TELEVISION - MUSIC
1967
Beat, Beat, Beat : Jimi Hendrix - 2 songs from Jimi's performance on the 1967 German TV show Beat, Beat, Beat. The songs are Hey Joe and Purple Haze (9, Black and White - 8 minutes - On the same disc as 1970 Jimi plays Berkeley, PAL)
1970
Jimi plays Berkeley - Benhind the scenes coverage of Jimi Hendrix playing 2 nights at the California-Berkeley campus in 1970. The concert footage includes Johnny B. Goode, Voodoo Child, The Star Spangled Banner and Purple Haze (8, On the same disc as 1967 Beat, Beat, Beat - Colour - 48 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
1980
Rock goes to College : Tom Petty - Coverage of Tom Petty's concert on the 24 March 1980 at the Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford. Songs include Shadow of a Doubt, Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll, Even the Losers, Here Come's My Girl, I Need to Know, Luna, Stories We Could Tell, Refugee, Breakdown and American Girl (9, 45 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
The Jam at Rockpalast - On the 30/11/80, The Jam performed at the Westfallehhalle in Dortmund. The set list was Dream Time, Thick As Thieves, Boy About Town, Going Underground, Pretty Green, Man In The Corner Shop, Set The House Ablaze, Private Hell, Liza Radley, Dreams Of Children, Modern World, Little Boy Soldiers, But I´m Different Now, Start, Scrape Away, Strange Town, When You´re Young, In The City, To Be Someone, David Watts, The Eton Rifles and Down In The Tubestation At Midnight (9, 1 hour 15 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
Police in the Far East - Anne Nightingale and the BBC accompanied The Police on their 1980 tour of the Far East, and includes concert and behind-the-scenes footage of the band (8, 2021 re-broadcast - On the same disc as 2007 Top of the Pops 2 : The Police special, 52 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
1984
Purple Rain - Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film scored by and starring Prince in his acting debut. Prince plays the "Kid", a Minneapolis-based musician struggling to get through life. The film also features Apollonia Kotero and Clarence Williams and performances of Prince songs "Let's Go Crazy", "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain" (9, 1 hour 43 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
1985
Prince and the Revolution: Live - Concert footage of Prince and the Revolution at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Songs included are "Let's Go Crazy", "1999", "Little Red Corvette", "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain" (9, 1 hour 18 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
1986
Simple Minds : Alive in Rotterdam - Concert footage from the "Once Upon a Time" tour at the Ahoy Sportpalies, Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Includes Waterfront, Ghostdancing, Alive and Kicking and Don't You Forget about me (8, On the same disc as 1988 Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday concert hi-lites, 57 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
Jean Michel Jarre - Rendezvous Houston - To celebrate the 150th birthday of Texas, Jean Michel Jarre held a concert in Houston but the concert turned into a rememberance event for the astronauts who had died on the Space Shuttle Challenger only 2.5 months previously. Approximately 1.5 million people attended the concert, a world record for a concert at the time (8, 55 minutes, 1 Disc, CH4, PAL)
1987
Queen - Live at Wembley - Coverage of Queen's performance at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 July 1986. Includes songs One Vision, Tie Your Mother Down, In the Lap of the Gods, Seven Seas of Rhye, A Kind of Magic, Under Pressure, Another One Bites the Dust, Who Wants to Live Forever, I Want to Break Free, Is This the World We Created?, Tutti Frutti, Bohemian Rhapsody, Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Radio Ga Ga, We Will Rock You, Friends Will Be Friends, We Are the Champions, God Save the Queen (8, Transfer from VHS - Colour bleed and tracking issues at the start bur clears up, 1 hour 16 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
