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

Skid X

Hello, BBC4 balances their prommage with all sorts of Acid House and Dance madness this weekend. Sky Arts is still going large on Punk and similar stuff. Reasonable amount going elsewhere too ...





Thursday
7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1988 – April 14 (BBC4)
Steve Wright and Bruno Brookes introduce the edition first aired on April 14, featuring Bananarama, Natalie Cole, Climie Fisher, Def Leppard, S'Express, T'Pau, Jermaine Stewart, Jellybean featuring Adele Bertei, Pebbles, Pet Shop Boys and Bros

9.30pm -11pm Belladrum 2019 (BBC Alba)
Featuring Elbow, Tom Odell and Dodgy.
https://tartanheartfestival.co.uk/

10.20pm 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. Long-term friends of the band, their original sound engineer Norman Smith and fellow musicians also discuss their relationships and interactions with the pop icons

12.10am Punk (Eps 1&2) (Sky Arts)
Another chance to see the first parts of Iggy’s Doc
1) a look at how Detroit bands the Stooges and MC5 influenced the New York City scene of the early 1970s
2) The Ramones' visit to London in 1976, where they discovered a vibrant punk scene and launched a second British invasion of America

2.35am Paul Weller: May Love Travel With You (Sky Arts)
The singer-songwriter 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




Friday
7pm Classic Albums: Lou Reed – Transformer (Sky Arts)

7.30pm BBC Proms - Britten and Mahler (BBC4)
There will be TOTP later, honestly

8pm Discovering Music – Blondie (Sky Arts)
8.30pm Video Killed The Music Star - Blondie (Sky Arts)

9pm Punk (Sky Arts)
3) The exploration of punk continues with a look at the birth of hardcore, a subgenre that featured bands inlcuding the Germs, Bad Brains and Black Flag. Iggy Pop narrates

9pm – 11pm Belladrum 2019 (BBC Alba)
Featuring Johnny Marr, Chvrches and Dodie
Coverage continues at 11pm on BBC Scotland

9.30pm & 1.35am Top Of The Pops 1988 - April 21(BBC4)
Peter Powell and Simon Bates present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on April 21 and featuring performances by S'Express, George Michael, Danny Wilson, Pat and Mick, Will Downing, James Brown, Patrick Swayze and Wendy Frazer, Jermaine Stewart, Hazell Dean, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five

10pm Ibiza – The Silent Movie (BBC4) New!
Director Julien Temple and soundtrack provider Fatboy Slim offer a musical time-travelling trip through the history of dance music's most influential, charismatic and spiritual island in the Mediterranean, taking in 3,000 years of its history. Ibiza's bohemian heart is now facing its strongest challenge yet, to continue to beat strongly in the face of the ever growing annual invasion of wealthy socialites and the gentrification of the island in the name of progress

10pm-11pm Lollapalooza 2019 (MTV One)
https://www.lollapalooza.com/

10.15pm DOA – A Right Of Passage (Sky Arts) New!
Lech Kowalski's 1980 documentary exploring the origins of punk rock, featuring footage from concerts by Sex Pistols, the Clash and Iggy Pop

11.35pm Everybody In The Place – An Incomplete History Of Britain 1984-1992 (BBC4) New!
Jeremy Deller contends that the explosion of acid house and rave in the UK was a reaction to a much wider and deeper set of fault lines in British culture. Here, the Turner Prize-winning artist upturns popular notions of the musical genres as rare and unseen archive materials map the journey from protest movements to abandoned warehouse raves, the white heat of industry bleeding into the chaotic release of the dancefloor

11.55pm Spillane An Fanai (TG4)
John Spillane begins a new journey working in six different pubs in six different towns, finding inspiration for his songwriting, starting with Wynne's Bar in Boyle, Co Roscommon. While there he meets David Rawle and chats about his series Moone Boy, which was filmed in the town, and also learns about local singer John Reilly, who was responsible for reviving many popular folk songs

12.15am Anarchy In Manchester (Sky Arts)
More highlights from Tony Wilson's 1970s Granada TV music show So It Goes, featuring performances by Elvis Costello, Magazine and Siouxsie and the Banshees, Iggy Pop, the Heartbreakers and the Pirates

12.35am Can You Feel It? – How Dance Music Conquered The World (BBC4)
Ep 1/3

1.15am The Who : Sensation – The Story Of Tommy (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the background, creation and impact of the Who's 1969 double album Tommy, featuring interviews with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle

2.05am Rollermania – Britain’s Biggest BoyBand (BBC4)
Members of the classic Bay City Rollers line-up, including Les McKeown, recall how they went from humble beginnings playing pubs and clubs across Scotland to achieving pop stardom in the 1970s. They also reveal the dark side that dogged the band behind the scenes, including their relationship with manager Tam Paxton, bankruptcy, legal battles and division between the band members. Featuring rarely seen archive footage from the era, plus contributions from the band's songwriters, producers and record company promoters

2.30am Discovering Music – The Clash (Sky Arts)

3am The History Of The Clash (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the band's career. Featuring interviews with Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, plus archive contributions by Joe Strummer




Saturday
5.20pm Classic Albums: Lou Reed – Transformer (Sky Arts)
6.15pm Classic Albums: Metallica – The Black Album (Sky Arts)

7pm TOTP – The Story Of 1977 (Yesterday)

7.15pm The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers Live At The Fonda Theatre 2015 (Sky Arts)

7.30pm Eurovision Choir Contest (S4C & BBC Alba)
https://www.ebu.ch/eurovision-choir
Wales and Scotland battle 8 other countries for the second annual Eurovision Choir thing. TG4 would normally be all over this. Actually, S4C starts at 7pm with the ‘pre-programme’ show

8pm Meat Loaf: In And Out Of Hell (Yesterday)
Meat Loaf Doc

8.25pm Pat Shortt’s Music From D’Telly (RTE1)
including tunes by Michael Bolton, BB King, Phil Collins, the Blades, Louis Stewart and Bill Whelan, among others. I think this is the one where Bibi Baskin interviews BB King.

9pm The Story Of The Jam: About The Young Idea (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the band, who were at the forefront of the late-1970s punk-mod scene, tracing the group's history from formation in 1975 to its end in 1982. Featuring interviews with frontman Paul Weller, bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler, as well as archive performances. Really Good.

9.10pm Belladrum 2019 (BBC Alba)
Skerryvore, Lewis Capaldi and The Selector. Coverage continues at 11.10pm on BBC Scotland

10.45pm Punk (Sky Arts)
Part 3, the one which was on last night

11.45pm Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All (BBC4)
Part 4/4 Frankie does his first farewell concert in 1971. It would not be his last

Midnight Iggy Pop – American Vahalla (Sky Arts)
Documentary following the recording of the rock musician's Post Pop Depression album in a secluded studio in the Californian desert with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme. Iggy is getting a lot of coverage lately., but Nile will appear this weekend

12.45am Can You Feel It? – How Dance Music Conquered The World (BBC4)
Ep 2/3

1.45am REM At The BBC (BBC4)
A selection of archive performances from throughout the band's career, originally recorded for BBC programmes including The Old Grey Whistle Test, Top of the Pops, Parkinson, The Late Show and Later with Jools Holland. Songs featured include Losing My Religion, Orange Crush, Pretty Persuasion and Half a World Away. Singer Michael Stipe and bass player Mike Mills also reflect on the band's split in September 2011

1.45am Classic Albums: Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollix (Sky Arts)

2.45am The McClaren Westwood Gang (Sky Arts)
Documentary about Malcolm McLaren's role in the birth of punk as manager of Sex Pistols. With contributions by Adam Ant, Boy George, Don Letts, Tony Wilson and Tracey Emin




Sunday
7.15pm Beatles Stories (Sky Arts)
As Thursday

8pm BBC Proms – Rachmaninov and Shostakovich (BBC4)

9pm Super Dooper Alice Cooper (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the rock singer, featuring contributions by fellow musicians Elton John and Iggy Pop and lyricist Bernie Taupin

10pm BBC Proms - Angelique Kidjo (BBC4)
Angelique Kidjo makes her Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall with her nine-piece band in a tribute to salsa star Celia Cruz

10pm Sam Henry – Songs Of The People (BBC2 NI)
Celebration of Coleraine musicologist Sam Henry features a concert of songs from his collection, including performances from Damien O'Kane, Pauline Scanlon, Andy Irvine and Cup O' Joe

10.30pm Geantrai (TG4)
From Tigh Hiudai Beag in Donegal. Featuring Marcus Ó Murchú, Vincent, Peter & Jimmy Campbell, Manus Lunny and Stephen Campbell and singer Connir Gallagher

10.45pm Studio 54 – The Documentary (Sky Arts)
With Nile Rodgers. And others.

