BBC 4 Listings for 2 – 8 April 2016 Page 1 of 4
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
BBC 4 Listings for 2 – 8 April 2016 Page 1 of 4 SATURDAY 02 APRIL 2016 Aid cemented them as stalwarts of the 80s, a band that broke natural speaking voice, the mezzo-soprano only rarely plays the down barriers and left a huge legacy for the stars that came name part. But when she does - in Carmen, Samson et Dalila, SAT 19:00 Treasures of the Indus (b069g53h) later, before they disbanded in 1986. and La Cenerentola - the fireworks begin. More often, she is the The Other Side of the Taj Mahal rival, and the villainess. However, they are a band with a past as colourful as their This is the story of the Indian subcontinent told through the music. George had a secret affair with his drummer Jon Moss Antonio explores the particular effect the mezzo voice has on treasures of three very different people, places and dynasties and when they acrimoniously split, the band fell apart and the audience. Her low, sultry tones make her voice perfect for that have shaped the modern Indian world. George descended into heroin addiction. Over the years there the earth goddess, but also the enchantress, the siren. But she have been numerous failed attempts to reunite the band. has to sing nearly as high as the soprano. So how does she do it? The Mughals created the most famous and dazzling empire that What is the 'chest voice' and what effect does it have? How do India has ever seen, from the Taj Mahal to fabulously intricate In 2014 Culture Club decided to come back together to record a you sing ugly to convey the evil of a character without miniatures of court life. new album and embark on a UK and US tour. Director Mike destroying your voice, and at the same time unearth some Nicholls has unique access, following the band as they first redeeming qualities? But in the process, did they bring civilisation to India or tear it meet in George's London home to write new material. However, apart? it's not long before creative differences and tensions from their Antonio finds out what makes the mezzo tick by looking at past begin to emerge. Faultlines develop further when the band great performances from Giulietta Simionato, Kathleen Ferrier, From the moment the first Mughal emperor Babur arrived from travel to Spain to record the new album, spending two weeks Marian Anderson, Shirley Verrett, Cecilia Bartoli and Lorraine Afghanistan the debate began - were the Mughals imposing working and living together in a remote recording studio. Hunt Lieberson, and taking soundings from Janet Baker, their own religion of Islam on a Hindu country, or were they Christa Ludwig, Joyce DiDonato, Felicity Palmer and Sarah open to the religion and art of the country they were As the band return to London to prepare for the tour, they Connolly. conquering? suffer a Twitter mauling after their first big public performance on Strictly Come Dancing. Relations are even more strained The artworks the Mughals left behind over their 200-year when George and the band sign to separate managers and a SUN 21:00 Bob Geldof on WB Yeats: A Fanatic Heart empire - even the very buildings which have traces of Hindu sudden illness threatens the whole reunion. (b076qphj) architecture as well as Muslim - clearly show how this debate Musician and advocate Bob Geldof examines the life and work played out, and Sona Datta traces how this most spectacular of The film looks at the band's troubled past, examining the of one of the 20th century's greatest poets, William Butler all Indian civilisations also sowed the seeds of discord. themes of success, fame and ego, and reveals the personalities Yeats. Geldof argues that as a poet and statesman, at the behind one of the most iconic bands of all time. vanguard of a cultural revolution, Yeats brought about immense change in Ireland's struggle for independence, without firing a SAT 20:00 Human Planet (b00rrd87) bullet. Grasslands - Roots of Power SAT 01:00 Top of the Pops (b075f6my) Richard Skinner introduces the pop programme, featuring the Written by Geldof and Roy Foster, this incisive and moving Grasslands feed the world. Over thousands of years, we humans Vapors, Tight Fit, Gidea Park, Sheena Easton, Visage and the documentary features readings by Bill Nighy, Van Morrison, have learned to grow grains on the grasslands and domesticate Specials, and a dance performance from Legs & Co. Richard E Grant, Colin Farrell, Bono, Edna O'Brien, Ardal the creatures that live there. Our success has propelled our O'Hanlon, Noel Gallagher and Liam Neeson. population to seven billion people. SAT 01:35 Top of the Pops (b075f6zc) But this episode reveals that, even today, life in the 'Garden of Steve Wright introduces the pop programme, featuring Kim SUN 22:40 Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Eden' is not always rosy. We walk with the Dorobo people of Wilde, The Undertones, Duran Duran, Bill Wyman, Stevie Kohlhaas (b049xvn6) Kenya as they bravely attempt to scare off a pride of hungry Wonder, Spandau Ballet, The Specials and Shakin' Stevens, and Drama set in the 16th century. Horse trader Michael Kohlhaas lions from their freshly caught kill. We gallop across the Steppe a dance performance from Legs & Co. is wrongfully taxed by a corrupt baron, his horses taken from with extraordinary Mongolian horsemen who were 'born in the him and his servant attacked. Thwarted in his attempts to seek saddle'. And in a perfect partnership with nature built up over compensation through the courts, he raises an army and begins a generations, Maasai children must literally talk to the birds. The SAT 02:10 One-Hit Wonders at the BBC (b05r7nxx) revolt in search of justice. honeyguide leads them to find sweet treats, but they'll have to Compilation of some indelible hits by artists we hardly heard repay the favour. from again, at least in a chart sense. Featuring Peter Sarstedt's In French with English subtitles. Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? - a number one in 1969 and a hit he never really matched, Trio's 1982 smash Da Da Da, SAT 21:00 Follow the Money (b0740xq8) Phyllis Nelson's 1985 lovers rock-style classic Move Closer, and SUN 00:35 Dan Cruickshank's Warsaw: Resurrecting Series 1 The New Radicals' 1999 hit You Get What You Give. History (b06r12fd) Dan Cruickshank returns to his childhood home of Warsaw for Episode 5 We travel through the years selecting some of your favourite the first time in almost 60 years. In a personal and moving film, number ones and a few others that came close, revealing what's he recalls his boyhood memories to explore the memories of the Mia is approached by a whistleblower and focuses her energy happened to the one-off hitmakers since and exploring the city and the memories of its people. No city in Europe suffered on finding out the truth about Energreen. Sander and Mr unwritten laws that help make sense of the one-hit wonder so much destruction in the Second World War, no city rose up Christensen worry that Mia's findings could jeopardise their phenomenon. so heroically from the ashes. The Nazis had razed Warsaw to listing on the stock exchange, and they plan to stop her with the ground, but after the war the people fought hard to bring Claudia's help. Mads and Alf follow one of Mia's leads to their city back from the dead in one of the greatest Energreen's research facility in Poland, and Mads is glad to get SAT 03:10 Sounds of the 70s 2 (b01glwkz) reconstruction jobs in history. As a boy, Cruickshank lived in away from his chaotic home life. Jan wants to help Nicky and Arthouse Glam - Get in the Swing the rebuilt old town and it inspired his love of architecture and Bimse out with the Serbs and introduces them to Erik, their new made him the man he is today. accountant. Performances from The Kinks, Roxy Music, Elton John, New York Dolls, Queen, Sparks, Rod Stewart and the rediscovered In Danish with English subtitles. David Bowie performance of The Jean Genie from January SUN 01:35 Sounds of the 70s 2 (b01glwkz) 1973. [Repeat of broadcast at 03:10 on Saturday] SAT 22:00 Follow the Money (b0740xqb) Welcome to gender-bending, boys getting in the swing and girls Series 1 who would be boys and boys who would be girls in this mixed- SUN 02:05 Bob Geldof on WB Yeats: A Fanatic Heart up, shook-up 70s world. (b076qphj) Episode 6 [Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 today] Despite Energreen's best attempts, Mia's article is published and puts the company on the spot as they try to find investors before SUNDAY 03 APRIL 2016 going public. The article isn't Sander's only problem, since MONDAY 04 APRIL 2016 Nicky tries to blackmail him with the contents of the stolen SUN 19:00 Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick iPad. Claudia is troubled with doubt about Sander. Mads and (b0760h88) MON 19:00 World News Today (b0763psh) Alf are desperately looking for the whistleblower who was Tom Service presents a tribute to the provocative composer Sir The latest national and international news, exploring the day's Mia's source. Peter Maxwell Davies, who died in March at the age of 81. events from a global perspective. Extraordinary performances and documentary from the BBC's In Danish with English subtitles. television archive that follow Max's journey from his radical origins as an Angry Young Man in the 1950s to his later life and MON 19:30 Welsh Railways (b018gs4c) work on his adopted home in the Orkney Islands and his Beating Beeching: Part 2 SAT 23:00 TOTP2 (b00sfz04) surprise appointment as Master of the Queen's Music in 2004.