Queen - Live in Budapest - Coverage of Queen's performance in Budapest on 27 July 1986. Includes songs One Vision, In the Lap of the Gods, Seven Seas of Rhye, Tear It Up, A Kind of Magic, Under Pressure, Who Wants to Live Forever, I Want to Break Free, Guitar Solo, Now I'm Here, Love of My Life, Tavaszi szél vizet áraszt, Is This the World We Created?, Tutti Frutti, Bohemian Rhapsody, Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Radio Ga Ga, We Will Rock You, Friends Will Be Friends and We Are the Champions (8, Transfer from VHS, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
Level 42 : Live at Wembley - Hi-Lites of the 1987 concert at Wembley Arena with the original line-up of Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and "Boon" Gould. Songs include Fashion Fever, World Machine, Children Say, Chinese Way, Love Games, Leaving me Know, The Chant has Begun, Lessons in Love, The Sun goes Down, Something about You, Hot Water and Running in the Family (8, 1 hour 12 minutes - Transfer from VHS, 1 Disc, PAL)
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday concert : Simple Minds - To celebrate the 70th birthday of South African activist Nelson Mandela, Wembley played host to a concert. This is coverage only of Simple Minds set. Songs included are Waterfront, Summertime Blues, Mandela Day, Sanctify Yourself, East at Easter and Alive and Kicking (8, Grainy picture - On the same disc as 1986 Simple Minds : Alive in Rotterdam, 23 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
1989
The South Bank Show : Jimi Hendrix -
A retrospective look at the life, career and death of guitarist Jimi
Hendrix. Includes concert footage + interviews with Chas Chandler, Noel
Redding and Mitch Mitchell and celebrity interviews with Eric Clapton,
Robert Cray and BB King (8, 50 minutes, 1 Disc, ITV, PAL)
1990
Jean Michel Jarre - La Défense, Paris - To celebrate Bastille day, Jean Michel Jarre held a concert in the La Défense district of Paris. Approximately 2.5 million people attended the concert, a world record at the time (8, 1 hour 5 minutes, 1 Disc, CH4, PAL)
1992
This is Garth Brooks - Concert footage from his "Ropin' the Wind" tour at the Reunion Arena in Dallas + interviews with the band and crew (8, 1 hour 23 minutes - Transfer from official VHS, 1 Disc, PAL)
1994
This is Garth Brooks Too - Concert footage from his "In Pieces" tour at Texas Stadium in Dallas + interviews with the band and crew. Songs include are Outside the Fire, American Honky-Tonk Bar Association, Burning both ends of the night, One night a day, The Thunder Rolls, The River, Kickin' and Screamin', We Shall be Free and Ain't Goin' down (8, 44 minutes - Transfer from official VHS - Occasional light tracking line at the top of the picture, 1 Disc, PAL)
1995
Jean Michel Jarre - Concert pour la Tolérance, Paris - To celebrate UNESCO's Year of Tolerance, Jean Michel Jarre held a concert on Bastille Day at the Eiffel tower in front of 1.25 million people (8, 1 hour 40 minutes, 1 Disc, CH4, PAL)
The Queen Phenomenon - A look back at the rise of rock band Queen, from their early recordings to their final days with the original line-up. Includes interviews with all the band members and archive footage of their videos and concerts and behind-the-scenes footage of the band (8, Transfer from VHS, 50 minutes, 1 Disc, Channel 4, PAL)
2001
The Kylie Videodrome
- Kylie Minogue looks back at the music videos she has made since she
burst on to the music scene in 1987 with "I should be so Lucky" up to
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" in 2001. Music producers and journalists
add their comments about her music choice and career (8, Transfer from
VHS, 48 minutes, 1 Disc, ITV, PAL)
2002
Classic Albums : Def Leppard - Hysteria - The band looks back at the making of their biggest selling album "Hysteria". Includes interviews with the surviving band members and the producer, "Mutt" Lange (9, 49 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
Classic Albums : Never Mind the Bollocks - The Sex Pistols - A look back at the making of The Sex Pistols only studio album ; "Never Mind the Bollocks". Includes interviews with all the band members and their controversial manager, Malcolm McLaren (9, 49 minutes - On the same Disc as 2017 Urban Myths : The Sex Pistols v Bill Grundy, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
2003
MTV Video Music Awards
- MTV celebrated it 20th anniversary with a spectacular opening
sequence with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Madonna, that
included the infamous snog. Chris Rock hosted and Justin Timberlake won 3
awards and the show included performances from Good Charlotte, Mary J.
