BBC Music summer festivals 2014
It's the last Red Button blog of 2014 – and with Christmas past us and the new year nearly upon us it's also one of our best.
We've a bumper line-up to keep you entertained over the next week – you can enjoy a glittering array of sporting highlights from the past year, relive Glastonbury, catch-up with The Musketeers or ring in the new year with our Hogmanay Live coverage from Glasgow. What more could you ask for?
And we’d like to wish you all a very Happy New year from all of us on the BBC Red Button team!
Best of Summer Festivals 2014
Relive outstanding performances and unique moments from the heady days of summer with highlights from Glastonbury, T in the Park, Reading festival and Radio 1’s Big Weekend, including Dolly Parton, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Rudimental, Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro, Paramore, Metallica, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Royal Blood, George Ezra, Imagine Dragons and more.
Sat 27 December, 8pm-6am
Sun 28 December, 6am-9.30am, 9pm-1.15am
Mon 29 December, 1.30pm-10pm
Tue 30 December, 1am-4pm, 7pm-10pm
Wed 31 December, 1.10pm-8.55pm
Thu 1 January, 12.30am-10.10am
Fri 2 January, 6.10am-8am
Sound of 2015
Huw Stephens presents the most exciting new music acts, as voted onto the Sound Of 2015 list.
We travel around the UK and beyond to catch this year’s nominees as they write, record and perform the songs that will most definitely feature on the soundtrack to life in 2015.
Introducing Stormzy, Novelist, Years & Years, Raury, Shura, James Bay, Rae Morris, Shamir, George the Poet, Wolf Alice, Sunset Sons, Lapsley, Slaves, Kwabs and SOAK.
As well as watching this music documentary on red button & iPlayer, there’s more from this year’s crop of new talent at www.bbc.co.uk/soundof2015.
Fri 2 January, 8am-8.25pm, 9pm-9.55pm
Sat 3 January, 4am-6am
New Year's Day Vienna Concert
Zubin Mehta returns to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for the fifth time in their traditional start to the New Year, live from the Musikverein in the heart of Vienna playing the Strauss family’s traditional and hugely popular waltzes, polkas and marches.
Thu 1 January, 10.10am-12.50pm
Hogmanay Live 2014
Go to some of the best places to celebrate New Year, presented from the heart of Glasgow and joining one of the biggest street parties in the world, the famous Edinburgh Hogmanay.
Wed 31 December, 11.25pm-12.30am
Musketeers Catchup
Catch up with The Musketeers’ storylines and follow d’Artagnan’s journey to becoming a Musketeer. A thrilling world of action, adventure and romance inspired by Dumas' characters.
Sat 27 December, 6pm-8pm
Sun 28 December, 7.30pm-7.55pm
Mon 29 December, 6.40am-8am, 10pm-11pm
Tue 30 December, 4pm-7pm
Wed 31 December, 8.55pm-11.25pm
Thu 1st January, 7.30pm-10pm
Fri 2 January, 8.25pm-9pm, 9.55pm-4am
Antiques Roadshow Play Along Quiz
Press red to test your antiques knowledge with the interactive quiz which accompanies Sunday’s programme. Guess the valuation of each item featured on the show and see if you could make it as an expert.
Sun 28 December, 7.55pm-9pm
Sport
Sport enthusiasts are in for a treat. Relive all the best moments from this year’s World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Ryder Cup F1 and Wimbledon with replays and highlights being broadcast on Red Button throughout the week. Plus there’s the usual Football League Show and Final Score.
For full details of sports coverage on Red Button visit the BBC Sport website. Please note that live sports times are subject to change.
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