Blondie at the BBC

A trip through the archives to sample the best of Blondie over the years, featuring performances of such hits as Call Me, Atomic, Picture This, Rapture and The Tide Is High.

2023-11-18 | en

Tom Jones at 80

To mark his 80th birthday, the BBC pays tribute to Welsh icon and international superstar Sir Tom Jones with this archive-based celebration. Looking back over 60 years in showbusiness, the film takes us on a journey through Tom’s career via some of his greatest songs and performances - from Delilah and It’s Not Unusual to The Green, Green Grass of Home and Kiss - many of which will have a special resonance for a Welsh audience. Additional context to Sir Tom’s incredible longevity is provided through rarely seen archive footage and interviews with the great man himself.

2020-06-05 | en

Steps: What the Future Holds - Live at the O2 Arena

Relive Steps EPIC "What The Future Holds" 2021 arena tour, recorded & filmed at at The O2 London last November. Includes the classics Deeper Shade Of Blue, Tragedy, One For Sorrow, Stomp and Last Thing On My Mind plus new favourites including Heartbreak In This City, Something In Your Eyes and Scared of the Dark.

2022-09-16 | en

The Makropulos Affair

The Christoph Marthaler production of Leoš Janáček's "Věc Makropulos", recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele on 8 & 30 August 2011. Angela Denoke stars as Emilia Marty, with Raymond Very as Albert Gregor, Peter Hoare as Vitek, Jurgita Adamonyté as Krista, and Johan Reuter as Jaroslav Prus. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.

2011-08-30 | cs

CamKev Comedy & Songs

Camille Lellouche and Kev Adams are hosting a live special with some of their comedians and musicians friends.

2021-04-05 | fr

Masayoshi Takanaka - SUPER LIVE 2012 "TAKANAKA Legend"

Masayoshi Takanaka and his fellow musicians perform songs live from his various albums over the years.

2013-02-06 | ja

Super Live (2019) - Blue Lagoon 40th Anniversary Christmas Special

Masayoshi Takanaka and his fellow musicians perform songs live from his various albums over the years, this year it's the Blue Lagoon single celebrating its 40th anniversary release date! A major hit of his!

2020-04-22 | ja

Super Live (2021) - Debut 50th Anniversary ~ The Rainbow Goblins Final

Masayoshi Takanaka and his fellow musicians celebrate his 50th debut anniversary, by playing The Rainbow Goblins album in full live, along with songs from his previous albums.

2022-07-27 | ja

Super Live (2020) - Rainbow Finger Dancin' Christmas Special

Masayoshi Takanaka and his fellow musicians perform songs live from his various albums over the years, this time under the precaution of COVID-19.

2021-06-23 | ja

Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park

On a sunny day in September 2014, Jeff Lynne, head honcho of 70s hit-making band ELO, took to the stage in London's Hyde Park and, with the help of his backing band and the strings of the BBC Concert Orchestra, brought to a close Radio 2's Live in Hyde Park annual festival. After an absence from the live stage for 28 years, this headline set by Jeff Lynne's ELO was a much-anticipated and talked-about event. In front of 50,000 people, Jeff Lynne delivered a rousing and crowd-pleasing string of the Electric Light Orchestra's chart-topping hits, including Livin' Thing, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Don't Bring Me Down, Mr Blue Sky, and Roll Over Beethoven. And there was also Jeff's touching tribute to his band buddies from Traveling Wilburys, in his performance of their 1988 hit Handle With Care.

2014-10-17 | en

Retablos de Provincia

2019-10-15 | es

Country Queens at the BBC

Classic female country stars in action on a variety of BBC studio shows and featuring Bobbie Gentry, Anne Murray, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Billie Jo Spears, Crystal Gayle, Taylor Swift, Lucinda Williams with Mary Chapin Carpenter and more. A chronological celebration of country queens at the BBC whether on Top of the Pops, OGWT, Later with Jools Holland, Parkinson or their own entertainment specials.

2014-11-07 | en

Eagles: The Broadcast Collection

Featuring almost 2 hours of Eagles live performances recorded during 1973 and 1974, in the first stage of the band's career. Kicking off with a lengthy set the group played at Holland's Popgala Festival on March 10th 1973, a one-off gig the Eagles gave in Europe that spring. The following year they performed in front of the cameras for Don Kirshner's Rock Concert programme, recorded in LA on 19/07/74, a show for which they were joined by old friends Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne for a few numbers. Voorburg, Netherlands, 10/03/73 (11 songs) Los Angeles, CA, 19/07/74 (14 songs)

1974-06-01 | en

Glam Rock at the BBC

A spangly celebration of the outburst of far-out pop and fuzz-filled rock that lit up the British charts in the early 1970s. Top of the Pops is our primary arena and its gloriously gaudy visual effects are used here aplenty! The compilation also utilises footage from a selection of BBC concerts as well as from Crackerjack and Cilla. It features classic BBC TV performances from T. Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper, Suzi Quatro, Slade, The Sweet, Elton John, Queen, Sparks and many more.

2017-09-15 | en

Elton John at the BBC

Elton John's career tracked in archive from performances, interviews and news clips.

2010-10-30 | en

Folk Hibernia at the BBC

Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, The Pogues and Sharon Shannon.

2007-03-16 | en

Country Kings at the BBC

Classic male country singers from the BBC vaults, journeying from The Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson, and featuring classic songs and performances by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, George Hamilton IV, Kenny Rogers, Clint Black, Johnny Cash, Eric Church and more. This 50 years-plus compilation is a chronological look at country kings as featured on BBC studio shows as varied as In Concert, Wogan, The Late Show and Later with Jools Holland, plus early variety shows presented by the likes of Lulu, Harry Secombe and Shirley Abicair.

2014-11-21 | en

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis.

2017-11-04 | ja

There Is a PiL in Heaven

Public Image Limited provide a monumental live performance at London's Heaven, showcasing tracks from the new album. The (London) Times commented "This was an evening of uncompromising art and music; worthy of the total concentration of the audience. There is a PiL in Heaven was released as part of the 'This is Public Image Limited' limited edition 2 disc (cd/dvd) set.

2012-06-26 | en

Taylor Swift: VH1 Storytellers

Filmed as part of the VH1 Storytellers series, Taylor Swift performed a live acoustic concert on October 15, 2012 at the Bridges Auditorium, after the Harvey Mudd College won the "Taylor Swift on Campus" contest.

2012-11-12 | en