Blige (with 50 Cent), Coldplay, Beyoncé with Jay-Z and Metallica (8,
grainy picture, 2 hours 45 mins, 2 Discs, MTV, PAL)
2005
Jerry Springer The Opera -
Only TV showing of the controversial live show. Includes the making of
the opera, Ruby Wax meets Jerry Springer and a Jerry Springer Biography
(9, 2 Discs, BBC, PAL)
Live 8 concert - Complete coverage of the concert from Hyde Park (10, 14.5 hours, 8 Discs, BBC, PAL)
Jimi Hendrix : The Road to Woodstock - The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances, featuring footage never seen on television before. It includes such signature songs as Purple Haze, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, as well as interviews with Woodstock promoter Michael Lang and Hendrix band members Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Larry Lee and Juma Sultan among others (9, 2018 Re-Broadcast, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
California Dreamin': The Songs of 'The Mamas & the Papas' - A documentary looking at the songs and musical legacy of 1960's American Folk/Rock band "The Mamas and the Papas". Featuring archive interviews with band members Denny Doherty, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot and also archive performances (9, 1 hour, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
2006
Prince's Trust 30th Birthday -
Live music from the Tower of London concert interspersed with a live
studio presentation which includes charity versions of Blankety Blank
and Blind Date. Concert performances from Ozzy Osbourne, McFly, Bee
Gees, Sugababes, Annie Lennox (9, 3.5 hours, 2 Discs, ITV, PAL)
Top of the Pops - The final ever show after 42 years + retrospective of the show. The last show comprised of clips from previous performers, including the Rolling Stones, Madonna and The Spice Girls. The retrospective has interviews with stars and personalties involved in the show (9, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2007
Top of the Pops 2 : The Police special - A compilation of live performances and music videos from the career of The Police, including their 1st ever appearance on Top of the Pops in 1979 with "Roxanne" (8, 2021 re-broadcast - On the same disc as 1980 Police in the Far East, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
New York Rock at the BBC - Live performances from some of the best rock bands to come out of New York. The performances are New York Dolls-Jet Boy (1973), The Patti Smith Group-Horses (1976), Talking Heads-Psycho Killer (1978), Television-Foxhole (1978), Ramones-Don't Come Close (1978), Blondie-I'm always touched (by your presense dear) (1978), Lou Reed-Waiting for the Man (1984), John Cale-Dying on the Vine (1985), Sonic Youth-Sugar Kane (1992), Patti Smith-Because the Night (2002), Lou Reed-Perfect Day (2003), John Cale-Venus in Furs (2003), David Byrne-This Must be the Place (2004), Antony and the Johnsons-Hope there's Someone (2005), The Strokes-Last Nite (2006) (9, 1 Hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2008
Classic Albums : Rio - Duran Duran - The band looks back at the making of their breakthrough 2nd album "Rio". Includes interviews with the band members and archive concert footage (9, 51 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
2009
Synth Britannia
- A documentary looking at the influence of synthesisers on the music
of the early 1980s and the influence it had on electronic music and
groups such as Pet Shop Boys and New Order. Features interviews with
Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant (10, 1 hour 27 minutes, 1
Disc, BBC, PAL)
Synth Britannia at the BBC
- A selection of 1970s and 1980s synth music taken from the BBC
archives. Includes performances from Roxy Music, New Order, Ultravox,
Soft Cell, OMD, Yazoo and Depeche Mode (10, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2010
Rigoletto : Live from Mantua
- Broadcast live from locations around the historic Italian city of
Mantua, the original setting for the opera, Placido Domingo and Julia
Novikova take on Verdi's tragic opera. Disc 1 is Act 1, Disc 2 is Acts 2
and 3. Each Act has sub-titles (10, 2 Discs, BBC, PAL)
2012
Chemical Brothers : Don't Think - Concert film recorded at the 2011 Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. Includes Hey Boy Hey Girl, Out of Control and Block Rockin' Beats (9, 1 hour 27 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
Presidents of the USA : Bristol Academy 08/03 - The Presidents perform their 1995 self-titled album in full and in order (9, Full concert downloaded from the Internet, 2 Discs, PAL)
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
- A biography detailing the life and career of Sheffield-born rocker
Ozzy Osbourne, from his early work with Black Sabbath throught to his
solo career and his eventual battle against drink and drugs. Includes
interviews with former band-mates and celebrity fans as well as with the
man himself (10, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Robin Gibb : Me and my Music -
A posthumous tribute to Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who died in 2012.
This is a re-broadcast of a 2011 interview that contains clips of his
performances and of songs that he wrote for other people. On the same
disc is the 2001 Top of the Pops 2 live performance by the Bee Gees that
also includes interviews with all 3 members of the group (10, Tribute
is 25 minutes and the TOTP2 show is 43 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2013
Caro Emerald at the BBC - Coverage of Caro Emerald's concert on Radio 2 that was also broadcast on the BBC Red Button. The set-list was Just One Dance, You Don't Love Me, Riviera Life, Pack up the Louie, Black Valentine, Back It Up, Liquid Lunch, I Belong to You, That Man, My Two Cents, Tangled Up and A Night Like This (10, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Bollywood Carmen Live
- To celebrate 100 years of Bollywood, the BBC broadcast a one-off
musical spectacular performed live in the centre of Bradford. The
musical is based on Bizet's "Carmen" and includes music that mixes
Bollywood classics, western pop and well-known tunes from Bizet's score.
The cast features Abhay Deol and Preeya Kalidas (10, 1 hour 2 minutes, 1
Disc, BBC, PAL)
Blondie's New York and the making of Parallel Lines
- The story of the making of New York band Blondie's seminal album
"Parallel Lines". The story goes hand-in-hand with the story of New York
City in the late 1970's and how this environment influenced the album.
Includes interviews with all the band members and includes archive clips
of the performances (9, 49 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2014
Metallica at Glastonbury
- Full set from Metallica's head-line act at the 2014 Glastonbury
festival. Set includes 14 songs including "Enter the Sandman", "Master
of Puppets", "Seek and Destroy" and a cover of Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey in
the Jar" (10, 1 hour 35 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2015
The Clash : New Years Day 1977
- Documentary featuring previously unseen footage of the Clash in
concert at The Roxy club in Covent Garden, central London, on January 1,
1977. Filmed by Julien Temple, the recording offers an insight into
Britain during the late 1970s and the rising popularity of punk. The
programme also includes interviews with the band about their hopes and
predictions for 1978 (10, 1 hour 15 minutes, BBC, PAL)
2017
One Love Manchester
- 13 days after her concert was attacked by a suicide bomber and 22
people died, American singer Ariana Grande created and hosted a charity
concert at the Oval in Manchester to raise money for the victims of the
attack. Ariana invited her friends to play for free, with each artist
getting a couple of songs to play. The artists included Take That,
Robbie Williams, Marcus Mumford, Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, Niall
Horan, Little Mix, Imogen Heap, Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Justin
Bieber, Coldplay and Liam Gallagher (10, 2 Discs, BBC, PAL)
25 Years later with Jools Holland - To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1st episode of "Later...with Jools Holland", the BBC gave a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Jools. The concert featured performances from The Foo Fighters (5 songs), Songhoy Blues (2 songs), Kali Uchis (2 songs), Paul Weller (3 songs), Dizzee Rascal (2 songs), Jorja Smith (2 songs), Gregory Porter (2 songs), Camille (2 songs) and Van Morrison (4 songs) (10, 2 hours, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Radio 2 - In Concert : Deep Purple - Coverage of Deep Purple's concert on Radio 2 that was also broadcast on the BBC Red Button. The set-list was Time For Bedlam, Bloodsucker, All I Got Is You, Uncommon Man, The Surprising, Lazy, Birds Of Prey, Perfect Strangers, Smoke On The Water, Hush and Black Night (10, 1 hour 11 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
A Bunch of Kunst : Sleaford Mods - A documentary following Nottingham post-punk duo, Sleaford Mods, between 2015 and 2017. It mixes concert footage with behind-the-scenes footage of the lead singer Jason Williamson and musician Andrew Fearn (9, 1 hour 42 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
Urban Myths : The Sex Pistols v Bill Grundy - A dramatised reconstruction of the 1976 live, early-evening TV Interview hosted by Bill Grundy with the Punk band, The Sex Pistols. The interview is famous for band member Steve Jones swearing as he was goaded by Grundy. Grundy is portrayed by Steve Pemberton, John Lydon by Frankie Fox, Steve Jones by Charlie Wernham and producer Mike Housego by Daniel Mays (9, 22 minutes - On the same Disc as 2002 Classic Albums : Never Mind the Bollocks, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
