Friday Night Is Music Night on BBC4 TV (Page 10 of 19)

While you're at it, set the box for the following Friday (24th) as the 3rd part of Born To be Wild is on, looking at the 80s US Rock. (Begs the question, at what age is it advisable for gentlemen to stop wearing Spandex?).

20:00 Chamber Music at the BBC Julian Bream at the BBC
3/3 Julian Bream's performances include duets with John Williams, jazz and lute music.

21:00 Born to be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock  Welcome to the Jungle
3/3 The final part explores the 1980s and the eventual demise of the golden era.

22:00 Bon Jovi in Concert
Bon Jovi rock London's tiny BBC Radio Theatre, performing classics from six albums.

23:00 Classic Albums  Tom Petty: Damn the Torpedoes
A look at the creation of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album Damn the Torpedoes. (R)

00:00 Born to be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock  Welcome to the Jungle
3/3 The final part explores the 1980s and the eventual demise of the golden era. (R)

01:00 Bon Jovi in Concert
Bon Jovi rock London's tiny BBC Radio Theatre, performing classics from six albums. (R)

02:00 Great American Rock Anthems: Turn it up to 11
Documentary celebrating the evolution of the American rock anthem from the 70s to the 90s. (R)

03:00 Classic Albums  Tom Petty: Damn the Torpedoes
A look at the creation of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album Damn the Torpedoes. (R)

Timely reminder to set the Record buttons, Feb 7th looks to be in tribute to recently past Phil Everly (as well as being the week of brother Don's birthday); couple of old Arena specials:-

21:00 Arena  The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
Film about the Everly Brothers, among the most revered of the early rock 'n' roll giants. (R)

22:35 Arena  The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert
1983 Royal Albert Hall concert by the Everly Brothers following their ten-year split. (R)
 
23:55 Country at the BBC
With Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and more. (R)

01:25 50s Britannia Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
1/2 Documentary about British youth's attempts to copy American rock 'n' roll in the late 50s. (R)

02:25 Arena  The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
Film about the Everly Brothers, among the most revered of the early rock 'n' roll giants. (R)
 

21st looks great Thanks Banshee 

Cheers Mike. Thanks for keeping this thread going. I used to rush home each Tuesday evening to rip open the plastic bag containing next week's RT, but now I can relax having seen what's coming up in advance.

Ah the Frantic Four - saw them many times back in the day, mostly up close in sweaty little clubs. DunDdunDdunDdun

I really enjoyed The Life of Riley last Friday. It was a fascinating story and great to see Joe and a lot of the other young (and not so young) guns we all love singing the praises of BB. It made a change from the usual people they roll out in documentaries who don't really know the subject but are a "name".

As for the BBC Guitar Heroes series, why do they consider people like Ralph McTell and Lou Reed a guitar hero? When are they going to include Joe's performance on Jools Holland's show that's what I want to know?!

Phil
PS Mike, you must do something about that selfie you're using as an avatar.

Cheers Phil - just glad that folk are finding it useful. Missed the BB King stuff, was away at the week-end, but no doubt it'll be round again in a few months.

Ah, the mighty Quo - best gig I (almost) saw them play was on the End Of The Road tour, mid 80s - playing Newcastle City Hall, did 2 songs and the computer on the lighting rig failed (damn Spectrums), after a few minutes, they came back out on stage and asked the audience if they wanted the show with just the house lights; we did, and they played an absolute blinder - there's no better sight in Newcastle City Hall than the balcony bouncing.

Ha - I'm applying the mud-pack now; don't make me laugh until the end of the week.

Friday March 7th - Bit of a mixed bag compared to recent "themed nights", though Storyville should be worth catching.

21:00 Storyville  2013-2014, Muscle Shoals: The Greatest Recording Studio in the World
Film about the studio where some of America's most creative and defiant music was made.

22:50 Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Documentary chronicling our ever-changing love affair with the British singles chart. (R)

00:20 BBC One Sessions  Paul Simon
The legendary American singer-songwriter appears in concert from LSO St Luke's, London. (R)

01:10 Guitar Heroes at the BBC  Part II
2/6 With Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green, Johnny Winter, Ry Cooder and Angus Young. (R)

02:10 Storyville  2013-2014, Muscle Shoals: The Greatest Recording Studio in the World
Film about the studio where some of America's most creative and defiant music was made. (R)

Sorry about late addition of this week's programmes, asleep at the wheel.....

March 14th - looks like a gem of a programme at 21:00 (rept 00:30)

21:00 The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark
Profile of Gene Clark, the former Byrds frontman who pioneered folk rock and country rock.

22:30 The Old Grey Whistle Test  California Comes to the Whistle Test
A compilation of BBC performances by artists who lived in California in the 1970s. (R)

23:30 The Beatles' Please Please Me: Remaking a Classic
Current artists recreate the session that resulted in the Beatles album Please Please Me. (R)

00:30 The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark
Profile of Gene Clark, the former Byrds frontman who pioneered folk rock and country rock. (R)

02:00 The Old Grey Whistle Test  California Comes to the Whistle Test
A compilation of BBC performances by artists who lived in California in the 1970s. (R)

03:00 The Beatles' Please Please Me: Remaking a Classic
Current artists recreate the session that resulted in the Beatles album Please Please Me. (R)

Don't know if anyone's been following the recent story about BBC axing one of it's channels, but looks as if BBC3 is going. Good news in that we get to keep music nights like this, but sad news as BBC3 gave us some interesting and quirky series. That's if all these reports are true - as Abraham Lincoln once said, "you can't always believe everything you read on the Internet."

Friday March 28th - Bit of a mixed-bag, but what a bag!

21:00 Robert Plant: By Myself
Robert Plant discusses his musical journey from Stourbridge to superstardom. (R)

22:00 The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues and Beyond
Interviews, archive footage and performances celebrating the songs of Bert Jansch.

23:30 Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop
The story of one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, told in their own words. (R)

00:30 BBC Four Sessions Bert Jansch
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Bert Jansch performs with star guests. (R)

01:30 Robert Plant: By Myself
Robert Plant discusses his musical journey from Stourbridge to superstardom. (R)

02:30 The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues and Beyond
Interviews, archive footage and performances celebrating the songs of Bert Jansch. (R)

No deception. It was indeed Mick Taylor and the - then - Godlike Steve Hillage