At the BBC
At the BBC is a TV show on BBC4. To mark 100 years since the birth of comedy legend Tommy Cooper, Sir Lenny Henry looks back through the BBC’s archives and shares some of the great man’s funniest moments. Show more. The long-running program has been available since 2012. A total of 152 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2024.
Last broadcast:13/04/2024 at 22:30
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Catch some classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s. The axe-wielding icons include Status Quo, the Who, Dire Straits, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tom Petty.
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Catch terrific performances from the best electric and acoustic axemen to grace the Beeb's studios in the 1970s, from Carlos Santana and Mark Knopfler to John Martyn and Pentangle.
March 2024
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Flamboyant fretwork from an eclectic list of iconic axemen. Catch The Who and The Faces alongside Davy Graham, Ralph McTell, Nils Lofgren, Ted Nugent and Dutch prog rockers Focus.
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Catch more great guitarists performing at Auntie Beeb. Riffs and solos provided by Johnny Thunders, Brian May, Duane Eddy, Peter Green, BB King, Peter Frampton and Joan Jett.
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Turn the volume up to 11 and enjoy some legendary axemen trading licks at the Beeb. Featuring the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Michael Chapman, Eric Clapton, Motorhead and Nazareth.
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Acoustic virtuosos and riff merchants from the '70s in one place. Stay tuned for Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Fleetwood Mac, the Jam and Free.
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New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through 40 years of performances from the archives, including rugby anthem World in Union on Top of the Pops.
February 2024
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Reggae performances from the BBC archive, featuring Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Desmond Dekker, Burning Spear, Althea and Donna, Dennis Brown and many more.
January 2024
December 2023