2018
6 Music New York - To kick-off a season celebrating New York music, the BBC broadcast music videos of some of the city's finest bands. The videos were Blondie - Heart of Glass, Beastie Boys - No Sleep till Brooklyn, Ramones - I wanna be sedated, LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations, Sister Sledge - We are Family, Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime, The Strokes - New York City Cops, Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit, The Rolling Stones - Waiting for a Friend, Dee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart, A Tribe called Quest - Scenario, Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Turn into and Nuyoricon Soul - Runaway (10, 45 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Pat Sharp's 30 Movie Monsters of the '80s - 30 songs from some of the big cinema hits of the 1980's. Includes artists Madonna, Simple Minds, Phil Collins, Bette Midler, John Parr and Starship (8, 2 hours, 1 Disc, PAL)
50 Euphoric Bangers - Music videos from 50 top Euphoric dance songs. Includes artists Swedish House Mafia, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Fragma, Sash and Armin Van Buren (8, 2 hours, 2 Discs, PAL)
Aretha Franklin's Death - On August 16th 2018, American Soul singer Aretha Franklin died in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist and was labelled the "Queen of Soul". At her funeral, she was celebrated in a 7 hour ceremony attended by family and friends, including Ariana Grande, Bill Clinton, Rev. Al Sharpton, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson. Coverage includes a tribute show "Respect" (29 minutes) and 47 minutes of BBC News broadcast of her death and the Funeral (9, 1 hour 17 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Synth and Beyond : Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert - Stephen and Gillian, drummer and keyboardist respectively from New Order, discuss their musical influences and heroes. Each selection is backed up by a TV performance or Music Video. Performances are from David Bowie (Queen Bitch), Roxy Music (Virginia Plain), Kraftwerk (Autobahn), Can (Vernal Equinox), Stevie Wonder (I ain't gonna stand for it / Higher Ground), Candi Staton (Young Hearts Run Free), Magazine (Shot by both sides), Captain Beefheart (Ice cream for Crow), Soft Cell (Bedsitter), Kate Bush (The Dreaming / Running up that Hill), Grace Jones (Private Life), New Order (Age of Consent), LCD Soundsystem (North American Scum), The Flaming Lips (Space Oddity - Live) (9, 57 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Paul McCartney : Live at the Cavern Club - Around 250 people crammed into the Cavern Club in Liverpool on the 26th July 2018 to to hear a free concert by former Beatle, Paul McCartney. The Cavern Club was where The Beatles started out in the early 1960's, and since that time this was McCartney's only 2nd performance at the venue. Paul played a 28-song set, of which 21 are shown in this show. The Songs are : Twenty Flight Rock, Magical Mystery Tour, Jet, All My Loving, Let Me Roll It, I Got A Feeling, My Valentine, Queenie Eye, 1985, Lady Madonna, In Spite Of All The Danger, Love Me Do, Who Cares, Birthday, Fuh You, Get Back, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Band On The Run, Hi Hi Hi, I Saw Her Standing There, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Helter Skelter (9, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
New Order : Decades - In 2018, British band New Order teamed up with artist Liam Gillick and a 12-piece synthesizer orchestra to stage a concert to reflect on - and deconstruct - the band's history, in order to create something very new. The concert was held in Vienna and the documentary follows the preparations for the concert + selected songs from the concert. The songs featured are Disorder, Guilt Is a Useless Emotion, Subculture, Bizarre Love Triangle, Plastic and Decades (9, 1 hour 25 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
2019
