05:30

This is BBC Four

BBC Four

Fri 1^st May 2020, 05:30 on BBC Four

Daily from 7.00pm.

Genres

Factual

Brand

This is BBC Four

Source: BBC Online

18:58

This is BBC Four

BBC Four

Fri 1^st May 2020, 18:58 on BBC Four

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Genres

Factual

Brand

This is BBC Four

Source: BBC Online

19:00

Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

Fri 1^st May 2020, 19:00 on BBC Four

Nicola Benedetti introduces performances by celebrated violinists including Nathan Milstein, Mischa Elman, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and Nigel Kennedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Nicola Benedetti
Producer:: Helen Mansfield
Executive Producer:: Mark Cooper

Genres

MusicClassical

Source: BBC Online

20:00

Tunes for Tyrants: Music and Power with Suzy Klein

Series 1

Episode 2: Dictatorship

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

Fri 1^st May 2020, 20:00 on BBC Four

Series exploring the politics of music. Suzy Klein investigates how Hitler and Stalin used and abused music for ideological ends. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Suzy Klein
Orchestra:: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Choir:: BBC National Chorus of Wales
Conductor:: Otto Tausk
Interviewed Guest:: Erik Levi
Interviewed Guest:: Albrecht Dumling
Interviewed Guest:: Margot Friedlander
Interviewed Guest:: Christian Strauss
Interviewed Guest:: Gerard McBurney
Interviewed Guest:: Gabriel Prokofiev
Interviewed Guest:: Julia Maximova
Director:: Helena Braun
Executive Producer:: Archie Baron
Executive Producer:: Debbie Lee
Production Company:: Wingspan Productions

Genres

21:00

Top of the Pops

03/08/1989

BBC One

Duration: 29 minutes

Fri 1^st May 2020, 21:00 on BBC Four

Steve Wright and Jenny Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 August 1989 and featuring Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney and Gun.

Contributors

Presenter:: Steve Wright
Presenter:: Jenny Powell
Performer:: Kylie Minogue
Performer:: Paul McCartney
Performer:: Gun

Genres

MusicClassic Pop & Rock

Brand

Top of the Pops

Source: BBC Online

21:30

The Shadows at Sixty

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

Fri 1^st May 2020, 21:30 on BBC Four

The story of The Shadows, told to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary using unseen archive, personal testimony and interviews with both the band and those they have influenced. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: Cliff Richard
Interviewed Guest:: Hank Marvin
Interviewed Guest:: Bruce Welch
Interviewed Guest:: Brian Bennett
Narrator:: Gina McKee
Executive Producer:: Mira King
Producer:: Satiyesh Manoharajah

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Source: BBC Online

22:30

Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC

BBC Four

Duration: 58 minutes

Fri 1^st May 2020, 22:30 on BBC Four

Available for years

Watch now

Compilation featuring Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Cream, AC/DC, The Smiths, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, The Shadows, The Yardbirds, Pixies and The Stone Roses. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Dione Newton

Genres

MusicClassic Pop & Rock

Source: BBC Online

23:30

Radio 2 Live

Hyde Park Headliners

Elton John Live at Hyde Park

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

Fri 1^st May 2020, 23:30 on BBC Four

Coverage of Sir Elton John's performance at Radio 2's Festival in a Day on London's Hyde Park stage on 11 September. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Elton John
Producer:: Sasha Duncan
Executive Producer:: Alison Howe

Genres

MusicClassic Pop & Rock

Formats

Performances & Events

Brand

Radio 2 Live

Series

Radio 2 Live: Hyde Park Headliners

Source: BBC Online

00:30

The People's History of Pop

Episode 1: The Birth of the Fan

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

Sat 2^nd May 2020, 00:30 on BBC Four

Twiggy celebrates the 60s, the decade that saw the rise of the pop fan along with the Beatles and TV programmes like Ready Steady Go! Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Twiggy
Series Producer:: Zoe Jewell
Executive Producer:: Steve Condie
Producer:: James Giles
Director:: James Giles
Production Company:: 7 Wonder Productions

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Series

The People's History of Pop

Source: BBC Online

01:30

The Shadows at Sixty

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

Sat 2^nd May 2020, 01:30 on BBC Four

The story of The Shadows, told to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary using unseen archive, personal testimony and interviews with both the band and those they have influenced. Show more