12.40am Can You Feel It? – How Dance Music Conquered The World (BBC4)
Ep 3/3

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

3am Classic Albums: The Who – Who’s Next (Sky Arts)





That's more or less that. If you have seen anything that might be watchable not listed do let us know. Thanks, you're very good

The movie version of Baywatch is on Film4 (Thursday at 9pm) which as far as I know doesn't feature New Order performing on set like they did on Top Of The Pops, with David Hasselhoff sniffing around desperately waiting to be invited to join in

New Order had some form for this kind of Beach based antics, they did an advert for Sunkist but apparently had a change of heart. Some lad on Youtube comments "They were offered $350000 for this, recorded it and hated it so refused to allow it to be used.

However it was sent to Quincy Jones as a mistake when the 48 tracks were sent for his Blue Monday remix and one of the engineers made a bootleg which Sunkist then used long with bits of Touched By The Hand Of God video clips.

Aired a few times before NO had it pulled. They were never paid.

True story directly from Hooky."

Hotblack Desiato

Rip It Up Unwrapped
BBC Scotland Tue Aug 6 22:00-22:30
1/8. Forget London and New York, in the 1970s, Fife was where it was at for punk.


Missed this series the first time around but it's on again.

Welsh Megaman

SAW-era Bananarama.

Welsh Megaman

The only thing that could make this MORE 80’s is if Steve Wright dressed like a yuppie.


Oh wait.

Welsh Megaman

Me and some school friends learned to sing this song when we formed a doo-wop group.





I’m not even joking and I’ve already got my coat.

Skid X

One of Climie Fisher died young. As did one of Mel and Kim. And Milli Vanilli.

Spreading sunshine wherever I go today

Welsh Megaman

‘Theme From S-Express’, a new entry at 25.


Shame, it had all the hallmarks of being a big hit.

Conqueror

Oh, that's bad.

No, that's good!


Awesome.

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

One of Climie Fisher died young. As did one of Mel and Kim. And Milli Vanilli.

Spreading sunshine wherever I go today

Save it for de Loiveline and dat, mind how you go petal

Skid X

Bruno Brooks used to own this Castle, in Ennis




https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/homes/this-3-5m-period-property-was-home-to-one-of-britains-top-radio-and-tv-personalities-37289727.html


The BBC must have been decent payers, although you wouldn't think it to look at his clothes

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Save it for de Loiveline and dat, mind how you go petal

"And I forgot Kriss Kross Joe, Chris Kelly the Mac Daddy is no longer with us, one of our own surely. Anyway, how's the leg? ...

Conqueror

Skid X wrote: »

Bruno Brooks used to own this Castle, in Ennis




https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/homes/this-3-5m-period-property-was-home-to-one-of-britains-top-radio-and-tv-personalities-37289727.html


The BBC must have been decent payers, although you wouldn't think it to look at his clothes

He bought it at 27 after breaking up with Anthea Turner? That's a hell of a quarter life crisis!

Welsh Megaman

Enough of this, I’m turning over to ITV to watch ‘The Roxy’.


:cool:

Welsh Megaman

ROOOO-OOOOOH!

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Enough of this, I’m turning over to ITV to watch ‘The Roxy’.


:cool:

Well, at least HTV people got to see The Roxy to the end- The UTV had long given up by that point

At 12.50 on the last ever show, Presenter Pat Sharp introduces ... himself

If a Welsh Climie Fisher Doo Wop band had turned up they would have got their big break !!

sligojoek

On Ch5 HD now. Freddie Mercury, the Greatest Showman.

THere's an hour of it left. Starting on +1 at 00.15.

Lots of good old footage on it.

Welsh Megaman

ENJOY THIS TRIP.

ENJOY THIS TRIP.

AND IT IS A TRIP.

:cool:

Welsh Megaman

George has reunited with his girlfriend, you say? :pac:

Welsh Megaman

Former Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley manager Danny Wilson making his TOTP debut.

Gizmo55

Four on the floor. Legendary.

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Former Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley manager Danny Wilson making his TOTP debut.

Francis Albert Sinatra is ... Danny Wilson !

"Now do Mary's Prayer, Frank" !

Gizmo55

The Stones fairly killing it on Sky Arts.

Welsh Megaman

Really enjoying the punk stuff on Sky Arts

Who could forget the time Black Flag played at Colwyn Bay?

http://link2wales.co.uk/1981/gigreviews/black-flag-play-colwyn-bay/







Oh, and RIP Gaybo. Possibly.

Welsh Megaman

Pretty ballsy move for The Jam to split, right at the peak of their powers.


Is it me or does Bruce Foxton look a bit like Barry Manilow?

trashcan

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Pretty ballsy move for The Jam to split, right at the peak of their powers.
?