BBC Proms - The Sounds of Space - Filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, the London Contemporary Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ames, perform songs from various Science Fiction films. The pieces performed are from the following films : Gravity (2013), Under the Skin (2013), Sunshine (2007), Tron (1982), The Innocents (2018), Moon (2009), Forbidden Planet (1956), Alien:Covenant (2017), Arrival (2016) and Interstellar (2014) (10, 1 hour 13 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Anne-Sophie Mutter with the music of John Williams - In Munich's Konigsplatz, classical violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra played a selection of film composer John William's favourite tunes, including themes from Star Wars, Schindler's List, Harry Potter, Jurrasic Park and ET (9, 1 hour 15 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
Pink Floyd : P.U.L.S.E. - Hi-Lites of Pink Floyd's 1994 concert at London's Earls Court, part of their "Division Bell" tour. Songs included are Breathe, On the Run, Time, The Great Gig in the Sky, Money, Us and Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage and Eclipse (9, 1 Hour, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
Isle of Wight Classics : Fatboy Slim 2019 - English DJ Fatboy Slim got the Isle of Wight festival raving with a thumping set, including samples of some of his best tunes (9, 20 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
Punk - A 4-part documentary looking back at the evolution of Punk music, from it's creation in the 1960's, through the hey-days of the 1970's and to it's progression to Hardcore in the 90's. Includes live action performance and interviews with key performers including Iggy Pop, Johnny Rotten, Marky Ramone, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Wayne Kramer, Jello Biafra, Flea and Dave Grohl (9, 4 episodes of 50 minutes each, 2 Discs, SKY Arts, PAL)
2020
The Go-Go's - Documentary telling the story of American All-Girl band The Go-Go's, from their rise in the late 1970's / early 1980's to the present day. The band are the most successful female rock band of all time and were pioneers in that they wrote all their own songs and played all their own instruments. Includes interviews with all the band members (Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin) and also features clips of their shows (9, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
Guy Garvey : From the Vaults : 1984 - Guy Garvey trawls the ITV archives to find long-lost clips of musical performances from 1984. The performances are : The Smiths - Hand in Glove, Madonna - Burning Up, Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax, Culture Club - Take Control, Dead or Alive - What I Want, Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy, Art of Noise - Close (to the Edit), Thomas Dolby - She Blinded me with Science, Herbie Hancock - Rockit, Style Council - Speak like a Child, Sade - When am I going to make a Living, Alison Moyet - Love Resurrection, Talk Talk - It's my Life (9, 44 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
2021
Paloma Faith : As I am - A behind-the-scenes documentary following British Singer Paloma Faith as she prepares herself for her 2019 British tour, while balancing the demands of being a new mother, writing a new album and launching an acting career. Includes interviews with her mother, her boyfriend and the singer herself (9, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Blitzed : The 80's Blitz Kids - The story of the late 1970's, early 1980's London club, "The Blitz", and the people that frequented it. In a time in Britain's history marred by strikes, racism and homophobia, the club pulled together a new wave of culture ; people experimenting with fashion and gender, in a movement that would see the birth the "New Romantics". Out of this group of young people would emerge key players who would shape the 1980's. Includes interviews with key members of the club including Promoter Rusty Egan, Musician Boy George, Costumer Designer Michele Clapton, Band Manager Steve Dagger, Journalist Robert Elms, Milliner Stephen Jones, Singer Marilyn, Musician Gary Kemp and Musician Midge Ure (9, 1 hour 26 minutes, 1 Disc, SKY Arts, PAL)
2022
Glastonbury : 50 years and Counting - To celebrate 50 years since the first Glastonbury festival, the documentary looks at the highs and lows in the life of Britain's most iconic festival. The Documentary features extensive interviews with the Festival's curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, and also some of the artists that have performed over the years, including Thom Yorke, Florence Welch, Dua Lipa, The Levellers, Aswad, Orbital, Fatboy Slim, Linda Lewis, Noel Gallagher, Ed O’Brien, Chris Martin, and Stormzy (9, 1 hour 40 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
