This Week’s Music for Grown-Ups on Radio/TV

Your new listening/watching guide… thanks to compiler Mike Ollier


RADIO

Tuesday BBCR2 22.30 ~ 23.30
* Louie and the G-Men: Silvio Dante (you may know him as Miami Steve Van Zandt) narrates the story of one of the greatest songs ever ~ Louie, Louie. A fun tune, you'd think, so why did the FBI try to ban the original record by The Kings Men?

Wednesday BBCR2 23.00 ~ 23.30
* Classic Singles: A new six-part series about great 45s, starting with Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman."

Thursday BBCR2 23.00pm ~ 23.30
* In Love With Hank: 5th and final part of the profile on the greatest country singer ever, Hank Williams.

Thursday BBCR3 23.15pm ~ 01.00
* Verity Sharp has Johnny Dowd amongst the featured guests tonight. He's just been featured on Jackie Leven's superb "Oh, What A Blow That Phanthom Dealt Me" and if you like your Americana darker than a dark thing, twisted Johnny is your man.

Friday BBCR6 21.00 ~ 22.00
* Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan: Telephone: Kraftwerk and Elmore James this week.

Friday BBCR2 19.30 ~ 21.15
* Friday Night Is Music Night Presents Leonard Cohen On Songwriting - The Word's Mark Ellen laughs with Len and quizzes him about his most famous songs and how he wrote them. Hopefully BJs, Janis and The Chelsea Hotel will turn up.

Friday BBCR2 21.15 ~ 21.30
* Chronicles, Volume One - Sean Penn reads from THE book. 3rd part of 8.

Friday BBCR3 22.30 ~ 23.30
* Jazz Library: Sun Ra - jazz music's favourite space cadet profiled.

Friday BBCR3 23.30 ~ 01.00
* Jazz On Three: [em], the implausibly monikered trio featuring German pianist Michael Woolny are in session.

NB: If you visit the BBC2 website there is a competition to join the audience for two special shows from current-flavour-of-the-month, The Arcade Fire.



TV

Thursday C4 00.20 ~ 01.25
* 4Music ~ Wireless Festival 2007 - Video it and fast forward to find the confused nu-blues rockers The White Stripes ~ dressed as Pearly King & Queen whilst calling their album after a (almost) well known Yorkshire saying?!!? Thankfully, their music is better!

Saturday BBC2 19.10 ~ 20.00
* The Culture Show - Laughing Lou (goodness, Bob, Len, Lou all in one week? We only need Van to make up the set) tells us about his laugh-a-minute album 'Berlin.'

Saturday ITV1 22.45 ~ 23.45
* Parkinson - will 'The Parkinson Effect' work for Amy Winehouse?

Saturday BBC2 21.10 ~ 22.10
* Seven Ages Of Rock: Stadium Rock - Queen, Broooce and Led Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Saturday BBC4 22.55 ~ 23.55
* Genesis ~ Invisible Touch Tour At Wembley - Can you honestly think of anywhere worse to be?

Saturday BBC4 23.55 ~ 00.35
* Rock Goes To College ~ The Police - A 1979 concert