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TV Programmes Featuring Queen
All of the programmes on this page feature some
content related to Queen, but they are not exclusively about the
group.
All shows were broadcast on the main terrestrial or digital
channels available in central England. This lists all of the
programmes broadcast since about March 1999; undoubtedly there
will have been specific programmes produced and broadcast before
this, and I could well have missed other programmes broadcast
since then.
'Top Of The Pops' performances are not included here, as they are
too numerous and too little is known about dates. In addition to
the programmes on this page, an episode of the quiz show
'Mastermind', broadcast in October 2005, featured a contestant
answering questions on Queen. These questions to that can be
found in the Quiz section.
Major TV Features:
Less notable TV Appearances include:
In addition, Brian is also an occasional contributor to the BBC series 'The Sky At Night', hosted by his close friend, Sir Patrick Moore.
Al Murray's Happy Hour
Queen have made two appearances on this show in both 2007 and
2008. Al Murray is a big Queen fan and on every show of each
series, a guest artist appears and performs a Queen song, with Al
Murray himself normally joining in on vocals.
In 2007, the cast of 'We Will Rock You' appeared to perform 'We
Will Rock You' (with a bit of 'Tear It Up'), and after about 2
minutes a curtain dropped to reveal Roger and Brian. Brian and
Roger also appeared briefly in a sketch at the end of the show.
In 2008, Queen + Paul Rodgers appeared, performing the new song
'C-lebrity' during the show, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' during the ad
break (only the last part was broadcast) and appearing at the end
to perform a shortened version of 'All Right Now', with Paul and
Al Murray on vocals.
Footage of 'C-lebrity' from 2008 was later made available to
download on the QueenOnline website, and available on the CD
single.
A Question Of Pop
Broadcast in 2000, this was a 30 minute music based quiz, an
almost direct copy of 'A Question Of Sport'. The show was hosted
by Jamie Theakston, and Roger was on the same side as team
captain Suggs, and former Eternal singer Kelly Bryan. The other
team had team captain Noddy Holder, Kirsty MacColl and B'Witched
singer Lindsay Armaou. The show also included footage of Roger
from various promo videos as an introduction.
Battle Of The Popstars Live
This programme was shown on Channel 5 in September 2006. It
featured five rounds, each one featured a number of 'bouts' where
one artist was against another artist, with members of the public
voting for their favourite, with the winnner progressing to the
next round. It combined short clips from promo videos and live
concerts, with interviews from numerous people (with no
involvement from Roger/Brian, the only Queen connection is Mick
Rock). The show was narrated by Jamie Theakston. The rounds
involving Queen were as follows (with the times being for both
artists)
Queen finished second overall with Elvis Presley the winner.
Britain's Favourite Number
One Single
This two hour and five minute programme was broadcast on Channel
5 on 21 February 2005. The programme stated that the list was the
result of the largest ever poll. The top 10 were:
The clip about 'Bohemian Rhapsody' lasts for only a few
minutes and features footage from the video, intercut with
interviews with Mick Rock, Status Quo, Professor Allan Moore (a
musicologist), Stewart Copeland (of The Police) and several other
journalists or DJ's.
Click here
for full analysis of how this poll compares with others.
Children In Need
Broadcast on 16 November 2002. Queen performed with the cast of
'We Will Rock You' at this annual fundraising night, taking to
the stage at around 12:15am for around 12 minutes. The tracks
performed were:
Daily Live
Broadcast in August or September 1998. Brian talks to host Paul
Ross for around 9 minutes, about his career in general. The show
features footage of 'We Will Rock You' from 1986, a short clip of
'I Want It All' and part of 'The Show Must Go On'. It also
features an excerpt from the promo video for Rolf Harris's
version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', and also a rare 45 second clip of
the promo video of 'Why Don't We Try Again?'. Brian was also due
to return to the show to talk about the British Bone Marrow Donor
Association (BBMDA), but I think they ran out of time.
Music Of The Millennium
Broadcast in December 1999 (I think). This programme was the
result of a several month long poll to find the nation's
favourite song. The overall programme was hosted by Richard
Blackwood but many of the discussion parts of the show were
hosted by Jo Whiley. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted the number one
song, and as a result Brian and Roger were invited to talk about
the track. Bob Geldof, Jarvis Cocker and journalist Miranda
Sawyer were also part of the discussion. The programme ended with
footage of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' from Wembley 1986, and the
discussion and track lasted around 10 minutes in total.