My Life as a Rolling Stone - To celebrate their 60 years as a band, each band member tells the story of how they met and stayed together and created arguably the greatest Rock and Roll Band of all time. Each episode features 1 band member ; Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts. Includes interviews with the band members, archive concert footage and contributions from contemporaries (4 episodes of 1 hour each, 2 Discs, BBC, PAL)
Wet Leg at the 6 Music Festival - Wet Leg play a live set for the 6 Music Festival at the Great Hall in Cardiff. Includes Being In Love, Convincing, Wet Dream, Supermarket, Too Late Now, Obvious, Ur Mum, Angelica and Chaise Longue (9, On the same disc as 2023 Wet Leg Live at the BBC1 Big Weekend, 35 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2023
Wet Leg : Live at the BBC1 Big Weekend - Wet Leg play a live set for the Radio 1 Big Weekend in Dundee, Scotland. Songs include Being in Love, Wet Dream, Supermarket, Obvious, Oh No, Ur Mum, Too Late Now, Angelica and Chaise Longue (9, On the same disc as 2022 Wet Leg Live at the 6 Music festival, 36 minutes, BBC, PAL)
Fantasy Film Music at the Proms - Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, the BBC Concert Orchestra, led by conductor Anna-Maria Helsing, played a selection of music featured in various Fantasy Films and TV shows. Music featured includes The Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring (Symphonic Suite), Game of Thrones (Excerpts), Good Omens (Main Theme), Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Hedwig's Theme), Igor Stravinsky (The Firebird Suite), Rimsky-Korsakov (A Night on the Bare Mountain), His Dark Materials (Medley), My Neighbour TOTORO, World of Warcraft’ (Malach, the Angel Messenger), Edvard Grieg (Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King) and John Williams (Duel of the Fates) (9, 1 hour 32 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC - Derham/Plumb, PAL)
Free Your Mind : The Matrix Now - Specially created to celebrate the opening of the Aviva Studio in Manchester, "Free Your Mind" re-creates the 1999 sc-fi classic film "The Matrix" and re-imagines it live through dance and immersive design. Directed by Danny Boyle, it also features hip hop choreography by Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy, music from composer Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, staging from designer Es Devlin, words from acclaimed writer Sabrina Mahfouz and costumes by fashion designer Gareth Pugh (9, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2024
Wham ! Last Christmas Unwrapped - The story of the bands iconic Christmas single and video, with recollections from Andrew Ridgeley, Shirley Kemp and Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque (9, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Wham ! at the BBC - A collection of the bands live appearances on the BBC, with recollections from Andrew Ridgeley, Shirley Kemp and Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque. They are Young Guns, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Wham Rap, Club Tropicana, Bad Boys, Everything She Wants, Freedom, Blue, I'm Your Man (Video), Where Did Your Heart Go ?, The Edge Of Heaven, Last Christmas (Video) (9, 1 hour 7 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
The Making of "Do They Know It's Christmas ?" - On the 40th anniversary of the release of the charity single "Do They Know It’s Christmas?", the documentary looks back at the mammoth task of assembling some of the UK's best Pop acts in one place and the creation of the record. The film follows organisers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and includes behind-the-scenes moments with the bands, including Bananarama, Bono, Boy George, Duran Duran, George Michael, Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17, Paul Young, Phil Collins, Spandau Ballet and Sting (9, 1 hour 13 minutes, 1 Discs, BBC, PAL)
2025
Live Aid at 40 : The Concert - 2025 re-broadcast of the 1985 Live Aid charity music concert which brought together the big stars of the time to raise money for Ethiopian Famine Relief. Stars include U2, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Elton John, The Who and Queen with their iconic 6-song set (9, 7.5 hours, 4 Discs, BBC, PAL)
Bryan Adams : Radio 2 in the Park - Live performance from Chelmsford, UK. Songs featured are Kick Ass, Run to You, Somebody, Roll with the Punches, 18 'til I Die, Shine a Light, Heaven, Make up your Mind, You belong to Me, When you're Gone, The only thing that looks good on me is you, Never ever let you go, (Everything I do) I do it for you, Back to you, So happy it hurts, Cuts like a Knife, Summer of '69 (9, 1 hour 16 minutes, BBC, PAL)
