BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else

sligojoek · 22-12-2019 6:23pm

Thank you for your service, Skid.

Happy Christmas to you and yours.

sligojoek · 22-12-2019 6:51pm

1am Shane MacGowan Live At Montreux (TG4)
1995 concert. It’s his Birthday today.

In addition to the above

01:00
Shane MacGowan: Live at Montreux
Shane MacGowan & The Popes Live at Montreux 1995. This show combines tracks from the Snake album including Nancy Whiskey, Donegal Express and Bring Down with Pogues classics such as If I Should Fall From Grace With God, Streams of Whiskey and The Irish Rover and with a rousing version of the Hippy Hippy Shake.

The Popes

Paul McGuinness (Not that one) Guitar
Tommy McMenamen RIP Banjo
Bob Dowling Bass
Danny Heatley Drums
Joey Cashman Occasional Tin Whistle

I toured Ireland with the lads a few times in the 90s. They knew how to have fun.

PTH2009 · 23-12-2019 5:17pm

Could of been dreaming but is there a Boomtown Rats documentary on TG4 over the holidays ??

Welsh Megaman · 23-12-2019 8:14pm

Thanks as ever for the TV listings, Skidoo - sterling work

And Merry Christmas to all the BeebRock thread regulars!

sligojoek · 24-12-2019 12:14am

St Stephenses Day (Thursday)

I see what you did there.

bodhrandude · 24-12-2019 3:18pm

Merry Xmas Skid I'm over visiting my brother and sister in Scotland and both have Sky, so finally I can watch some of these UK listings.

cml387 · 24-12-2019 4:39pm

One small point, is there ever a time that Andre Rieu is not on Sky Arts?

odyssey06 · 24-12-2019 11:33pm

It's a repeat but BBC2 are showing "Merry Christmas Baby - With Gregory Porter & Friends" at 00:30 on Thursday the 26th.

Features an enchanting version of I Wish I Had A River by Corinne Bailey Rae, and a punchy version of "Baby It's Cold Outside" by the man himself.

Skid X · 24-12-2019 11:34pm

bodhrandude wrote: »

Merry Xmas Skid I'm over visiting my brother and sister in Scotland and both have Sky, so finally I can watch some of these UK listings.

It's a Christmas miracle !!

Happy Christmas, hope you enjoy it

Welsh Megaman · 25-12-2019 9:15pm

Nadolig Llawen, Beebrockers!

For those who have More4, Ron Howard’s excellent Beatles documentary ‘Eight Days A Week’, tonight at 9pm

Gizmo55 · 25-12-2019 11:13pm

A few beers on board but it's great that we're all interested in bbc stuff etc. Happy Christmas everyone! And thanks Skid for all your hard work. Wouldn't know where to look if it wasn't for you.

sligojoek · 26-12-2019 2:09am

sligojoek wrote: »

In addition to the above

01:00
Shane MacGowan: Live at Montreux
Shane MacGowan & The Popes Live at Montreux 1995. This show combines tracks from the Snake album including Nancy Whiskey, Donegal Express and Bring Down with Pogues classics such as If I Should Fall From Grace With God, Streams of Whiskey and The Irish Rover and with a rousing version of the Hippy Hippy Shake.

The Popes

Paul McGuinness (Not that one) Guitar
Tommy McMenamen RIP Banjo
Bob Dowling Bass
Danny Heatley Drums
Joey Cashman Occasional Tin Whistle

I toured Ireland with the lads a few times in the 90s. They knew how to have fun.

Correction.

It was a year earlier than I thought.

Bernie France Bass
Kieran Kieley Accordian
John Myers Whistle Fiddle.

brian_t · 26-12-2019 2:24am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Could of been dreaming but is there a Boomtown Rats documentary on TG4 over the holidays ??

Not a documentary but a concert.

TG4 - Sunday 5th January 2020 - 00:05 to 01:15

The Boomtown Rats: On a Night Like This

A concert by the band recorded in 1985, in support of their last album In the Long Grass. Featuring classic hits including Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays.
(Repeat)

sligojoek · 26-12-2019 2:34am

Tommy on banjo. His anniversary was last week.

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barney shamrock · 26-12-2019 2:44am

Could of.
Christ....

Skid X · 26-12-2019 7:35pm

Pat Shortt's RTE music thing is on now. There are usually some interesting clips on it.

I like to shout at the television about how much better it would be if Pat Shortt wasn't in it wasting the budget on his 'comedy' bits. Once I have that out of my system it is grand.