Well, for Waller really. The other two didn't really have a say. But you're right, it was a brave move by him, he was what, about 24 at the time I think ? The Style Council was ultimately pretty successful for him,both commercially and critically. You have to kind of admire Wellers somewhat contrary attitude in relation to his back catalogue. I wouldn't be a big fan of his solo work, but he steadfastly refuses to live in the past and play greatest hits type shows. He really rations out that stuff.

Skid X

Hello, hello. This week all sorts of repeats are going on, not so much of the new stuff but maybe there is something to interest you.
The Proms are a bit more lowbrow than usual with some decent looking film score concerts. Elsewhere you have that Story of The Sidemen repeated on BBC4 while RTE get into the game with a Bruce Springsteen Doc which overlaps with The Blues Brothers. Shoot the scheduler ...




Thursday
7.30pm & 1am Top Of The Pops 1988 – April 24 (BBC4)
Gary Davies and Nicky Campbell introduce the edition from April 24, featuring Pat and Mick, James Brown, Fairground Attraction, Brenda Russell, the Primitives, Luther Vandross, Joyce Sims, Bananarama, Will Downing, S'Express and Scott Fitzgerald

10pm Nat King Cole – Afraid Of The Dark (Sky Arts)
A candid account of what really happened in and around his 'fairy-tale' life is taken from his own written thoughts, interviews with his widow, Maria, and contributions by other family members and fellow musicians

Midnight Punk (Sky Arts)
Ep 3 a look at the birth of hardcore, a subgenre that featured bands inlcuding the Germs, Bad Brains and Black Flag. Iggy Pop narrates. Also, Midnight Punk would be a good name for a show

1.15am Sex Pistols: There’ll Always Be An England (Sky Arts)
2007 Concert




Friday
7pm Classic Albums: Judas Priest – British Steel (Sky Arts)

7.30pm & 11.45pm Top Of The Pops 1988 – May 1 (BBC4)
Bruno Brookes and Adrian John introduce the edition first aired on May 5, featuring performances by Joyce Sims, New Order, Magnum, Harry Enfield, the Adventures, Narada, Prince, the Christians, the Primitives, S'Express and Star Turn on 45 Pints

8pm BBC Proms – John Wilson Orchestra plays Warner Brothers Music(BBC4)
John Wilson's virtuoso orchestra celebrates the music of one of the most famous film studios, Warner Brothers. The lush sounds of composers such as Max Steiner and Erich Korngold are among the many pieces played showcasing why this historic studio holds a special place in the hearts of lovers of film music.

8pm Discovering Music – The Clash (Sky Arts)
8.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star – Joe Strummer (Sky Arts)
Shane MacGowan and former manager Frank Murray discuss Joe Strummer's career after leaving the Clash, looking at his time with the Pogues and his appearance in Alex Cox''s 1987 Spaghetti Western parody Straight to Hell. Featuring archive interviews with Strummer, who died in 2002. Not on Youtube, but Google has a link to it


9pm Punk (Sky Arts)
Ep 4/4 A look at punk's journey into the mainstream with the success of artists like Nirvana and Green Day, and the emergence of female punk rockers

9pm Belladrum 2019 Highlights (BBC Alba)

10.10pm Sid Vicious – Who Killed Nancy (Sky Arts)
A look at the controversy surrounding the death of Nancy Spungen, the girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and whose body was found in a New York hotel room in 1978

10.30pm BBC Proms – The Sound Of Space with Cerys Mathews (BBC4)
At the Royal Albert Hall, Cerys Matthews introduces a Prom featuring music from sci-fi films. The London Contemporary Orchestra performs excerpts from cult soundtracks together with recent works from Hans Zimmer and Mica Levi. Fans of Alien: Covenant, Interstellar, Under the Skin, or Gravity will recognise this repertoire

12.10am L7 – Pretend We’re Dead (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the Los Angeles grunge pioneers, including home movies, rare performance footage and interviews with musicians including Joan Jett and Shirley Manson

12.15am Rock and Roll Guns For Hire – The Story Of The Sidemen (BBC4)
Earl Slick, David Bowie's sideman of 40 years, looks at the men and women behind some of the greatest songs of the 20th and 21st century. The sidemen are often the forgotten 'guns for hire' that changed musical history and this documentary reveals what it feels like to live in the shadow of a star, a story of triumph and thwarted ambition. Contributors include Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Billy Joel, as well as sidemen past and present for Prince, David Bowie, John Lennon, Otis Redding, the Rolling Stones and Beyonce. Not on Youtube, but Google has a link to it

