
Acting
Brian May
Born
1947-07-19 (79)
Place of birth
Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
92 titles
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Known for
6.1The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Great Performances
1971
5.0Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?
American Idol
2002
7.8An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
NRAmazing performances from Radio 1's world famous Live Lounge!
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010
5.9This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979
7.5A French variety show.
Numéro un
1975
Film credits
2020s · 13 titles
NRGlobal mega-star Katy Perry performs exclusively for ITV in a night full of spectacular performances from her incredible back catalogue and new album.
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
2024
6.7The story of the extraordinary final chapter of Freddie Mercury’s life and how, after his death from AIDS, Queen staged one of the biggest concerts in history, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, to celebrate his life and challenge the prejudices around HIV/AIDS. For the first time, Freddie's story is told alongside the experiences of those who tested positive for HIV and lost loved ones during the same period. Medical practitioners, survivors, and human rights campaigners recount the intensity of living through the AIDS pandemic and the moral panic it brought about.
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022
8.4The iconic rock band Queen performs their best hits like "We Will Rock You, " "Somebody To Love, " and "Bohemian Rhapsody" in an unforgettable live concert.
Queen Rock Montreal
2024
6.0The third day of the platinum jubilee celebrations continues with a spectacular evening of entertainment. The concert at Buckingham Palace features a glittering array of global stars and performers from the worlds of music and dance to celebrate 70 years of HM the Queen’s reign. As darkness falls, stunning projections illuminate the palace during the performances.
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
NRInterviews from band members, producers and others comparing two iconic bands - ABBA and Queen.
ABBA V Queen
2022
9.7Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over three nights in 2024 and marking his 30th year as an artist, this once-in-a-lifetime event sees classical star Andrea Bocelli appear in his home of Tuscany with a star-studded lineup of special guests to perform songs that have been the pillars of his career. This 4-disc package features two shows – “The Celebration” and “30 Years of Musical Inspiration” and over 4 and a half hours of performances. Bocelli is joined by an 80-piece orchestra, a cast of over 200 musicians and family and friends including Ed Sheeran, Jon Batiste, Shania Twain, Brian May and more. It’s a night that transforms both the landscape and beautiful Tuscan sky into something totally spectacular. The result: a mesmerising and truly unforgettable concert.
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary
2025
NRA short film tribute about the musician Meat Loaf, released by his family in 2023 on the anniversary of his death.
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
5.8Journey to the Teatro del Silenzio (Theater of Silence), Lajatico, where once-in-a-lifetime performances showcase the Maestro’s extensive and beloved repertoire, alongside captivating duets with an unprecedented cast of global superstars, including Ed Sheeran, Shania Twain, Will Smith, Jon Batiste, Sofia Carson, Lang Lang, Nadine Sierra and more. With extraordinary staging, production, and visuals, set against a landscape of unparalleled beauty amongst the Tuscan hills, Andrea Bocelli’s sensational career comes to life in a truly unforgettable experience.
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024
8.0No synopsis available yet.
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
2020
7.9An all-star global music event live from London's Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert featuring the biggest names in music joining together in celebration of the life, music and love of Taylor Hawkins, one of modern music’s most beloved figures.
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
The story of The Shadows to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary, using unseen archive, personal testimony and interviews with both the band and those they have influenced.
The Shadows At Sixty
2020
7.6The documentary film tells the story of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari through his words and those of colleagues and friends such as Bono, Sting, Brian May, Paul Young, Andrea Bocelli, Salmo, Francesco Guccini, Francesco De Gregori, Roberto Baggio, Jack Savoretti, Don Was, Randy Jackson and Corrado Rustici. A journey of the soul which, thanks to images coming from Zucchero's private archives and from the "World Wild Tour", his last and triumphant world tour, goes beyond the portrait of a successful musician reaching into the doubts and fragilities of 'man.
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023
9.0A celebration of some of the biggest names in music, offering an epic compilation of 60 songs performed over the past 60 years to celebrate BBC Two's diamond anniversary. All the performances featured originated on BBC Two and have formed an important part of the channel's output over its 60-year history. Featuring such musicians as Joni Mitchell, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Dolly Parton, Stormzy, Sam Smith, Kylie Minogue, Bob Marley, Blondie and Queen.
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
2010s · 17 titles
7.3A documentary chronicling Queen and Lambert's incredible journey since they first shared the stage together on "American Idol" in 2009.
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
8.1In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is stronger than ever 40 years on. But it was no bed of roses. No pleasure cruise. Queen had their share of kicks in the face, but they came through and this is how they did it, set against the backdrop of brilliant music and stunning live performances from every corner of the globe. In this film, for the first time, it is the band that tells their story. Featuring brand new interviews with the band and unseen archive footage (including their recently unearthed, first ever TV performance), it is a compelling story told with intelligence, wit, plenty of humor and painful honesty.
Queen: Days of Our Lives
2011
5.6A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up against one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood.
Life After Flash
2017
6.7From the dizzying heights of his “champagne supernova” years, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher falls into a wilderness of booze and legal battles, before making an attempt to stage the greatest comeback in rock history.
