Friday Night Is Music Night on BBC4 TV (Page 16 of 19)

11th March:   Sorry Phil, more of the same but with gratuitous Kenny Rogers; which some viewers.....

19:30 Top of the Pops  04/06/1981
With Siouxsie & the Banshees, Imagination, Phil Collins, Squeeze and The Jam. (R)

20:00 Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC
With Nathan Milstein, Mischa Elman, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and more.

21:00 Kenny Rogers: Cards on the Table
Chronicling Kenny Rogers's rise to the top and the golden era of country he ushered in. (R)

22:00 Country Kings at the BBC
The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell and more. (R)

23:00 Bob Harris: My Nashville
'Whispering' Bob Harris reveals why Nashville became America's country music capital. (R)

00:00 Top of the Pops  04/06/1981
With Siouxsie & the Banshees, Imagination, Phil Collins, Squeeze and The Jam. (R)

00:40 Kenny Rogers: Cards on the Table
Chronicling Kenny Rogers's rise to the top and the golden era of country he ushered in. (R)

01:40 Bob Harris: My Nashville
'Whispering' Bob Harris reveals why Nashville became America's country music capital. (R)

02:40 Country Kings at the BBC
The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell and more. (R)

March 25th - Saluting the ladies, and one in particular; Janis Joplin in a new documentary, so set them digi-boxes.....

19:00 Top of the Pops 16/07/1981
With Spandau Ballet, Saxon, Dexys Midnight Runners, Third World, Kate Bush and Bad Manners (R)

19:30 The Good Old Days 06/01/1977
With Ken Dodd, Beatrice Aston, John Bouchier, Bill Drysdale and Christine Cartwright. (R)

20:15 The Good Old Days 10/02/1977
With Frankie Vaughan, Mike & Bernie Winters, Maryetta Midgley and Zena Millar. (R)

21:00 Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue
Film bringing to life the paradox of the insecure yet brazen rock star Janis Joplin.
This extraordinary documentary brings to life the paradox of Janis Joplin - both insecure and brazen, with interviews from old band members, unseen audio and video, plus readings from Janis's letters home to her parents. It offers new understanding of a bright, complex woman whose surprising rise and sudden demise changed music forever.

Janis Joplin is one of the most revered singers of all time. She thrilled millions of listeners with her powerful, soulful voice and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1971 at the age of 27. The film includes some of her most iconic performances which embodied the musical and cultural revolution of the 1960s.

Yet her onstage bravado and uninhibited sexual persona hid hurt and insecurity stemming from her childhood in conservative Texas. On relocating to San Francisco and discovering the blues, Janis found an outlet for her loneliness and fell into a community that would embrace and celebrate her talent.

22:30 Girls in Bands at the BBC
Patti Smith, the Go-Go's, Tina Weymouth, Kim Gordon, Au Pairs, Lush, Elastica and Garbage. (R)

23:30 Girl in a Band: Tales from the Rock 'n' Roll Front Line
Going beyond the cliches to discover if it's always been different for the girl in a band. (R)

00:30 Top of the Pops 16/07/1981
With Spandau Ballet, Saxon, Dexys Midnight Runners, Third World, Kate Bush and Bad Manners (R)

01:05 Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue
Film bringing to life the paradox of the insecure yet brazen rock star Janis Joplin. (R)

02:35 Girls in Bands at the BBC
Patti Smith, the Go-Go's, Tina Weymouth, Kim Gordon, Au Pairs, Lush, Elastica and Garbage. (R)

1st April - Some repeats that may be worthy of catching up with....

19:30 Top of the Pops 30/07/1981
With Kim Wilde, the Undertones, Duran Duran, Bill Wyman, Stevie Wonder and Spandau Ballet. (R)

20:00 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick
Tribute to the composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, with performances and documentary.

21:00 Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Profile of rock star Meat Loaf, featuring interviews, performance and backstage footage. (R)

22:00 Heavy Metal Britannia
Documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal. (R)

23:30 Metal at the BBC
Performances from the BBC archive, including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. (R)

00:00 Top of the Pops 30/07/1981
With Kim Wilde, the Undertones, Duran Duran, Bill Wyman, Stevie Wonder and Spandau Ballet. (R)

00:35 Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Profile of rock star Meat Loaf, featuring interviews, performance and backstage footage. (R)

01:35 Heavy Metal Britannia
Documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal. (R)

03:05 Metal at the BBC
Performances from the BBC archive, including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. (R)

03:35 Sounds of the Sixties Reversions, Swinging Sixties 1
10/15 Herman's Hermits and the Hollies feature in this archive extravaganza. (R)

April 22nd - A night for any "teddy-boys" still out there; dust off the "brothel-creepers" and grease up the D.A.

