Tag: BBC Four

'Kraftwerk: Pop Art': Watch hour-long documentary aired on BBC Four

‘Kraftwerk: Pop Art’: Watch hour-long documentary aired on BBC Four

Last night, BBC Four aired a 2013 documentary on German electronic-music legends Kraftwerk that includes footage of the group’s album-by-album residency at London’s Tate Modern that same year, as well as new interviews with the band along with rare and archival clips.

Video: BBC’s ‘Punk Britannia' Parts 1-3 (1972-1981) — watch complete 3-hour series

Video: BBC’s ‘Punk Britannia’ Parts 1-3 (1972-1981) — watch complete 3-hour series

Last night, Britain’s BBC Four aired the third and final installment of the new “Punk Britannia” documentary series, billed as a look at the ‘historic cosmology, meteoric impact and smouldering aftermath of the most genuinely transformative force in British popular music history.’ Watch the full, three-hour series right here.

Video: Watch BBC’s ‘Punk Britannia: Part 2, Punk 1976-1978’ — full episode

Video: Watch BBC’s ‘Punk Britannia: Part 2, Punk 1976-1978’ — full episode

Last night, BBC Four aired the second installment of the new three-part ‘Punk Britannia’ documentary series. Thanks, once again, to YouTuber syden1, you can now watch Part 2, subtitled ‘Punk 1976-1978.’ The final part, ‘Post-Punk 1978-1981,’ debuts next Friday, June 15.

Video: Watch BBC's 'Punk Britannia: Part 1, Pre-Punk 1972-1976’ — full episode

Video: Watch BBC’s ‘Punk Britannia: Part 1, Pre-Punk 1972-1976’ — full episode

Last night, Britain’s BBC Four aired the first installment of the new three-part ‘Punk Britannia’ documentary series, billed as a look at the ‘historic cosmology, meteoric impact and smouldering aftermath of the most genuinely transformative force in British popular music history.’ Watch Part 1 here.

Trailer: BBC to air 'Punk Britannia,' 3-part series marking 35th anniversary of punk

Trailer: BBC to air ‘Punk Britannia,’ 3-part series marking 35th anniversary of punk

BBC Four next month will follow up its excellent documentary ‘Synth Britannia’ with the new three-part ‘Punk Britannia,’ a look at the ‘historic cosmology, meteoric impact and smouldering aftermath of the most genuinely transformative force in British popular music history.’ The three parts air Friday, June 8 and June 15.

Video: 'Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany' — watch full hour-long BBC Four documentary

Video: ‘Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany’ — watch full hour-long BBC Four documentary

‘Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany’ spans 1968 to 1977, examining ‘how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.’ Check out the full hour-long doc, posted here, which features music and interviews from Kraftwerk, Can, Faust, Popol Vuh, Neu! and more.

Video: 'How the Brits Rocked America' in the '80s, with The Cure, Duran Duran, Police

Video: ‘How the Brits Rocked America’ in the ’80s, with The Cure, Duran Duran, Police

‘We’re the Kids in America,’ the third chapter of BBC Four’s ‘How the Brits Rocked America: Go West,’ features interviews with John Lydon, Robert Smith, Elvis Costello, Jim Kerr, Ian McCulloch, New Order’s Stephen Morris and Peter Hook, Adam Ant, Bob Geldof, Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, and many more.

Video: Watch BBC’s ‘Synth Britannia’ in full

Last month, on the eve of its airing on BBC Four, we offered up a few previews of “Synth Britannia,” the much-buzzed documentary that tracks the rise of British synthpop in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Now, particularly for those fans outside of the U.K. who couldn’t see the broadcast, we’re thrilled to be able to post the entire 90-minute program, which features appearances by Vince Clarke, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, Neil Tennant and Martin Gore.

Video: ‘Synth Britannia’ documentary on BBC

Tonight, those of you in the U.K. will be able to watch what looks to be a great new documentary on BBC Four: the 90-minute […]