June 7, 1944 – D-Day Plus One – Foothold In France.
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Category: BBC
Al Green – Live At Glastonbury 1999 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Al Green Live At Glastonbury 1999 – BBC 6 Music Something classic tonight by way of the inimitable and legendary Al Green, live in concert at the Glastonbury Festival in 1999. Since we’re getting close to what would ordinarily be the onslaught of Summer Festivals, Glastonbury is one of the
Syd Barrett In Session – 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth
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The Mock Turtles – Live At Manchester Academy 1991 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Mock Turtles – live At Manchester Academy – 1991 – BBC 6 Music For all the bands coming from the now-legendary Madchester Scene of the early 90s many, if not most of them got lost in the shuffle, or came and went, or were unable to duplicate their initial
Renoir On Renoir – Jean Renoir Talks About His Father Pierre-Auguste Renoir – 1964 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Jean Renoir talks about his father Pierre-Auguste – 1964 – BBC Transcription Service/Gordon Skene Sound Collection If you aren’t familiar with the work of Jean Renoir, it’s time to grab a film history book and read about this legendary filmmaker who helped shape and define the narrative film and pioneered
Fun Boy Three – Live At Regal Theatre – 1983 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Ending up the week, a look at Two-Tone bands with a slight cheat tonight. Fun Boy Three, consisting of Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding were initially founding members of The Specials, but left in 1981. When they did, they left Ska/Rocksteady behind for the most part, and moved
Donovan – In Session At The BBC – 1965-1968 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition
Donovan In Session At The BBC – Top Of The Pops-Saturday Club-Top Gear – 1965-1968- BBC Radio 1 Someone I haven’t played in a very long time. Donovan was an extremely popular figure from the mid-60s on. Initially marketed in the U.S. as the “British Bob Dylan”, Donovan’s first
Mott The Hoople – Live At The Paris Theatre – 1971 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert Edition
CMott The Hoople – In Concert at The Paris Theatre – 1971 – BBC 6 Music Sometimes I run into a dilemma, of sorts, over what to post for the “roundtable” feature. Tonight it was choice over whether to run the scheduled piece (Mott The Hoople at The Paris Theatre
April 16, 2001 – The Name Is Obrenovic: A War Criminal Goes On Trial – Another Israeli Air Strike In Lebanon – Guerrillas And Para-Military Squads In Colombia.
April 16, 2001 – News from the BBC World Service. April 16, 2001 as seen by the BBC World Service in this half hour program World Briefing. At the top of the news, the name Dragan Obrenovic probably didn’t ring any bell with most listeners, but if you were a
Cat Stevens In Session – 1971 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Even though at the time Cat Stevens was probably one of the more heavily played and universally well-known artists, even to the point of overkill in the early 70s, his work has stood up remarkably well over the years. So when I ran across this BBC session from around the