Legends: Jacques Brel BBC4

Bluebirds

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Did anyone see this marvellous biography last night? Great stuff.
Hopefully it'll be repeated soon
As the BBC are planning to cut back on factual programmes don't hold your breath that the quality programming on BBC4 will continue. Which would be disappointing in the extreme.... I mean check this out for last night: Awesome stuff all round: (Rant over. Save the BBC!!!)

20:00 Legends: Jacques Brel...
... Ne Me Quitte Pas

A portrait of the Belgian born singer-songwriter whose unique observations on life and society and energetic performances made him an icon throughout the world.

His family, friends and celebrity fans (including Neil Hannon, Marc Almond and Petula Clark) discuss his life and the influence his genius had on music beyond its origins on the French language stage.

21:00 Ripping Yarns
Roger of the Raj: Roger Bartlesham finds himself involved in an Indian Marxist revolution.

21:30 Flight of the Conchords
6/12. Bowie: When Murray suggests a photo shoot, Bret becomes self-conscious about his body, but David Bowie appears in his dreams with all sorts of helpful advice. [AD,S]

22:00 Rob Newman's History of the World....
...Backwards

1/6

New series. Comedian and author Rob Newman shares his unique perspective on history from 2007 to the year zero in an innovative comedy series. Featuring comedy, archive and music. Joined by actors like Colin McFarlane, Richard McCabe and Anton Lesser, this episode begins with the steady decline in IT jobs, looks at how horse manure becomes a prized commodity in the 70s and watches eminent geneticists Watson and Crick slowly forget the secrets of DNA.


22:30 Barca, the Inside Story: Storyville
Showing to celebrate 10 years of Storyville

Going behind the scenes to follow the fortunes of Barcelona Football Club over the course of a year from 2003 to 2004, as the new management try to lift the club out of spiralling debt. Language may offend.


00:00 Gods of Brazil: Storyville
Using archive footage, Storyville tells the story of footballing legends Pele and Garrincha explaining how one became the World's Greatest Footballer and the other died a broken alcoholic at the age of 49.
 
A great prog on BREL indeed
 
It was a great documentary. And about time somebody did one!

Like Marc Almond said Brel really inhabits the songs when he's performing. Marc himself does this and so does Morrissey.
 
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