Music TV - November 4 - 10

Hello,

I hope you are ready for another week of Music television delights. Tuesday's excellent Roundhouse gig will certainly have me tuning into next week's Later...Live to catch another glimpse of Midlake.

John Dankworth and Robert Plant fans take note, this could be the weekend to stay in and indulge in a bit of telly. Enjoy;

Friday 5 November - BBC Two

2350 - 2450: Later… with Jools Holland

Kings of Leon join Jools in the studio for the eighth live show of this series.They perform tunes from their new album, Come Around Sundown, the follow-up to their multi-platinum award winning breakthrough Only By the Night. Eric Clapton plays tracks from his current album Clapton, which sees him paying tribute to the songs that inspired him early in his career. MIA also joins Jools, with a couple of songs from her recent long player. Brand new UK band The Vaccines perform, with their blend of Beach Boys meets Ramones pop tunes. There's also English folk band Bellowhead, the eleven piece band bought together by John Spiers and Jon Boden. Plus comedian turned TV critic Harry Hill pops in for a chat about his debut album.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vtz9f

Friday 5 November - BBC Four

1930 - 2100: Berlin Philharmonic Europa Concert with Daniel Barenboim

Repeated: BBC Four - Monday 2430

The Berlin Philharmonic's visit to the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on 1st May stands out as one of 2010's musical highlights. The orchestra's annual Europa Concert celebrates their formation and each year takes place in a major European cultural centre. This year it was the turn of Oxford and the intimate surroundings of Sir Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vngmc

2100 - 2200: Sir John Dankworth at the BBC

Repeated: BBC Four - Sunday 2415

With an introduction from his widow Dame Cleo Laine, this programme pays tribute to Sir John Dankworth, jazz musician, big band leader and composer for TV and film. Featuring a wide variety of performances from the BBC archive, it includes John playing saxophone in the company of his hero Duke Ellington from Monitor 1958, an appearance with his orchestra at the Royal Variety Performance 1962, classic tracks from the series Jazz 625 including John's band accompanying Cleo Laine, and Cleo and John's 2007 performance on Later with Jools Holland.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tp21y

Read Peter Marsh's blog post about John Dankworth here.

2200 - 2300: Legends - The Dankworths

Repeated: BBC Four - Sunday 2515

Profile of the husband and wife jazz duo Cleo Laine and the late John Dankworth. John was one of Britain's best-known jazz musicians, composers and commentators, and Cleo is a singer and actress who has done just about everything - together they performed everywhere from jazz clubs to the world's major concert halls and theatres.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0087g6k

2300 - 2400: Jazz Britannia - Jazz 625

Vintage 1960s British jazz from the BBC's archives, presented by Steve Race. Featured performers include John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Victor Feldman with Ronnie Scott, the Tubby Hayes Big Band, the Johnny Ross Quartet, Annie Ross with the Tony Kinsey Quintet and Bill Le Sage's Directions in Jazz.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074r1d

2400 - 2500: Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody

Repeated: BBC Four - Saturday 2515

Paul Spencer's film follows Solomon Burke's journey from a humble Philadelphia neighborhood to New York and Hollywood, and the music industry's highest accolades - induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy for his 2002 album Don't Give Up on Me. His music is traced back to its gospel roots and we learn how faith in God sustained him, his 21 children, 79 grandchildren and 17 great grand children, the family he thought he would never have.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074scp

Saturday 6 November - BBC Two

== A NIGHT WITH ROBERT PLANT ==

2215 - 2315: Robert Plant - By Myself

Documentary. Robert Plant discusses his musical journey from Stourbridge, the British blues boom, superstardom with Led Zeppelin in the 70s, to the Band of Joy album. He also looks at his work with The Honeydrippers and North African musicians, his reunion with Jimmy Page, and his pairing with Alison Krauss.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vy78w

2315 - 2415: Electric Proms 2010 - Robert Plant

Robert Plant in performance at the Roundhouse with his new Band of Joy, featuring producer-guitarist Buddy Miller and harmony vocals from Patti Griffin. They perform songs from the hit album Band of Joy and reinterpret songs from Robert's past, including some Led Zeppelin classics. Also features a finale in which the Band of Joy are joined by the mass voices of the Oriana Choir.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vy78y

Listen to Robert Plant's performance in HD Sound, see pictures and hear Simon Mayo's interview with the singer on the Electric Proms website.

2415 - 2445: Robert Plant on Later…

Tracing Robert Plant's solo career from the early 90s via his appearances on Later... With Jools Holland. Through a mix of performance and interviews, the programme sees Robert reunited with Jimmy Page and a Moroccan orchestra, teaming up with Tom Jones and Solomon Burke on the Hootenanny, playing with former band Strange Sensation and also with Alison Krauss.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vy79y

Tuesday 9 November - BBC Two

2200 - 2230: Later Live...with Jools Holland

Bryan Ferry joins Jools in the studio for the ninth live show of this series. After a summer of touring with Roxy Music, he will be performing tracks from Olympia, his brand new solo album. Midlake, who first came to attention with their acclaimed The Trials of Van Occupanther album in 2006, make their UK TV debut with songs from 2010's The Courage of Others set. Plus, London newcomer and potential 2011 popstar Jessie J makes her TV debut.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w0g1p

Next week; Neil Diamond, Chuck Berry and Tom Jones.

Take care of yourselves.

Rory