AndrewJRenko · 27-12-2019 3:43pm

sligojoek wrote: »

In addition to the above

01:00
Shane MacGowan: Live at Montreux
Shane MacGowan & The Popes Live at Montreux 1995. This show combines tracks from the Snake album including Nancy Whiskey, Donegal Express and Bring Down with Pogues classics such as If I Should Fall From Grace With God, Streams of Whiskey and The Irish Rover and with a rousing version of the Hippy Hippy Shake.

The Popes

Paul McGuinness (Not that one) Guitar
Tommy McMenamen RIP Banjo
Bob Dowling Bass
Danny Heatley Drums
Joey Cashman Occasional Tin Whistle

I toured Ireland with the lads a few times in the 90s. They knew how to have fun.

Paul and Joey both from Tokyo Olympics, I think and previously from DC Nein. Totally different musical style in the Popes, mind you.

Next summer would be a great time for a reunion tour for Tokyo Olympics.

I'm enjoying the radio documentaries on Radio Nova these afternoons after the break. Today had Peter Devlin talking about going to the Specials gig at the Stardust on his own as a 13 year old, just a month before the fire in 1981, and one of the guys from Whipping Boy talking about the Bunnymen at the SFX in 1985. I worked at that gig, and it make a mark on me too.

sligojoek · 27-12-2019 4:21pm

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Paul and Joey both from Tokyo Olympics, I think and previously from DC Nein. Totally different musical style in the Popes, mind you.

Next summer would be a great time for a reunion tour for Tokyo Olympics.

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Spot on. Paul was hit by a car while out cycling in London in 2012 or 13. He had a bad head injury. He's never been the same. He does an odd one man show in London pubs these days. I met Joey in MacGowan's place back in February. He's in good form and calls to see Shane on a regular basis. I asked him would Tokyo Olympics get together for 2020 and he said it would never happen.

nomdeboardie · 27-12-2019 6:14pm

Glad to have caught Sky Arts' "Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel – So" before my NowTV sub runs out, thanks to the heads-up from Skid's listing; Season's Greetings to the compiler and to all

For anyone who's interested, there's a similar work for his 4th album available on YouTube ("Peter Gabriel on The South Bank Show 1982 (Making of Security/ PG4)")

Ol' Donie · 27-12-2019 10:14pm

So tonight's Blues Brothers night, is it?

Most excellent.

I'll watch Have I Got News For You before it.

All the while wondering why is it so bleedin roasting. Winter, me hoop.

Ol' Donie · 28-12-2019 12:20am

Much as I love the theme from Rawhide, Aretha Franklin steals the show in this.

Welsh Megaman · 28-12-2019 12:32am

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Much as I love the theme from Rawhide, Aretha Franklin steals the show in this.

She also cooks the best damn chicken in the state.

However, I’ll stick with the dry white toast. :cool:

Welsh Megaman · 28-12-2019 12:37am

‘Montage Of Heck’ on TG4 right now!

I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again...how come TG4’s live player is so good (never any buffering or any gremlins), yet RTE’s live player loads about as quickly as a Sinclair Spectrum computer game circa 1984?

Ol' Donie · 28-12-2019 12:42am

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

She also cooks the best damn chicken in the state.

However, I’ll stick with the dry white toast. :cool:

Maybe that's why I love this at Christmas so much.

Y'know, because my last 6 meals have been chicken (well, turkey) and white toast.

Ol' Donie · 28-12-2019 12:46am

Backstreet Boys the movie, which was not a thing I was aware of, seems to be starting on RTE 2.

Which is remarkable in many ways.

Welsh Megaman · 28-12-2019 12:55am

The line-up announced for Hootenanny 2019 announced...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cs15

Ruby Turner, what a surprise

Ol' Donie · 28-12-2019 12:59am

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

The line-up announced for Hootenanny 2019 announced...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cs15

Ruby Turner, what a surprise

I wish they'd mix it up a bit. Stormzy and Rick Astley, like. Bit of variety would be nice.

Arthur Daley · 28-12-2019 1:38am

Pauline Black and the Selector, can't Beat a bit of skankin on New Years Eve

AndrewJRenko · 28-12-2019 12:41pm

sligojoek wrote: »

Spot on. Paul was hit by a car while out cycling in London in 2012 or 13. He had a bad head injury. He's never been the same. He does an odd one man show in London pubs these days. I met Joey in MacGowan's place back in February. He's in good form and calls to see Shane on a regular basis. I asked him would Tokyo Olympics get together for 2020 and he said it would never happen.

Good to hear that he's doing well. Just curious - did he give any particular reason for ruling out a reunion?

sligojoek · 28-12-2019 12:51pm

I didn't push him on it. I'd say there could be bad blood.

There's a DC Nein /Tokyo Olympics facebook page. Another band member also asked people to stop speculating because it wasn't going to happen.

BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else

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