BBC 4 Listings for 23 February – 1 March 2013 Page 1 of 4 SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2013 importance of the record shop to the bittersweet brevity of the Together with fans, critics, artists and those who knew song itself, from stacking singles on a Dansette spindle to Lichtenstein, Alastair leads an entertaining and provocative SAT 19:00 Natural World (b0078gk1) dropping the needle and thrilling to the intro. discussion about the work and legacy of one of the most 2002-2003 celebrated and instantly recognisable artists of the 20th century. Featuring contributions from Noddy Holder, Jack White, Renowned for his works based on comic strips and advertising My Halcyon River Richard Hawley, Suzi Quatro, Holly Johnson, Jimmy Webb, imagery, Lichtenstein's chisel-jawed action men and love-lorn Pete Waterman, Norah Jones, Mike Batt, Graham Gouldman, women made him the hero of the Pop Art movement. An idyllic portrait of a British river, chronicling the small Miranda Sawyer, Norman Cook, Trevor Horn, Neil Sedaka, dramas of the wildlife that lives in and around it. Otters hunt Paul Morley, Rob Davies, Lavinia Greenlaw, Brian Wilson and When the pictures first appeared in the 1960s they caused a under the cover of darkness, mink lie in wait for unwary victims Mike Love. sensation - but also outrage and controversy, with many and kingfishers spear their prey, while newborn chicks learn to questioning whether his re-workings of other people's images swim under the watchful eye of their parents. could really be called art. As the exhibition reveals, however, SAT 23:45 Country at the BBC (b017zqwb) there was more to Lichtenstein than simply the famous comic Grab your partner by the hand - the BBC have raided their book images and also on display are many of his less familiar SAT 19:50 Wild (b0078ssw) archive and brought to light glittering performances by country works - nudes, landscapes, sculpture and his own take on the 2004-05 Shorts artists over the last four decades. work of modern art masters such as Picasso and Matisse. Wild Summer River Star appearances include Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Offering an in-depth look at one of the year's most talked about Johnny Cash and, of course, Dolly Parton. All the greats have exhibitions, Alastair and guests explore the enduring appeal of A leisurely trip down the River Dart, through moor and heath performed for the BBC at some point - on entertainment shows, Lichtenstein's imagery, debate the controversies around his into ancient oak woodland and back out onto open pasture. in concert and at the BBC studios. Some of the rhinestones work and his influence on today's generation of artists and Dippers, herons, kingfishers, mallards and many other water revealed are Charley Pride's Crystal Chandeliers from the Lulu tackle the big question - was Lichtenstein a Pop Art genius and birds can all be found on its water, along its banks live badgers Show, Emmylou Harris singing Together Again on the Old one of the defining image-makers of the 20th century, or a one- and foxes, and above it soar buzzards and peregrine falcons. Grey Whistle Test and Billie Jo Spears's Your Good Girl's trick wonder whose big idea was so powerful he could never let Gonna Go Bad from the Val Doonican Music Show. it go? SAT 20:00 Baroque! - From St Peter's to St Paul's We're brought up to date with modern country hits by kd lang, (b00j8bwk) Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss and Taylor Swift, plus a special SUN 21:00 Madness in the Desert: Paris to Dakar Episode 2 unbroadcasted performance from Later...with Jools Holland by (b01r1cnw) Willie Nelson. Documentary telling the story of the world's craziest race. Three-part series exploring the Baroque tradition in many of its key locations. Starting in Italy and following the spread of the In 1977, French motorcyclist Thierry Sabine was in serious wildfire across Europe and beyond, art critic Waldemar SAT 01:15 Top of the Pops (b01qsrh8) trouble, lost in the Libyan desert and dying from thirst. Whilst Januszczak takes us on a tour of the best examples of Baroque 16/02/78 most men would weep and think back over their lives, Thierry to be found, and tells the best stories behind those works. thought about coming back - to do a rally across the Sahara David 'Kid' Jensen introduces the weekly pop chart programme Desert. The 9,000km Paris-Dakar rally was born. He follows Baroque to its dark heart in Spain, focusing on the featuring performances from the Tom Robinson Band, Kate route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and Bush, Elkie Brooks, Magazine, Darts, Billy Joel, Sweet, the Bee The rally became a beacon for eccentric adventurers battling the featuring star painters Velasquez, Caravaggio and Zurburan. He Gees, Abba and Legs & Co. terrain in customised vehicles, seduced