BBC4 What's on Tonight!

I have really missed seeing Simon's post today letting us know whats on BBC4 tonight (perhaps I have missed it if so Gorts please delete)

Tonight we have a documentary called 'Folk Brittania' , a 1974 'Steeleye Span' concert and a documentary on Valery Gergiev called 'Portrait of a Maestro'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00d4p92

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074s69

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fm74v

 

gotta love the bbc - bbc4 has shown some great stuff.

 

Supposedly there's a Prog documentary upcoming too. It hasn't been broadcast yet AFAIA.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/09_september/12/bbcfour5.shtml

 

And if I may jump the gun - next Friday is Clash night!!

 

I say chaps, BBC Four, if you please.

 

Super documentary about Fairport Convention at the moment!
Followed by their 45th Anniversary Concert and the documentary "Richard Thompson - A Solitary Life", then Folk At The BBC. - no adverts.

 

Skyplus box already programmed to record. Should be good.

 

A clutch of Tom Jones specials this evening (and Seasick Steve is a guest on the "BBC 4 Sessions" part). It's all followed by Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel "So".
Over on BBC2 there's a repeat of the (90 minute) Jools Holland Golden Moments compilation of appearances at the "Later" show.

 

Kinks night tonight pop pickers!

9.00: Dave Davies - Kinkdom Come
10.20: Kinks At The BBC
11.20: Imagine: Ray Davies

Preceeded by Sounds Of The 70s with a "rock anthem" special (Alice Cooper, Faces, Nazareth, Bad Company, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath,...).

 

I'm looking forward to the documentary about Chas & Dave next Friday at 9pm.

 

Paul Wheller night tonight.

 

..and some Bee Gees

 

y'know, we lived in the UK for 7ish years, and, tho it sounds silly, one of the big things we miss is British TV. Loads of documentaries, concerts, dramas....I'd trade my DirecTV package for SkyTV any day!

 

Not silly at all, I missed British TV like crazy when I lived in the States.

Although slowly UK TV is getting to be much more like US TV, in terms of extra advertisement breaks and the dreadful onslaught of "reality" shows in a similar guise to US programmes like The Hills, Jersey Shore... ad nauseum.

 

The Bee Gees documentary was just great, I missed it the first time. The sibling rivalry was subliminally still there to the very end, judging by the body language of Robin and Barry. It was also evident all was not right health wise with Robin. This was first shown before his cancer was announced.

 

Same here. Fortunately we do get a lot of BBC and Ch4 programmes shown in Australia on our ABC and SBS, but not as much music as I'd like.

 

For those who can't get BBC4, just about all of these music programs turn up on YouTube.

 

9:25 - Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
Have they edited out Jimmy Saville? What about Dave Lee Travis? He was arrested only yesterday.
10:00 - Sound It Out
This looks interesting. Its about the last vinyl record shop on Teeside.
http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/syg8z/sound-it-out

 

Bloody 'Children In Need' thats whats on tonight

 

Yes, on BBC1, but not on BBC4 which this thread is about

 

I know I started it.

In my house it is the yearly event 'Children In Need' on TV unfortunatly the Wife and Kids come first and I can't be fussed to set the spare TV up, i think I will just go to the pub instead

 

As it's about the singles charts and not Top Of The Pops or Radio 1 they hopefully won't be featured.

 

Yeah, Jim really fixed it for us. How many great performances are we going to miss on BBC 4 because Jimmy presented the particular show.
And now Dave Lee Travis.

 

Hang on, i'll come with you and we can discuss Danny Kirwan and Iron Maiden over a nice pint

 

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