21:00 The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven
Film celebrating the Everly Brothers, arguably the world's greatest ever harmony duo.

22:00 Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury
Profile of British pop singer Billy Fury, who became an overnight sensation in 1958.

23:25 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
A celebration of rock 'n' roll in the shape of a compilation of classic artists and songs. (R)

00:25 50s Britannia Trad Jazz Britannia
2/3 Documentary looking at Britain's post-war infatuation with old New Orleans jazz. (R)

01:25 The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven
Film celebrating the Everly Brothers, arguably the world's greatest ever harmony duo. (R)

02:25 Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury
Profile of British pop singer Billy Fury, who became an overnight sensation in 1958. (R)

6th May - main feature tonight is one for the progsters, so make sure you've loads of dry ice to hand........

21:00 Elton John at the BBC
Elton John's career tracked in archive from performances, interviews and news clips. (R)

22:00 When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
Rick Wakeman presents a documentary exploring the history of the concept album.

It's possibly one of the most denigrated inventions in the history of music; the greatest signifier of rock star pomposity. Indeed, in some quarters, the very mention of it is likely to provoke sniggering derision, conjuring up images of quadruple-gatefold album sleeves, songs that go on for weeks and straggly-haired rockers prattling on about mystical lands, unicorns, goblins and dystopian futures. But - back when people actually took the time to sit down and listen to records from beginning to end - for many, nothing delivered a more rewarding experience than the concept album. And for some, it's still a format that provides rock music with its high watermark moments.

This documentary explores the history of a musical format - usually based around a structured narrative, though sometimes tied together by a loose theme - that developed to become the equivalent of rock 'n' roll theatre, often on an operatic scale. The legendary cape-wearing keyboardmeister Rick Wakeman - himself the creator of several of history's most, ahem, 'elaborate' long players - presents this insightful and playful exploration of the greatest examples of the art form.

From social commentary to collected songs of loneliness, heartache and introspection, from tales of intergalactic rock stars to anthems of isolated youth, the film takes us on a journey - examining the roots of the concept album in its various forms, unpacking some of the most ambitious - and ridiculous - projects of the past fifty years, from Woody Guthrie's Dustbowl Ballads to Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes; the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds to George Clinton's Mothership Connection; The Wall by Pink Floyd to The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

Some of the mavericks who made the maddest and most memorable big ideas happen are here to provide their own perspectives, including Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull); Laura Marling; George Clinton; Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips); J Willgoose Esq (Public Service Broadcasting); Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention); Fish (Marillion); Tony Asher (co-writer of lyrics on Pet Sounds); graphic artists such as Roger Dean (designer of Yes album sleeves) and Aubrey Powell of design partnership Hipgnosis (Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Animals, and Genesis's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway).

23:00 Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
A live studio performance from 1974 of Mike Oldfield's composition Tubular Bells. (R)

23:25 The Genius of David Bowie
A selection of some of David Bowie's best performances from the BBC archives. (R)

00:25 When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
Rick Wakeman presents a documentary exploring the history of the concept album. (R)

01:25 Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
A live studio performance from 1974 of Mike Oldfield's composition Tubular Bells. (R)

01:50  Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story
The story behind Mike Oldfield's career and his massive-selling album Tubular Bells. (R)

02:55 Elton John at the BBC
Elton John's career tracked in archive from performances, interviews and news clips. (R)

My band is appearing on a BBC TV programme next month and the presenter, a Welsh comedian called Rhod Gilbert, played us, on his BBC radio show, doing one of the songs at a gig in Belfast, last January.  Schedule is being finalised, but there's 4 programmes, 3 on BBC4 & 1 on BBC.  Dates at the moment are 3, 10, 17 & 18 June.

It's a live recording taken straight from the desk with no mixing, so unfortunately my guitar is a bit low in the mix. Apparently it was fine in the club, so hopefully they will fix it before the TV show is broadcast

It was great to be on a playlist between the Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin. 

Not sure if the following iPlayer is available outside of the UK but it's on"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b079zyzf#play

Yes it starts at 9pm on the 3rd.  God knows how good or probably bad they turn us into, but it was a great laugh to do.

Hard work at times with filming all day, but great.

The Celtic bands are featured on the first show.

My R0 on stage   

http://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t … e=57C83DC0

Final of UK's Best Part-time Band is BBC2 Saturday 18th June @ 10pm

Friday 24th June - 20:00 - 21:00 - ZZ Top performing on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2016.