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Top of the Pops

16/04/1987

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Janice Long and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 April 1987 and featuring Fine Young Cannibals, David Bowie, Herb Alpert, Five Star, Bon Jovi and Madonna.

Contributors

Presenter:
Janice Long
Presenter:
Peter Powell
Performer:
David Bowie
Performer:
Herb Alpert
Performer:
Five Star
Performer:
Bon Jovi

Classic Albums

Carly Simon: No Secrets

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Carly Simon reveals the challenges behind No Secrets - the classic album that made her a global star and included the enigmatic song You're So Vain. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Carly Simon
Director:
Guy Evans
Executive Producer:
Phil Dolling
Production Company:
Eagle Rock Film Productions
Production Company:
BBC Studios

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Charting Sweden's remarkable rise as a music superpower. James Ballardie explores the unique Swedish songwriting formula behind some of the biggest pop hits since the 1990s. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Ballardie
Interviewed Guest:
Andreas Carlsson
Interviewed Guest:
Herbie Crichlow
Interviewed Guest:
Jörgen Elofsson
Interviewed Guest:
Robyn
Interviewed Guest:
Tove Lo
Interviewed Guest:
Jenny Berggren
Interviewed Guest:
Ulf Ekberg
Interviewed Guest:
Jan Gradvall
Interviewed Guest:
Jeanette von der Burg
Interviewed Guest:
Rami Yacoub

The Defiant Ones

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Four HD

How Jimmy Iovine became the distributor for Dr Dre's post-NWA label, and the fallout from the American political mainstream's increasing hostility towards rap music. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series in which music industry insiders reveal how the business works. Music promoter John Giddings explores how live music became a billion-pound industry. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Giddings
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Producer:
Colin Murray
Director:
Colin Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Melanie C
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Rudge
Interviewed Guest:
Phil Collins
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Mensch
Assistant Producer:
Carlin Wallace
Production Manager:
Laura Deponio
Camera Operator:
Barry Ronan
Camera Operator:
Duncan Stingemore
Camera Operator:
Anton Jeffes
Camera Operator:
Francis McNeil
Camera Operator:
Tom Hayward
Editor:
Noel Nelis
On-line editing:
Neil Alan
Re-recording mixer:
Michael MacKinnon
Production Coordinator:
Amanda Perry
Production Coordinator:
Sharon Wood

Top of the Pops

16/04/1987

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Janice Long and Peter Powell present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 16 April 1987 and featuring Fine Young Cannibals, David Bowie, Herb Alpert, Five Star, Bon Jovi and Madonna.

Contributors

Presenter:
Janice Long
Presenter:
Peter Powell
Performer:
David Bowie
Performer:
Herb Alpert
Performer:
Five Star
Performer:
Bon Jovi

Rodney P presents the untold story of Britain's second wave of pirate DJs who played a cat and mouse game with the law to create a platform for black music in the 1980s. Show more

Arena

American Epic

Episode 1: The Big Bang

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series telling the stories of the pioneers of American roots music. The 1920s saw record companies travel rural America to record the music of ordinary people. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Anthony Wall
Producer:
Duke Erikson
Executive Producer:
T Bone Burnett
Executive Producer:
Robert Redford
Executive Producer:
Jack White
Participant:
Nas
Participant:
Taj Mahal
Production Company:
Lo-Max

Duration: 60 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Charting Sweden's remarkable rise as a music superpower. James Ballardie explores the unique Swedish songwriting formula behind some of the biggest pop hits since the 1990s. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Ballardie
Interviewed Guest:
Andreas Carlsson
Interviewed Guest:
Herbie Crichlow
Interviewed Guest:
Jörgen Elofsson
Interviewed Guest:
Robyn
Interviewed Guest:
Tove Lo
Interviewed Guest:
Jenny Berggren
Interviewed Guest:
Ulf Ekberg
Interviewed Guest:
Jan Gradvall
Interviewed Guest:
Jeanette von der Burg
Interviewed Guest:
Rami Yacoub

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