MediaA Life in Ten Pictures features celebrated figures and examines their lives using ten key images, from their earliest photo to one of their last, exploring milestones, moments of conflict and turning points such as their breakthrough moment or their fall from grace. 1. Freddie Mercury’s image is known around the world. He was one…
Another chance to see a 23-year-old Amy Winehouse at Porchester Hall where, hot from her triumph at the 2007 Brits, she gave a special one-off concert. Crowned 2007 s Best British Female, Amy performed songs from her Back to Black album and her 2003 Mercury Music Prize nominated album, Frank. (00:51:10)
An Evening with Sammy Davis Jr., is a compilation of the very best of Sammy Davis Jr s famous 1960s performances for the BBC, that leaves no doubt as to why at the time he was billed as the world s greatest living entertainer. This show captures Davis as the ultimate swinger, singer and gunslinger,…
Bastille Sat 26 May 2018 Swansea, Singleton Park, Radio 1 s Other Stage Bastille (stylised as B?STILLE) is an English pop rock band formed in 2010. The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later expanded to include keyboardist Kyle Simmons, bassist and guitarist Will Farquarson and drummer Chris…
Bruce Springsteen along with the Seeger Sessions Band performs eight of the 13 tracks off WE SHALL OVERCOME: THE SEEGER SESSIONS, John Henry, O Mary Don t You Weep, How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?, Mrs. McGrath, My Oklahoma Home, Jacob s Ladder, We Shall Overcome, Pay Me My Money Down. Recorded…
Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world. At London s Union Chapel, Beck performs a solo and acoustic set that includes numbers from his album Sea Change, along with special renditions of some of his extensive back catalogue, including Loser. Songs are performed using half a dozen guitars, including some slide blues…
From his humble beginnings working for Hull City Council to a career in the spotlight, playing alongside David Bowie and taking his place in the Rock Hall of Fame. Beside Bowie will provide insight into the life and career-long associations of Mick Ronson, who played most famously with with David Bowie (with whom Ronson played…
Jo Whiley and Mark Radcliffe introduce highlights from the 2017 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, including a reminder of some of the big performances, stories and moments from the weekend’s events. (02:05:54) The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang First Aid Kit – My Silver Lining Dua Lipa – Be The One…
As she is about to begin a run on Broadway in Hello Dolly, imagine… revisits Miss M in New York in a programme first shown in 2014 when she was about to release her girl band-inspired album. For five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken…
Documentary which celebrates the role of the cover version in the pop canon and investigates what it takes to reinvent someone else s song as a smash. Through ten carefully chosen cover versions that whisk us from the British Invasion to a noughties X Factor final, this film journeys over five decades to track how…
Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She was the first , as former husband Miles Davis said. Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince . An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion…
To celebrate Beyonce reaching her 40th birthday, this gift to her fans takes a trip through the archives for a selection of the best of Queen Bey at the BBC. The collection shows why we are all Crazy in Love with her and features several iconic live performances, with hits like Naughty Girl, Irreplaceable and of…
Sun 26 Jun 2011 Pyramid Stage Sunday night s Pyramid Stage has never quite seen a headliner like Beyoncé. The former Destiny s Child singer watched from side of stage as husband Jay-Z blew Noel Gallagher and half of Pilton away with an extraordinary set three years ago, and returned in 2011 to take on…
Trevor Nelson presents Beyoncé and her band, who perform a special concert at the front of the BBC Television Centre. Songs played: Deja Vu, Baby Boy, Naughty Girl, Destiny s Child Medley, Ring the Alarm, Irreplaceable and Crazy in Love. (00:30:50)
Big Gold Dream is the everyday story of how a group of disaffected youth in search of the only fun in town went on to change the world. High on theory and with only cheek, cheek bones and cheap guitars to get them through between dole cheques, they took a set of hand-me-down reference points…
Compilation of British rock n roll acts in performance with tracks that crossed over to the US charts. From The Dave Clark Five to Coldplay, the Brits have rocked America and sometimes even done better across the pond than here – take a bow A Flock of Seagulls, Supertramp and Bush – who are also…