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

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


Radio For Grown-Ups

Fri BBCR6 21.00 ~ 22.00
* Theme Time With Bob Dylan: Texas
Carter Family, Ernest Tubb and Jimmie Rodgers. And no show about Texas would be complete without one of my favourites ~ the late, great Doug Sahm and also Ry Cooder & Freddie Fender with Across The Borderline. Great stuff.

Fri BBCR3 22.30 ~ 23.30
* Jazz Library: Oscar Peterson
Tinkling the ivories.

Fri BBCR3 23.30 ~ 01.00
* Jazz On 3
A broadcast for some un-broadcast stuff that wasn't deemed good enough for broadcast, so it wasn't. And now it is. Oscar, Ella and Django are featured in another listeners' pick.

Sat BBCR2 20.00 ~ 21.00
* Live And Exclusive: Van Morrison
Van da Man showcases his new album, 'Keep It Simple.'


TV For Grown-Ups
Fri BBC4 19.30 ~ 20.00
* Transatlantic Sessions
Repeat

Fri BBC4 20.00 ~ 21.00
* Tin Sandwich, anyone?
The history of the harmonica ~ Larry Adler, Sonny Terry, Stevie Wonder, Brendan Power and lots of others look at the story of the 'umble gob iron. Believe me, if you had to stand next to a harp player on stage blowing the bloody thing into your lugs ("waaaaahhhh") you wouldn't be amused and would certainly give this prog a miss, no matter how many good reviews it had (which it has).

Fri BBC4 21.00 ~ 22.00
* The Chieftains
Ooo look, it must be nearly Paddy's Day ~ they're wheelin' out the Irish stuff (see next prog also).

Fri BBC4 22.00 ~ 23.35
* Folk Hibernia
The revival of Irish folk.

Still, it's better than Sport Relief ~ I'll give them money if the guarantee they keep Patrick Keilty off my screen.