Lots of peeps have seen flight 666, but the Heavy Metal Britannia looks good because they will be showing old Beeb footage of metal bands (I imagine their archives are vast).
Programmes as follows:
Thu 4th March
23:00 - Flight 666
Iron Maiden documentary from the Somewhere Back in Time world tour
Fri 5th March
21:00 - Heavy Metal Britannia
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph.
22:30 - Heavy Metal Britannia at the BBC
Compilation of memorable heavy metal performances from BBC TV shows, including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Motorhead.
23:00 - Iron Maiden: Live in Concert
A 60-minute concert filmed in different cities around the world in early 2008 in which this British rock and roll export demonstrate why they are perhaps the global force in metal with songs like Fear of the Dark, Wasted Years, Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name. Taken from the concert film Somewhere Back In Time Live.
00:00 - Rock Family Trees - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Formed in the late 60s, Black Sabbath's lyrics, looks and lifestyle got them into trouble with moral guardians on both sides of the Atlantic. This programme charts the band's career, showing how friendships forged between the four original members 40 years ago have survived to the present.
Sun 7th March
23:50 - Rock Family Trees - Deep Purple People
Programme charting the tempestuous history of one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. In the early seventies, Deep Purple could claim to be the biggest band in the world in terms of record sales and the size of their live audiences. Yet tensions between the five members were never far from the surface and the history of the band is littered with splits. One of the many stories tells of the events which led to the singer Ian Gillan leaving Deep Purple in 1973, an event which keyboard player Jon Lord describes as 'the biggest shame in rock 'n' roll'. Members of Deep Purple and offshoots such as Rainbow, Whitesnake and Gillian describe with remarkable frankness the highs and lows of three decades of life in the music business.
All the programmes are repeated on BBC throughout the weekend, and should be available on BBC iPlayer.
Programmes as follows:
Thu 4th March
23:00 - Flight 666
Iron Maiden documentary from the Somewhere Back in Time world tour
Fri 5th March
21:00 - Heavy Metal Britannia
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph.
22:30 - Heavy Metal Britannia at the BBC
Compilation of memorable heavy metal performances from BBC TV shows, including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Motorhead.
23:00 - Iron Maiden: Live in Concert
A 60-minute concert filmed in different cities around the world in early 2008 in which this British rock and roll export demonstrate why they are perhaps the global force in metal with songs like Fear of the Dark, Wasted Years, Number of the Beast and Hallowed Be Thy Name. Taken from the concert film Somewhere Back In Time Live.
00:00 - Rock Family Trees - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Formed in the late 60s, Black Sabbath's lyrics, looks and lifestyle got them into trouble with moral guardians on both sides of the Atlantic. This programme charts the band's career, showing how friendships forged between the four original members 40 years ago have survived to the present.
Sun 7th March
23:50 - Rock Family Trees - Deep Purple People
Programme charting the tempestuous history of one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. In the early seventies, Deep Purple could claim to be the biggest band in the world in terms of record sales and the size of their live audiences. Yet tensions between the five members were never far from the surface and the history of the band is littered with splits. One of the many stories tells of the events which led to the singer Ian Gillan leaving Deep Purple in 1973, an event which keyboard player Jon Lord describes as 'the biggest shame in rock 'n' roll'. Members of Deep Purple and offshoots such as Rainbow, Whitesnake and Gillian describe with remarkable frankness the highs and lows of three decades of life in the music business.
All the programmes are repeated on BBC throughout the weekend, and should be available on BBC iPlayer.
