.50pm Slash: Raised On The Sunset Strip (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the life and music of the Guns N' Roses guitarist, featuring concert footage and interviews with Dave Grohl, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry

12.30am Windmill Lane Sessions (TG4)
Music performances filmed at the Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin, continuing with Frances Black and Kieran Goss, McMahon and the Lost Brothers

1am Black Music Legends Of The 1980s: Lionel Richie (BBC4)
Profile of the soul singer, who found fame in the 1970s as frontman of the Commodores. The programme looks at his departure from the band in 1982 and subsequent international success as a solo artist. With contributions by Kenny Rogers, Lemar, Motown songwriter and producer Gloria Jones and video director Bob Giraldi

1.20am The Doors: Feast Of Friends (Sky Arts)
The Doors' 1968 self-produced documentary film offering a cinematic look at the band on the road during their summer tour

1.25am Other Voices (RTE2)
Probably a repeat of Thursday's show

2.05am Supertramp - Live in Paris '79 (Sky Arts)



Saturday
6am A Tribute to Randy Newman: Hollywood in Vienna (Sky Arts)
David Newman conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in a concert dedicated to composer Randy Newman, writer of the scores to films including Toy Story and Monsters, Inc

10.30am The South Bank Show Originals: Tom Jones (Sky Arts)
Melvyn Bragg revisits singer Tom Jones's 2000 appearance on The South Bank Show

12pm Trailblazers - Electronic Music (Sky Arts)

1pm Trailblazers - Madchester (Sky Arts)

6pm Sinatra - The Man and His Music (Sky Arts)
A TV special from 1981 in which Sinatra is joined by Count Basie and his orchestra, with songs including I Get a Kick Out of You, Nice 'n' Easy and Thanks for the Memory

7.05pm Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America (Sky Arts)
Profile of the singer, looking at what Sinatra was like as a person and examining the key to his success as a performer

7pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
A selection of archive footage from the arrival of the so-called beat boom in 1964, which catered to the art-school craze for rhythm and blues. Featuring performances by Tom Jones, the Kinks, Manfred Mann, the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker and the Pretty Things

7.30pm Sounds Of The Sixties (Yesterday)
Folk performances by artists including Pete Seeger, Tim Buckley, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen

8pm Sounds Of The Seventies (Yesterday)
Studio and concert performance from the decade, featuring the Who, Queen, David Bowie, the Moody Blues, the Rolling Stones and Elton John

8.30pm Sounds Of The Seventies (Yesterday)
Studio and concert performances from the decade, featuring Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Rose Royce, the Real Thing and Michael Jackson

9pm New York Rock at The BBC (Yesterday)
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

10pm Classic Soul at The BBC (Yesterday)
Performances from the BBC archive by acclaimed soul singers, including Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge

10.30pm & 2.40am Promises & Lies: The Story of UB40 (BBC4)
One of the most successful pop acts of all time, UB40 enjoyed huge success, selling over 70 million records with hits including Red Red Wine, Can't Help Falling in Love and I Got You Babe. However, fame came at a price and the band members found themselves victims of their own success - as well as penniless. This documentary features interviews with Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Astro, Brian Travers, Mickey Virtue and Jimmy Brown, as they recall their rise to fame and an ongoing dispute that has split a family and a band, as they continue to tour as two separate groups

11.30pm Top Of The Pops 1985 - May 16th (BBC4)

12.05am Top Of The Pop 1985 - May 23rd (BBC4)

12.05am Spielberg and Williams: The Adventure Continues (Sky Arts)
Documentary celebrating the long working collaboration between director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams, featuring interviews with both men

12.40am The Shires: New Country (BBC4)
How country group the Shires have spearheaded an interest in the genre in the UK, becoming the first British country group to have a top 10 album in the pop charts. This documentary follows Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes as they launch their second album, My Universe, and head on a working trip to Nashville to be signed by the leading country label Big Machine Records. They also play legendary club the Bluebird, where the performances from the TV series Nashville are filmed, and meet Big Machine's founder Scott Borchetta, who discovered Taylor Swift



Sunday
11am Trailblazers - Gothic Rock (Sky Arts)

12pm Trailblazers - Pop Videos (Sky Arts)

1pm Trailblazers - Conscience Songs (Sky Arts)

9pm & 3.35am The Movie Music of Spike Lee (Sky Arts)
A concert celebrating jazz composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard's scores for director Spike Lee's films, including Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour and Inside Man

10pm Andrea Bocelli: Cinema (Sky Arts)
The tenor performs favourites from classic movies including The Godfather, Dr Zhivago and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Featuring Nicole Scherzinger, Andy Garcia and John Travolta

11pm Ar Stáitse: Cotton Mill (TG4)
A performance by the band, featuring their classic line-up, including Charlie Arkins on the fiddle. With hits such as Duelling Banjo's, Thank God I'm a Country Boy and the Orange Blossom Special. Recorded in 1976






And that's more or less it, if you have seen anything else of interest do let us know.


Here is a first and probably only look at American Late Night Talk Shows Who Have Recently Reshot Go West Videos Frame By Frame, namely Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd doing a remake of The King Of Wishful Thinking. No idea why, to be honest.

Welsh Megaman

Evening, Kim

Feel warmed-up already :pac:

Welsh Megaman

‘A View To A Kill’ - the final song from the ‘classic’ line-up.

Skid X

Simon Le Bon, the lost Bond of the 80s

Wouldn't have been any worse than Timmy Dalton.

Welsh Megaman

And now, continuing the male glamour quotient...

Skid X

Jimmy Nail once had an album of cover versions called 'Ten Great Songs and an OK Voice' which is a good name for an album

Welsh Megaman

GO WEST!

Welsh Megaman

The uptempo, feel-good ode to the horrors of the Vietnam war

Skid X

I remember this n-n-n-n-nineteen blowing our minds at the time.

It wasn't like anything we'd ever heard before.

Welsh Megaman

Nerdy fact...

Divine was due to film a guest appearance on ‘Married...With Children’ the day he died.

The world’s most famous drag queen on the world’s most macho, heterosexual sitcom! :O

Welsh Megaman

‘Call Me’!

YEAH!