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

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


RADIO For Grown-Ups

Thursday BBCR2 20.00 ~ 22.00
* Maconie & Radcliffe
Broadcasting from The Cambridge Folk Festival with studio sessions from the ubiquitous Kate "I'm Not Lily" Nash and Martin Simpson.

Friday BBCR6 21.00 ~ 22.00
* Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan: Women's Names
The Kinks, Sinatra and Howlin Wolf amongst many others ~ the links are surreally funny and the music played is sublime.

Friday BBCR3 22.30 ~ 23.30
* Jazz Library - Duke Ellington

Friday BBCR3 23.30 ~ 01.00
* Womad Festival 2007
The Fest season continues, probably like the rain, unabated. Verity Sharp introduces world music from Womad, including the superb Mexican singer, Lila Downs.

Saturday BBCR2 20.00 ~ 21.00
* Cambridge Folk Festival
Highlights ~ could include Steve Earle, The Waterboys or Kate Rusby who are all appearing this year.


TV For Grown-Ups

Wednesday BBC4 ~ 22.30 ~ 00.15
* George Melly Night
Tribute to the much-loved entertainer, writer/broadcaster and musician. 3 shows: Smokey Dives ~ visiting venues from his early career; At Brecon Jazz ~ from 2000 with John Chilton and The Feetwarmers; Arena: The Journey ~ looking at Dadaism

Thursday BBC4 19.30 ~ 20.10
* In Concert - The Hollies from 1969

Friday BBC4 21.00 ~ 00.40
* Marley Night
Strangely ignoring the Cambridge Festival, BBC4 repeats the recent Marley sons’ tribute to their father from Glastonbury, followed by the Marley concert at The Rainbow in 1977 and tops it off with a re-run of the recent doc Exodus 1977 following Marley's move to London.

Friday Film4 01.40 ~ 03.40
* Two-Lane Blacktop
A rare showing of the cult classic starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson.