As most do jools is always a must not miss tv endorsement, but what others do people watch as the the year comes to and end ,for me the post office job Mr bates v them, partly filmed in llandudno/Kent is a great starter which commences on new years day admittedly starts in the new year but is a must watch just for the truth ,nye again beatles on bbc2 followed by match of the day  ...bbc 1 really for me does not hold anything worth staying in for rick astley ?? graham norton ?? whilst itv respond with James bondchannel 4 are no better M.I.B International ?? SO IM OFF OUT RECORD WHAT I NEED TO COS I THINK THIS IS NOT THE BEST BRITAIN CAN OFFER enjoy yourselves no matter what and a happy new year to ALL 

Watched 'When Tina Turner Came To Britain' (BBC2) last night. Most on here won't remember or have attended an Ike & Tina live performance in the 60's BUT they were just electric. As a Melody Maker journo stated at the time (during both of  the revue's first 2 UK tours), they put on the very best high energy R&B show ever seen in the UK at the time.

I got to see them play the Wheel, though they also played the Mojo (66), Leeds (66), Harrogate,  Chesterfield (68) and the Casino (68), but the Wheel was an ideal venue for the act. Small stage, packed club, high energy show, exited audience. I managed to get down front near the stage that night and the impact of the Ikettes dancing (& singing) just inches away from my face in their tight mini dresses left a lasting impression.

Anyway, the TV documentary pulls together lots of material about those times (as well as later experiences Tina had in the UK). It captures those times as well as is possible + shows lots of historic footage of the revue playing live.

If you missed it, I think it should be available on BBC I-Player. 

Edited December 31, 20231 yr by Roburt

BTW, with regard to the impact seeing them live had on me at the time, I detailed it earlier this year when Tina passed. I posted the piece I wrote on the experience which I put on here a while back .....

thread >>   IKE & TINA TURNER; UK -- 1968

Joolz is done, too many who can’t sing like they used too . Not enough new and different now. Used to get at least one if not two new albums from the fresh new artists he used to have on.

can still remember seeing portishead for the first time on joolz. Can’t remember last new/ fresh band he had on that had me finding and getting their music in the basis if their performance on joolz…..

I agree - nothing much on tonight but I've got plenty recorded to keep me occupied. I won't be going out as my dog is scared of the fireworks.......aww poor me!😭

PS - I saw Ike & Tina at The Wheel too - saw loads of brilliants acts there, but Ike & Tina were among the best.👍👍

3 hours ago, Roburt said:

Watched 'When Tina Turner Came To Britain' (BBC2) last night. Most on here won't remember or have attended an Ike & Tina live performance in the 60's BUT they were just electric. As a Melody Maker journo stated at the time (during both of  the revue's first 2 UK tours), they put on the very best high energy R&B show ever seen in the UK at the time.

I got to see them play the Wheel, though they also played the Mojo (66), Leeds (66), Harrogate,  Chesterfield (68) and the Casino (68), but the Wheel was an ideal venue for the act. Small stage, packed club, high energy show, exited audience. I managed to get down front near the stage that night and the impact of the Ikettes dancing (& singing) just inches away from my face in their tight mini dresses left a lasting impression.

Anyway, the TV documentary pulls together lots of material about those times (as well as later experiences Tina had in the UK). It captures those times as well as is possible + shows lots of historic footage of the revue playing live.

If you missed it, I think it should be available on BBC I-Player. 

I watched the first 30minutes of Tina live at Arnhem 2009 last night, MOTD was on the other side. She was great, the band sounded great, the 4 female dancers were wonderful, I'll catch up on the rest of the show on BBC I Player.

There's me posting this up and my sky box has packed up no sky repair til 4th Jan, but I did watch MOTD last night will reiterate nothing worth a mention on tonight though