Last chance to see: iPlayer's musical treats that won't last forever
The iPlayer is a fantastic repository for BBC Music stuff, whether it's recent festival footage (of which there is LOADS at the moment), documentaries on the history of music, old editions of Top of the Pops or a classical guitar masterclass series hosted by Julian Bream. There are also documentaries and features that have been specifically made for the iPlayer featuring the latest developments in hip hop, rock and indie music.
However, there is a catch. Every one of these astonishments is online for a set period of time. So, to help you prioritise, here's a collection of wonderful musical things that you'd be well advised to wrap your eyes and ears around as soon as you can.
Glastonbury Festival 2015
Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling
Lionel Richie performs Dancing On The Ceiling at Glastonbury 2015
There are 117 entries under Glastonbury in the iPlayer, a wealth of musical endeavour that includes compilations of the best moments, special intimate performances for the BBC and a tonne of complete sets - everyone from Motörhead to The Staves, Paul Weller and Florence + the Machine.
And, of course, the surprise delight of the entire festival, Lionel Richie and his bottomless bag of hits.
Make sure you watch it all before: 27 July.
Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp
"If you wanted to know what was going on in the business, you went to Marshall's"
Musicians reveal how Jim Marshall's shop provided a place to jam and get feedback.
This documentary tells the story of the single best-known item of stage furniture in the whole of rock history: the Marshall guitar amplifier, most commonly arranged into a wall of speakers known as the Marshall stack.
The contributors are a potted history of British guitar legends, including Pete Townshend of The Who, Joe Brown, session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan, Rick Parfitt of Status Quo, Steve Hackett of Genesis and Slash of Guns N’ Roses. But as this is a tale of an item of musical hardware, the real heroes are Jim Marshall and his team, beavering away on a British design classic.
Make sure you watch it before: 27 July.
T in the Park
Catfish and The Bottlemen - Kathleen
Catfish and The Bottlemen perform at T in the Park 2015
The dust has barely settled on the T in the Park site, and people are trying to figure out exactly what happened. Thankfully, there are 54 entries on the iPlayer that retell the story of that raucous weekend, even for people who weren't there. Just sit back and enjoy any of this temporary archive of full performances from The Prodigy, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Kasabian, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The War On Drugs, St Vincent, Alabama Shakes and Avicii.
Make sure you watch it all before: 10 August.
All Shook Up
For explorers and discoverers of unmapped music that is unlikely to trouble the compilers of the new chart, All Shook Up is like a melodious Narnia. The format is very simple: get some bands in, get them to perform one or two of their songs, film it with a nice introduction from 6 Music's Marc Riley, and that is that.
So far there have been four episodes, each one a televisual muesli with extra nuts and no unpleasantly large clumps of dried fruit. There are arresting performances from Slug, LoneLady, Richard Dawson, Jane Weaver, Wire, Teleman, and the very intense Sauna Youth offshoot Monotony.
Make sure you watch it before: 15 August.
Charlie Sloth's Rap Up
Charlie Sloth's Rap Up is a weekly gatheration of the latest developments in hip hip, rap and grime. It draws in specially recorded in-depth interviews - this week's is with Krept & Konan - exclusive live tracks, the best of 1Xtra's output from the Live Lounge and Charlie's own infamous Fire in the Booth freestyle sessions (see Vince Staples above).
Make sure you watch it before: you lose touch with what's good in the hood.
