TV : David Bowie

Fans of the genius that is David Bowie can catch two programmes that will be showing on BBC Four.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01k0y0n
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01k0y0q


While I am writing this I am saddened that to learn that Justin Tumberlunk's new album has pushed David Bowie off the top slot, a sad reflection, I am afraid of the state of the music industry.

For those in the UK, or those with access to BBC Four, the channel has been airing some interesting music programmes, among them The Joy Of The Single, Ultimate Number 1's at the BBC - featuring performances from T-Rex, The Bee Gees and more, it does get a little talentless towards the end featuring a handful of todays artists, but this can be forgiven for the many great performances from the era when the single really was king.  The pick of the bunch for me, however has to be Sound It Out - a documentary portrait of one of the last independently trading vinyl record shops in Teeside.

BBC FOUR : Queens Of British Pop

BBC FOUR is showing its Queen Of British Pop two-part documentary, featuring Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Suzi Quatro, Siouxsie Sioux and more. (you could probably give the last 20 minutes or so of the second part amiss as it looses its way, going on to feature Geri Halliwell, Amy Whinehouse etc)

More details can be found at the BBC website.

BBC FOUR - Roxy Music

BBC has been showing The Roxy Music Story, check the bbc website to check when its next on, you can also catch it on the BBC iplayer.

Kraftwerk on BBC FOUR

If you missed it tonight, you can catch Kraftwerk : Minimum - Maximum again on BBC FOUR at 00:30 BST on Sunday 25th October.

BBC FOUR are also showing the documentary - Krautrock : The Rebirth of Germany, its next airing will be Saturday, 24th October at 01:25 BST and it too will be showing on Sunday 25th October at 01:30 BST.

Synth Britannia

If you missed Synth Britannia on BBC FOUR tonight, you might be interested to know that it will be shown again at 12.20 am, Saturday the 17th, Sunday 18th at 11:40 pm and on Monday 19th at 03:10 am, another programme that is very much worth catching is Synth Britannia at the BBC, featuring performances by Roxy Music, Japan, OMD amongst others including the first television performance by Gary Numan on the Old Grey Whistle Test, Synth Britannia at the BBC will be shown next on Monday 19th at 01:10 am. All times are BST.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n93c6
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n93c4

NEWS : Micro Men

Not music related, but if you are reading this, it may be the case that you may well have some interest in computing. Now there have been plenty of documentaries etc on the US computer boom - Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Apple and IBM etc, now its the turn of the Brits, BBC FOUR will be showing a new comic drama about the British home computer boom of the early eighties.

The first airing will be on Thursday 8th October at 21:00 BST on BBC FOUR.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n5b92

NEWS : Madness take over BBC FOUR

For those in the UK, Friday 2nd October, BBC FOUR will be airing several Madness related programmes, including footage from this year's Glastonbury Festival performance, the Madness documentary "Young Guns Go For It" and the beeb will also be airing the Julien Temple directed film "The Liberty Of Norton Folgate" for the first time on television.

The schedule will be (all times BST) :

9.00 pm - Madness at Glastonbury
10.00pm - Young Guns Go For It
10.40pm - The Liberty Of Norton Folgate
12.35am - Take It Or Leave It

The programmes will be repeated on Sunday from 22.50 BST, and will be available on iPlayer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/programmes/schedules/2009/10/02


Also on Friday, the band will appear on the Paul O'Grady show - from 5pm BST on Channel 4

BITS AND BOBS : BBC FOUR........

A Few other programmes that are doing the rounds on BBC FOUR at the moment, that you may find interesting :

Rough Trade at the BBC
Stiff at the BBC
Island at the BBC


Pop Britannia
Manchester : From Joy Division to the Happy Mondays
It ain't Stiff
Do It Yourself : The Story of Rough Trade