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Top of the Pops

02/02/1989

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Simon Mayo and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 2 February 1989 and featuring Holly Johnson, Sheena Easton, Hue and Cry, Roachford and Simply Red. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Mayo
Presenter:
Steve Wright
Performer:
Holly Johnson
Performer:
Roy Orbison
Performer:
Robert Howard
Performer:
Kym Mazelle
Performer:
Sheena Easton
Performer:
Simply Red
Performer:
Roachford
Performer:
Marc Almond
Performer:
Gene Pitney
Performer:
Bobby Brown

Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand

Episode 2: Something's Coming

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Neil explores how a new generation of composers transformed musical theatre by embracing more gritty, challenging subjects, from West Side Story to Oliver! Show more

Top of the Pops

09/02/1989

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Mike Read and Sybil Ruscoe present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 9 February 1989 and featuring Rick Astley, Texas, Michael Ball, Bobby Brown and Morrissey. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mike Read
Presenter:
Sybil Ruscoe
Performer:
Samantha Fox
Performer:
Rick Astley
Performer:
Yazz
Performer:
Hue and Cry
Performer:
Michael Ball
Performer:
Bobby Brown
Performer:
Morrissey
Performer:
Marc Almond
Performer:
Gene Pitney

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Stewart Copeland looks at the power of music to tell stories as he meets film director Francis Ford Coppola, musical duo Ibeyi, folk legend Martin Carthy, rapper Talib Kweli and his old friend Sting. Show more

British popstar Boy George assesses how the 1970s moulded the person and artist he has become. The 1970s were his musical, social and sexual coming of age. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Boy George
Interviewed Guest:
Nicola Tyson
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Polaris
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Sallon
Interviewed Guest:
undefined Princess Julia
Interviewed Guest:
Rusty Egan
Interviewed Guest:
Caryn Franklin
Interviewed Guest:
Marilyn undefined
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Savage
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Degville
Producer:
Ian Denver
Director:
Ian Denver
Executive Producer:
Paul Murray
Executive Producer:
Emma Cahusac
Production Company:
IWC Media

Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South

Episode 1: Tennessee and Kentucky

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Reginald D Hunter begins his road trip through the American south by visiting the home of country music and tackling the tradition of blackface minstrelsy. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Ben Whalley
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Participant:
Dolly Parton
Participant:
Del McCoury

Genres

The Story Of...

Series 1

Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive

Duration: 55 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary series uncovering the stories behind famous songs. An in-depth look at Gloria Gaynor's disco hit and, for many, the ultimate soundtrack to breakups, I Will Survive. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Stewart Copeland looks at the power of music to tell stories as he meets film director Francis Ford Coppola, musical duo Ibeyi, folk legend Martin Carthy, rapper Talib Kweli and his old friend Sting. Show more

Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand

Episode 2: Something's Coming

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Neil explores how a new generation of composers transformed musical theatre by embracing more gritty, challenging subjects, from West Side Story to Oliver! Show more

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