At the BBC
At the BBC is a program about music on BBC4. Series featuring legendary guitarists filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 38 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2025.
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5. Part V
Archive footage of great guitarists performing at the BBC studios. Featuring Johnny Thunders, Brian May, Duane Eddy, Robin Trower, Peter Green, BB King, Peter Frampton, Joan Jett.
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6. Part VI
Archive footage of great guitarists performing at the BBC studios. Featuring The Who, The Faces, Focus, Davey Graham, Ralph McTell, Nils Lofgren and Ted Nugent.
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4. Part IV
Archive footage of legendary guitarists performing at the BBC studios. Featuring The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Michael Chapman, Horslips, Eric Clapton, Motorhead and Nazareth.
A look at the life and career of 60s icon and girl-group pioneer Ronnie Spector, featuring performances in shows such as Later… with Jools Holland, The Old Grey Whistle Test and Glastonbury 2016.
A trip into the music archives to to mark 25 years since the formation of the Spice Girls, featuring their finest appearances on a range of BBC shows from over the years.
October 2025
A look back at some of Dolly Parton's finest performances at the BBC, incorporating her greatest moments and hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and Here You Come Again.
A trip through the archives that serves up an hour of killer Queen material, featuring some of the band's greatest musical moments ever delivered to our screens.
September 2025
Enjoy the Thrill of It All and Dance Away the evening for this dive into the BBC’s archives to look over some of the finest performances from both Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry.
Compilation of classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s, including Status Quo, The Who, Dire Straits, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Benson and Link Wray.
Compilation of BBC performances featuring guitarists such as Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, The Edge, Peter Green, John Martyn, Pentangle and Paco Pena.
Compilation of BBC performances featuring guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green, Johnny Winter, Manitas De Plata, Ry Cooder, Angus Young and Paul Kossoff.
August 2025
Spend an hour in the company of musical innovator Van Morrison in this vintage compilation of his most memorable BBC performances.
Performances by celebrated pianists, including Benno Moiseiwitsch, Solomon, Myra Hess, Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Brendel, Mitsuko Uchida and Stephen Hough.
John Thomson looks back at the life and work of his friend and comedy colleague Caroline Aherne. Clips include rarely seen routines from Caroline’s days on the stand-up circuit.
Turn back time on a journey through the BBC archives to celebrate singing superstar Cher with a selection of songs and chat show moments featuring many of the her greatest hits.
July 2025
A celebration of the hits of one of the greatest and biggest-selling stars of all time that looks back Whitney Houston’s best performances at the BBC.
A look back at a selection of magical Madonna moments on various BBC shows, from her first Top of the Pops appearance with Holiday in 1984 right up to the present day.
A collection of performances from one of the greatest singers and live performers in modern music - the legendary Tina Turner.
A look back through the BBC’s archives with the man who, against all odds, went from being the drummer in Genesis to one of the biggest solo performers of the 1980s and 90s.