by the romance of the then carries on through Belgium and Holland to discover such desert and the extreme challenge. It soon became a victim of its celebrities as Rubens and Vermeer. own rapid success. Caught up in controversy and with over 60 SAT 01:50 New Power Generation: Black Music Legends of deaths, in 2008 this incredible event was brought to an end in the 1980s (b0177bjb) Africa by terrorism. SAT 21:00 Spiral (b01qytvt) Prince: A Purple Reign Series 4: State of Terror Featuring winners Cyril Neveu, Hubert Auriol, Jean-Louis Film which explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - Schlesser, Ari Vatanen, Stephane Peterhansel, Martine de Episode 5 revolutionised the perception of black music in the 1980s with Cortanze, former participant Sir Mark Thatcher and many worldwide hits such as 1999, Kiss, Raspberry Beret and more, this is the story of the biggest motorsport event the world The autopsy of the Kurd reveals a hidden clue which leads Alphabet Street. He became a global sensation with the release has ever seen and one of the greatest challenges of human Herville to upgrade the case to the highest priority. Karlsson of the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical movie Purple Rain endeavour ever conceived, told by those who took part. receives a visit from Special Branch, who attempt to blackmail in 1984, embarking on an incredible journey of musical self- her into providing information about Thomas Riffaut. Judge discovery that continued right up to his passing in April 2016, How the west took on a landscape of incredible beauty and Roban continues to investigate the case against his colleague aged 57. scale. And lost. Garnier and finds that he has a very unlikely ally. Gilou is getting in deeper with the sinister Egyptian brothers. From the psychedelic Around the World in a Day to his masterpiece album Sign O' the Times and experiments with hip- SUN 22:00 Timeshift (b01p2pm6) In French with English subtitles. hop and jazz, Prince was one of most ambitious and prolific Series 12 songwriters of his generation. He tested the boundaries of taste and decency with explicit sexual lyrics and stage shows during Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in SAT 21:50 Spiral (b01qytvw) his early career, and in the 1990s fought for ownership of his Britain Series 4: State of Terror name and control of his music, played out in a public battle with his former label, Warner. Highly regarded as one of the most Timeshift, the black belt of the archive world, takes a look at Episode 6 flamboyant live performers ever, Prince was a controversial and the rise of martial arts in Britain. From the early days of famously elusive creative force. bartitsu, through judo and karate to kung fu, Britain has had a At a top-level police meeting called when a youth is shot dead long and illustrious involvement with the martial arts. Gold in a drive-by killing, Herville boasts that his unit is already Contributors include Revolution guitarist Dez Dickerson, medals have been won, Sherlock Holmes's life has been saved investigating a gun-running case and will have arrests within 24 Paisley Park label president Alan Leeds, hip-hop legend Chuck and aftershave has been worn - all thanks to the martial arts. hours. Karlsson visits Riffaut's new hideout and overhears the D and Prince 'Mastermind' and UK soul star Beverley Knight. gang planning a kidnapping. Clement is called to a judicial review with Jorkel and the wife of Jorkel's missing business SUN 23:00 The Swing Thing (b00g3694) partner. Berthaud asks Judge Roban to take on the gun-running SAT 02:50 Baroque! - From St Peter's to St Paul's Documentary telling the story of swing, an obscure form of jazz case. (b00j8bwk) that became the first worldwide pop phenomenon, inspired the [Repeat of broadcast at 20:00 today] first ever youth culture revolution and became a byword for In French with English subtitles. sexual liberation and teenage excess well before the Swinging Sixties. SAT 22:45 The Joy of the Single (b01nzchs) SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2013 In the process, swing threw up some of the greatest names in Do you remember buying your first single? Where you bought 20th century music, from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington it? What it was? The thrill of playing it for the first time? What SUN 19:00 The Story of British Pathé (b0141mmz) to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. The film uses archive and it sounded like? How it maybe changed your life? Lots of us do. Entertaining Britain contemporary accounts to shed light on why it endures today. Lots of us still have that single somewhere in a dusty box in the attic, along with other treasured memorabilia of an adolescence While the company was famous for its pioneering news reports, lost in music and romance.