A preview to tonight’s playout – one from the vaults – Jeremy Corbyn, newly elected MP for Islington North, gets some grief for his dress sense, and hands some out too. We’re […]
Zane Lowe meets…. Rick Rubin
Zane meets legendary music producer Rick Rubin, one of the most important musical figures of all time. Facilities courtesy of Amos Clarke & Eric Lynn. Produced by Lee Edmenson. Rick Rubin has […]
Damon Albarn says Oasis may have been better than Pulp…
The summer of 1994 was the summer Britpop ruled the waves – Twenty years on Stephen Smith goes to meet one of the artists that inspired a generation, Blur front man Damon […]
Is this most realistic sounding piano synthesiser?
Meet the real Piano Man. Click meets Joe Ierardi who is trying to make the perfect piano synthesiser. But is it better than a real piano?
TV Special: Harry Nilsson – The Music Of Nilsson (1971)
TV Special by Harry Nilsson recorded in London in 1971 at the BBC Television Theatre (now the Shepherd’s Bush Empire) and first broadcast on New Year’s Day 1972. This is available elsewhere […]
People in Crimea welcome time shift that synchronises them with Russia
People in the Crimean capital Simferopol have been celebrating the clocks changing to synchronise with the time in Moscow. Moscow formally annexed Crimea earlier in March after the predominantly ethnically Russian region […]
Richard Branson’s top 10 tips for success
Richard Branson left school at the age of 16 and set up Student Magazine with one of his friends. He went on to start Virgin Records in the 1970s and is the […]
“It’s Slade” BBC documentary (1999)
Excellent documentary about SLADE from 1999. Shown in 5 parts for You Tube.
BBC World Have Your Say – Q&A with Julian Assange
Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964
Clip from 1964 BBC Horizon programme.