What’s On BBC Four Today Friday 24 February 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Four today.
19:00
Top of the Pops
Madonna, James, Haddaway, Bruce Springsteen and Doop from March 1994
19:30
Top of the Pops
Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Prince, Roachford and Take That from April 1994
20:00
Top of the Pops
Music by Hot Chocolate, Rockwell, Nik Kershaw, Carmel and Howard Jones
20:30
Top of the Pops
Featuring Eddie Cochran, George Harrison, the Mission, Kylie Minogue and the Bangles
Peter Powell and Mark Goodier introduce the edition first aired on February 2 1988, featuring the Primitives, Morrissey, Vanessa Paradis, Rick Astley, the Sisters of Mercy, Eddie Cochran, George Harrison, the Mission, Eddy Grant, Kylie Minogue and the Bangles
21:00
Queen at the BBC
A collection of TV appearances by the rock band
A collection of TV appearances by the rock band from the station’s archives, including highlights from their trips to the prestigious Montreux Pop festival in the 1980s and clips from the band’s celebrated 1975 concert at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Featuring performances of Seven Seas of Rhye, These Are the Days of Our Lives and Bohemian Rhapsody
22:00
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
The last years of the Queen frontman’s life
Documentary exploring the last years of the Queen frontman’s life, as well as following the preparations for the concert staged in his memory at Wembley Stadium on April 20, 1992. The film features interviews with Mercury’s bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor, sister Kashmira Bulsara and friends Anita Dobson and David Wigg, and hears from those who performed at the gig, including Roger Daltrey, Joe Elliott, Lisa Stansfield and Paul Young
23:30
Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert
A performance by the rock band at London’s Hammersmith Odeon
The rock band in performance at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on Christmas Eve in 1975, featuring early singles including Liar, Keep Yourself Alive, Now I’m Here and Bohemian Rhapsody, as well as Brian May showcasing his guitar skills in Brighton Rock
00:35
Stewart Copeland’s Adventures in Music
S01E03
Stewart looks at the transcendent power of music
The performer explores the transcendental powers of music and how certain sounds have the ability to move transport the mind and even help people briefly `escape the world”. Stuart travels to Morocco to discover the polyrhythms of Gnawa and back to Wells Cathedral to understand the mechanics of choral polyphony. He meets Kanye West collaborator Caroline Shaw to examine melody and the effect of the human voice, CeCe Winans to discuss the roots of Gospel, takes a gong bath in New York and visits minimalist master Steve Reich to unpack the trance inducing powers of repetition
01:35
Top of the Pops
Madonna, James, Haddaway, Bruce Springsteen and Doop from March 1994
02:05
Top of the Pops
Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Prince, Roachford and Take That from April 1994
02:35
Top of the Pops
Music by Hot Chocolate, Rockwell, Nik Kershaw, Carmel and Howard Jones
03:05
Top of the Pops
Featuring Eddie Cochran, George Harrison, the Mission, Kylie Minogue and the Bangles
Peter Powell and Mark Goodier introduce the edition first aired on February 2 1988, featuring the Primitives, Morrissey, Vanessa Paradis, Rick Astley, the Sisters of Mercy, Eddie Cochran, George Harrison, the Mission, Eddy Grant, Kylie Minogue and the Bangles
