Preview – The A to Z of Later… with Jools Holland
This week sees Later… with Jools Holland celebrate both its 50th series and its silver anniversary.
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Preview – Marc Bolan: Cosmic Dancer
This profile of Bolan, who during the course of his career wrote ten top-ten songs, four of which got to … [ Read More ]
Preview – Last Night of the Proms
The Last Night of the Proms will always have the one problem it can never get rid off: the fact … [ Read More ]
Preview – Sound and Vision
Sound and Vision is a late-night music programme on Channel 4 presented by Billie JD Porter, looking at socially-conscious music … [ Read More ]
Preview – BBC Proms 2017: John Williams Film Prom
It’s always good to see the BBC Proms dealing with more mainstream music, mainly because you get the feeling its … [ Read More ]
Preview – Rock N Roll Guns for Hire: the Untold Story of the Sideman
They are plenty of famous names in modern music, but there are also those lesser know people who often hired … [ Read More ]
Preview – Storyville: Tokyo Girls
One thing people in the UK might find odd is that many fans of Japanese idol bands are middle aged … [ Read More ]
Preview – Glastonbury 2017
The world’s biggest music festival returns to the BBC, and there is a wide variety of acts to sample over … [ Read More ]
Preview – One Love Manchester
BBC One will be televising the entire concert, being held at Old Trafford cricket ground. Ariana Grande, whose concert at … [ Read More ]
Preview – Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution with Howard Goodall
It was fifty years ago… last Thursday actually, when the Beatles released arguably the greatest pop album in history.
Preview – Sharon Osbourne: the Dodgiest Deals in Rock ‘n’ Roll
In 2002 EMI did a deal with Robbie Williams worth £80 million, the largest in British music history at the … [ Read More ]
Preview – Buddy Holly: Rave On
The previews for this documentary, and indeed the BBC’s own description of Buddy Holly, all begin in the same backhanded … [ Read More ]
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Preview – Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals
Why is Britain bothering to take part?
Preview – Brian Pern: A Tribute
One of the lesser known deaths in recent months was that of the Thotch frontman and Simon Day lookalike Brian … [ Read More ]
Preview – The Brit Awards 2017
The X Factor’s Dermot O’Leary and Big Brother’s Emma Willis will attempt to host the ceremony, which has been known … [ Read More ]
Preview – Eurovision: You Decide
The British public are facing another all-important vote – who will score nil points in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Bowie at the BBC
Bowie at the BBC is a compilation of 50 years-worth of material condensed down into less than an hour. It’s … [ Read More ]
Preview – The Royal Variety Performance 2016
It’s that time of the year when some of Britain’s biggest stars entertain royalty – or some brownnosers try to … [ Read More ]
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
Reporter: “What place do you think this story of The Beatles is going to have in the history of Western … [ Read More ]
We Are X
Originally screened as part of the London Film Festival, We Are X is a British-made rockumentary by American director Stephen … [ Read More ]
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Lonnie Donegan, the most influential musician you may not know. Called the ‘founding father of British pop’ by the Guardian, … [ Read More ]