Parkinson
Broadcast on 18 May 2002, but recorded on 2 May 2002. Queen
performed four live tracks with the cast of 'We Will Rock You' to
promote the musical, and their performance lasts around 10
minutes. Ben Elton was one of the guests on the show, but his
interview focused on his career and did not really mention the
musical. The tracks performed were:
Seven Ages Of Rock : We
Are The Champions
Broadcast on 16 June 2007 on BBC2 at 9.05 pm, length 60 minutes.
This programme covers the history of stadium rock, featuring
profiles of Led Zeppelin, Queen, Kiss, Bruce Springsteen, The
Police, Dire Straits, U2, and of course Live Aid.
Four sections of the programme feature Queen:
Smith & Jones
Broadcast on 14 October 1998. Brian appears in four sketches
which appear throughout the programme. The sketches are about
Brian being invited to Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones flat for
a 'lad's night in'. The sketches are:
TFI Friday
Broadcast in October 1998, Roger was a guest on the show hosted
by Chris Evans. The interview began with video footage of
'Another One Bites The Dust', 'Killer Queen', 'It's A Hard Life',
'I Want To Break Free' and 'A Kind Of Magic', and then Roger
talked about his career, lifestyle and new album (Electric Fire).
Roger then performed 'Radio Ga Ga', followed by a short reprise
of the track, and returned at the end of the show to perform 'No
More Fun'. The interview and performances last for around 18
minutes in total.
The 100 Greatest
Number One Singles
Broadcast in either 2001 or 2002 on Channel 4. This was a four
hour programme featuring footage of the top 100 number one
singles. I'm not quite sure what criteria was used to compile the
list, given some of the choices (eg 'Groovejet' is included in
the top 10, yet 'Do They Know It's Christmas' and 'Candle In The
Wind '97', two of the best selling singles of all time, were
not). The top ten tracks were:
The feature on 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was around 3 minutes long
and featured footage from the video, and interviews with Roger
Taylor, Nile Rodgers, Emma B and Eric Hall (who worked for EMI in
plugging the record in 1975).
Click here
for full analysis of how this poll compares with others.
The Top 10 Guitar
Heroes
Broadcast on 24 March 2001 on Channel 4. This was an 85 minute
long programme, presented by Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of
Status Quo. The guitarists were included based on their
transatlantic success, their influence and their innovation. The
guitarists were:
The feature on Brian was around 7 minutes long and included:
The Top 100 Promo Videos
This four hour programme was broadcast on Channel 4 on 6th
February 2005, and concentrated on the best pop videos. The top
10 was as follows:
Queen had only one other video in the top 100, with 'I Want To
Break Free' at number 21.
Click here for
full analysis of how this poll compares with others.
The World's Greatest Gigs
This one hour and five minute programme, part of the UK Music
Hall Of Fame series, was broadcast on Channel 4 on 9 November
2005. The programme featured the top twenty concerts, as voted
for by a panel of 60 artists, journalists and industry
executives. The top 10 were concerts by:
Queen's performance at 'Live Aid' came top of the poll, and the feature was approximately five minutes long, featuring contributions from Roger, Brian, Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Paul Gambaccini and Henry Rollins, as well as footage from the show. Some of the interview footage was obviously recycled from the 2004 UK Music Hall Of Fame citations. Brian also contributes a very short interview snippet at the end of the feature on Jimi Hendrix.
The UK Music Hall Of
Fame
This series was broadcast on Channel 4 in October and November
2004, to select five acts from each decade from the 1950's to the
1990's to be inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame. Queen
appeared in the program based on 1970's acts, broadcast on 24
October 2004. The acts were selected by industry experts, and the
public were asked to vote for their favourites. The nominees
were:
The program included clips of Queen throughout their career,
including footage from Live At Wembley 1986, Live Aid, the 46664
Concert, and various promo videos, whilst interviewees were
Richard Skinner, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Katie Melua, Henry
Rollins, Anastacia, Mick Rock, Eric Hall, Paul Gambaccini and
Russel Watson. The Queen citation lasted approximately 10
minutes.
Queen were the eventual winners of the 1970's program, and were
inducted into the Hall Of Fame at the Hackney Empire, London, on
the 11 November 2004. Roger and Brian received their award from
Justin & Dan from 'The Darkness', before performing 'We Will
Rock You' and 'We Are The Champions' with Paul Rodgers. They also
returned for the finale to perform 'All Right Now'. In total
Queen appear for approximately 18 minutes.
In all, ten acts were inducted into the Hall Of Fame. They were
Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Beatles, The
Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Queen, Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2
and Robbie Williams.
The show was broadcast three days after filming, on 14 November
2004.
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