1.45am Reggae Fever – David Rodigan (BBC4)
The life of the German-born reggae broadcaster and radio presenter whose love affair with Jamaican music began in the 1950s and continued ever since. If Larry Gogan had been born in Germany and moved to England and mostly did Reggae, he would have been similar

2am Anarchy In Manchester (Sky Arts)
Clips from the 1970s Granada music show, with performances from Elvis Costello, The Jam and the Tom Robinson band, The Clash, Muddy Waters, Steel Pulse and XTC

2.45am The Last Pirates – Britain’s Rebel DJs (BBC4)
Rodney P looks at the Thatcher era Pirate Radio boom, Featuring contributions by DJs, station owners and Department of Trade and Industry enforcers.

3am The Summer Of Love (Sky Arts)
1967 Summer Of Love in San Francisco




Saturday
4pm Classic Albums: Phil Collins – Face Value (Sky Arts)
5pm Classic Albums: Queen – A Night At The Opera (Sky Arts)

7pm Discovering Music - David Bowie (Sky Arts)

8pm 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

8.45pm Opry An Iuir (TG4)
Daniel O’Donnell with Una Healy and Moya Brennan

9pm Joan Jett: Bad Reputation (Sky Arts)
Documentary chronicling the life and career of the rock musician, from founding the Runaways as an ambitious teenager to her evolution into the star and activist she is today

10.35pm Bruce Springsteen – In His Own Words (RTE2)
An exclusive insight into the life of one of the most respected musicians in the world, as he opens up about his in a series of intimate conversations about his life and career

10.40pm Rewind 1990s (BBC Scotland)
Ep 1/10 Another chance to see BBC Scotland’s Rock and Roll Years / Reeling In The Years thing

11pm Punk (Sky Arts)
Ep 4, as yesterday

11.40pm Film The Blues Brothers (RTE1)

12.10am My View – Clem Burke(Sky Arts)
The Blondie drummer reflects on his career, from his first-ever drum lesson through to touring the world. Featuring contributions by Debbie Harry and Annie Lennox

12.20am Top Of The Pops 1988 – April 24 (BBC4)
12.50am Top Of The Pops 1988 – May 1 (BBC4)

1.10am Here To Be Heard – The Story Of The Slits (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the all-female band, who formed in London in 1976 and produced some of the most influential and innovative music of the punk movement

3am Sid Vicious, who Killed Nancy (Sky Arts)




Sunday
7pm BBC Proms – Mozart (BBC4)

7pm Discovering Music – The Eagles (Sky Arts)
7.30pm Discovering Music – Fleetwood Mac (Sky Arts)

8pm Bee Gees – One Night Only (Sky Arts)

10.10pm Queen Live At Wembley 1986 (Sky Arts)

10.30pm Geantrai (TG4)
Trad from Brady’s Pub Dublin. Not sure which Bradys.

11.25pm Sinatra and Friends (Sky Arts)
1977 TV Special, with John Denver, Natalie Cole, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Loretta Lynn, Leslie Uggams and Robert Merrill
Here's a trailer

12.25am A Fresh Guide To Florence With Fab 5 Freddy (BBC2)
Hip-hop pioneer Fred Brathwaite, better known to music fans as Fab 5 Freddy, goes back in time to the 15th and 16th centuries to examine the multi-racial society that played a part in the Italian Renaissance but have seemingly fallen through the cracks of history

12.30am Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark (Sky Arts)

2.30am Natalie Cole At Baloise Session (Sky Arts)





That's more or less that, I think. but sure if you have seen anything else, you know what to do

This might bring back memories, a brief montage of RTE 80s Music Shows which went up on Youtube this week

And finally, the most unlikely appearance of Motorhead in a Soundtrack this week might be the Spongebob Squarepants Movie (Saturday, 11am Film4)

It's sort of an original song too, they reworked an old song You Better Run and turned it into You Better Swim. There isn't a soundtrack out there that couldn't be improved by putting a reworked Motorhead song into it ...

https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/You_Better_Swim

https://www.reddit.com/r/MetalMemes/comments/1fznfb/til_mot%C3%B6rhead_appeared_on_the_spongebob/

Jordan 199

British Steel by Judas Priest. It's a classic :cool:

Addle

I’ll tune into the John Wilson orchestra at the proms.
Always enjoy their shows.

Welsh Megaman

Pat And Mick!



Be afraid...

Skid X

I know Pat from TOTP, FunHouse and The Roxy

This Mick person looks like he bid a lot of money to perform on TOTP