Friday Night Is Music Night on BBC4 TV (Page 14 of 19)

Yeah, Quo again..... Sorry if it brings you down, down, deeper an' down....

Friday March 13th:

As Phil Lynott famously asked; "Is there anybody out there with any Irish in them...?" Because BBC4 are going to traet you to a load more tonight:-

21:00 The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
The story of Irish rock through the different musical traditions of Belfast and Dublin.

22:00 Irish Rock at the BBC
Some of the finest Irish rock offerings from the early 70s to the present day.

23:00 The Strypes
A real life coming-of-age film about the Strypes, the young Irish band from Co Cavan.

00:00 The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
The story of Irish rock through the different musical traditions of Belfast and Dublin. (R)

01:00 Irish Rock at the BBC
Some of the finest Irish rock offerings from the early 70s to the present day. (R)

02:00 The Strypes
A real life coming-of-age film about the Strypes, the young Irish band from Co Cavan. (R)

Sounds great!
Unfortunately I can´t get BBC   !
Love the irish touch...
Mama´s Boys, Thin Lizzy, The Dubliners, ....and of course Gary Moore!
Wild Frontier is a masterpiece!
Black Star Riders continues  ...

March 20th - bit of a mixed bag.

21:00 Top of the Pops: The Story of 1980
1980 saw a new generation of British pop, while TOTP underwent many changes. (R)

22:00 Dexys: Nowhere Is Home
Film documenting Dexys' residency at the Duke of York's Theatre in London in 2014.

23:30  Kings of Soul
With Curtis Mayfield, Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Alexander O'Neal and Barry White.

00:30 The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Documentary about gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who influenced the early rockers. (R)

01:30 Written by Mrs Bach
Were JS Bach's Cello Suites actually composed by his second wife, Anna Magdalena? (R)

02:30 Dexys: Nowhere Is Home
Film documenting Dexys' residency at the Duke of York's Theatre in London in 2014. (R)

Sorry - should be BBC iPlayer...

Don't know if it will be available to you in Austria, but if you go to  http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour late on Friday night, often some of the shows broadcast on TV are available to stream or watch via Internet for a week or so afterwards.

One of those odd documentary nights - Friday 17th April.

21:00 How to Make a Number One Record
Going in search of the secrets of what it takes to get a number one hit single.

22:00 One-Hit Wonders at the BBC
With Peter Sarstedt, Trio, Phyllis Nelson, the New Radicals and other one-hit wonders.

23:00 Sting: When the Last Ship Sails
Sting and his band perform songs from his album The Last Ship. (R)

00:20 How to Make a Number One Record
Going in search of the secrets of what it takes to get a number one hit single. (R)

01:20 BBC Young Dancer 2015 Contemporary Final
Five dancers compete for the contemporary category title and a place in the grand final. (R)

02:20 One-Hit Wonders at the BBC
With Peter Sarstedt, Trio, Phyllis Nelson, the New Radicals and other one-hit wonders. (R)

Thanks for the update Mike, however, you seem to have missed a treat for this coming Friday, 24th April.

21.00 Rock legend and tour bus aficionado Rick Wakeman takes us on a time-travelling trip through the decades in this first-hand account of rockers on the road from the late 1950s to the 80s and beyond.

22.00 Totally British: 70s Rock 'n' Roll - Part 1 1970-1974 Trawled from the depths of the BBC Archive and classic BBC shows of the day, a collection of performance gems from a totally rock 'n' roll early 1970s. Enjoy some Free, Quo, Humble Pie, Mott The Hoople, Faces, Stone the Crows (a personal fave), SAHB, Lizzy to name but a few. Should definitely be one to set the recorder for.

23.00 Totally British: 70s Rock 'n' Roll - Part 2 1975-1979 More of the same with the Feelgoods, Ducks DeLuxe, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Elvis Costello, Meal Ticket, Steve Gibbons Band, Dave Edmunds and chum Nick Lowe, a pre-Mike & the Mechanics' Paul Carrack in his first band Ace, a post-Faces Ronnie Lane, the Motors, the first TV performance from Dire Straits, Graham Parker and the Rumour and many more.

00.00 70s Gold on The Old Grey Whistle Test with Elton John, Lindisfarne, David Bowie, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Steppenwolf, Vinegar Joe, Brinsley Schwarz, New York Dolls, Argent, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Captain Beefheart, Johnny Winter, Dr Feelgood, Gil Scott Heron, Patti Smith, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Cher & Greg Allman, Talking Heads, the Jam, Blondie, Iggy Pop and the Specials.

A pretty eclectic bunch and I'm particularly looking forward to seeing a young Tom Petty and a band I saw in the back room of a local pub back in my youth, Vinegar Joe. A great little band with the late Robert Palmer and Elkie Brooks on joint lead vocals. What a fantastic rock voice Elkie had before she went back to a more jazzy repertoire and MOR material. The rock world lost a superb band when they split but I guess the singers were just too big for the rest of the group.

Really enjoyed the Tales From the Tour Bus doc last Friday - thanks Phil for giving it a nudge. Don't forget, Friday [1st May] for Roderick David Stewart night.

Friday 8th May - one for the air-guitarists (with a little ambient for when all the wind-milling gets too much):-

21:00 The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Film tracing the ebb and flow of the guitar riff - the DNA of rock 'n' roll. (R)

22:00 Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC
With Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Cream, AC/DC, the Smiths, Radiohead, the Yardbirds and more. (R)

23:00 Arena Brian Eno - Another Green World
A profile of Brian Eno, former Roxy Music keyboardist and a pioneer in ambient music. (R)

00:00 The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Film tracing the ebb and flow of the guitar riff - the DNA of rock 'n' roll. (R)

01:00 Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC
With Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Cream, AC/DC, the Smiths, Radiohead, the Yardbirds and more. (R)

02:00 Arena Brian Eno - Another Green World
A profile of Brian Eno, former Roxy Music keyboardist and a pioneer in ambient music. (R)