Bruce Springsteen
1987
Glory Days - At the end of the "Born in the USA" tour, BBC journalist David Hepworth interviews Bruce Springsteen, discussing his life and career. Includes concert footage (8, Grainy picture, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
1988
Inside the Tunnel of Love - A behind the scenes look at the Tunnel of Love tour. Includes concert footage and interviews with the band (8, Grainy picture - Missing last 10 minutes - On the same disc as 1988 Human Rights Now!, 44 minutes, BBC, PAL)
Human Rights Now! Tour : Buenos Aires - Hi-Lites of Bruce Springsteen's performances at the last night of the tour in Buenos Aires. Songs shown are Born in the USA, The River (no sound due to tracking issues), Raise your hand, Twist and Shout/La La Bamba (7, Grainy picture - 31 minutes - On the same disc as 1988 Inside the Tunnel of Love, 1 Disc, Channel 4, PAL)
1996
Blood Brothers - Behind the scenes footage of Springsteen's brief reunion with the E Street Band in 1995. Includes footage of Bruce, the band and their producer Jon Landau as they work on arrangements of new songs + footage of the recording sessions themselves and performances at promotional shows (9, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
1998
VH1 Legends : Bruce Springsteen - A profile of the life and career of Bruce Springsteen. Includes concert footage and interviews with friends (9, Biography channel re-broadcast, 43 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
Bruce Springsteen : A Secret History - With the impending release of his album "Tracks", musician Bruce Springsteen discusses his life and career to date. Includes archive performances (9, 1 hour - 2022 Re-Broadcast, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2005
Hammersmith Odeon London '75 - Footage of Bruce Springsteen's European debut, touring his 1975 album "Born to Run". The set-list is Thunder Road, 10th Avenue Freeze Out, Spirit in the Night, She's the One, Born to Run, Backstreets, Jungleland, Rosalita and Quarter to Three (8, On the same disc as the 2006 Live at LSO Luke's, 1 hour 2 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
2006
Bruce Springsteen – The Seeger Sessions : Live at LSO Luke's - Coverage of the May 9th concert at LSO Luke's in London. The concert celebrated the folk music of Pete Seeger but played in a "Big Band" style. Songs include John Henry, Mary Don't You Weep, How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?, How Can I Keep From Singing, Mrs. McGrath, My Oklahoma Home, Jacob's Ladder, We Shall Overcome, Mary Don't You Weep and Pay Me My Money Down (10, On the same disc as the 2005 Hammersmith Odeon concert, 58 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
2009
Bruce Springsteen : A Super bowl journal - Springsteen's half-time concert at Superbowl 43 with a look behind-the-scenes and commentary from Springsteen on how the gig came together. Songs included are Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Born to Run, Working on a Dream and Glory Days (10, 25 minutes, 1 Disc, E4, PAL)
Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury - Springsteen's first ever performance at a festival. The gig was 2 hours 40 minutes but the BBC only showed hi-lites. The songs in the hi-lites are Badlands, Prove it all Night, Outlaw Pete, Out in the Street, Working on a Dream, Waiting on a Sunny Day, Promised Land, The River, Born to Run, Thunder Road, American Land, Glory Days and Dancing in the Dark (10, 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
London Calling : Live at Hyde Park - Hi-Lites of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's performance at the 2009 festival in London's Hyde Park. The Band opened with London Calling by The Clash. Other songs were She's the One, Working on a Dream, Johnny 99, The Rising, Born to Run and Rosalita (10, 45 minutes, 1 Disc, ITV, PAL)
2010
The Promise : The Making of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" - A behind the scenes documentary on the making of the 1978 album "Darkness on the Edge of Town". Includes footage of Springsteen making the album and shows his role in the production and development of the tracks (10, 1 hour 27 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
Houston 1978 - Footage of the December 8th 1978 concert at the Houston Summit. Songs included are Badlands, Streets of Fire, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Promised Land, Prove it all Night, Racing in the Street, Fire, Candy's Room, Because the Night and Born to Run (10, 1 hour, 1 Disc, PAL)