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
2019
7.3Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
2012
7.5To mark the 40th anniversary of Bohemian Rhapsody, this documentary digs deep into archive to tell the story of Queen as it follows their journey from a struggling band gigging at pubs and colleges to the moment they captured the UK's hearts and minds with what was to become one of - if not the - greatest song of all time. Queen's formative years have never been explored in such detail. With a wealth of unseen interviews, recently unearthed rushes of Queen's first ever video and outtakes from the recording sessions of Bohemian Rhapsody itself, this is the unique story of early Queen, told by the band themselves. This documentary completes the final part of the trilogy alongside Days of Our Lives and Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender. It's simple. It's real. It's raw. It's what happened.
Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
2015
7.5The Ritchie Blackmore Story traces the long and winding road of the guitar legend — from his early days as a session player (with legendary producer Joe Meek) and his early ’60s combo the Outlaws up through his years guiding one of hard rock’s finest bands, Deep Purple, and into his recent work with Blackmore’s Night.
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
6.9The closing ceremony of the games of the XXXth Olympiad.
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
10.0Created from backstage material filmed during Queen’s 1977 USA News of the World tour, this documentary was included in a special box set of Queen's landmark 1977 album News of the World, marking the 40th anniversary of the original release.
Queen : The American Dream
2017
8.9This piece offers interviews with the real life May and Taylor, who reminisce about the concert, along with other interviews and behind the scenes footage.
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
2014
7.9In 1977, BBC music presenter Bob Harris was given exclusive and extensive access to the Queen. Conducting insightful interviews with all four band members as well as filming them at work in the studio as they were planning and rehearsing their forthcoming North American Tour, and then following them as they performed across the US, Bob captured a band attempting to replicate their huge domestic success on the global stage. To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the News of the World album, the footage has now been carefully restored and revisited to compile this hour-long portrait of a group setting out to take the next step on their remarkable journey to becoming one of the biggest bands on the planet.
Queen: Rock the World
2017
5.0I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
9.5Queen and Adam Lambert see in the new year playing live to an audience of just 2000, at London's Iconic Big Ben. Setlist: Don't Stop Me Now / I Want To Break Free / Somebody to Love / Another One Bites the Dust / Under Pressure / Fat Bottomed Girls / Radio Ga Ga / I Want It All / Crazy Little Thing Called Love / The Show Must Go On / Bohemian Rhapsody/Killer Queen. Medley: We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions / God Save the Queen (Instrumental played from tape)
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
2014
7.0A look into the history of 3D by Brian May from Queen.
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011
5.6On July 16, 1969, hundreds of thousands of spectators and an army of reporters gathered at Cape Kennedy to witness one of the great spectacles of the century: the launch of Apollo 11. Over the next few days, the world watched on with wonder and rapture as humankind prepared for its "one giant leap" onto the moon--and into history. Witness this incredible day, presented through stunning, remastered footage and interviews that takes you behind-the-scenes and inside the spacecraft, Mission Control, and the homes of the astronaut's families.
The Day We Walked on the Moon
2019
7.2Follow the life of four talented musicians from their origins as they soared to one of the greatest Rock n Roll bands of all time. This documentary tells the story of Freddie Mercury and his impact on a band, which would become a worldwide sensation.
Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
2011
2000s · 16 titles
6.5If ever there was an album worthy of inclusion in Eagle Vision’s Classic Albums series it is Queen’s breakout release A Night At The Opera. Released in 1975, this was not only the band’s first platinum album, but also the one that catapulted them into the spotlight as one of the biggest rock acts in the world. Now for the first time, fans are offered an in-depth look at one of rock music’s seminal records.
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
2006
NRThis concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
9.2Greatest Video Hits 1 was the first Queen video collection on DVD. Most of the content was released previously on the VHS cassette Greatest Flix in 1981. It was released in October 2002, and included video hits of the band between 1973 and 1981. There is also a Greatest Video Hits 2. The DVD peaked at number one in UK, with sales of more than 90,000 copies. It was also the best selling DVD of the year in 2002. It was also number one in USA (platinum), Germany (gold), Spain and other countries. It was also 4 times platinum in Australia, 3 times platinum in Canada, platinum in Poland, and other places.
Queen: Greatest Video Hits
2002
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
2003
8.1The story behind the epic Queen single.
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
Follow the ups and downs of the British supergroup Queen in this documentary that goes backstage and behind the scenes to showcase the span of their career. Flamboyant lead singer Freddie Mercury, guitar virtuoso Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass player John Deacon created the sound that helped define pop music in the 1970s and made them global stars in the '80s, until Mercury's death from AIDS in 1991.
Queen: Music Video Box Documentary
2006
7.7Freddie Mercury (1946-91) was not just a man with one of the most pure and amazing voices the world has heard, but he was also the lead singer for Queen, the most enthusiastic rock band in history.
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
2000
5.81. We Are Motörhead 2. No Class 3. I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care) 4. Over Your Shoulder 5. Civil War 6. Metropolis 7. Overnight Sensation 8. God Save The Queen 9. Born To Raise Hell 10. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch 11. Stay Out Of Jail 12. Dead Men Tell No Tales 13. You Better Run 14. Sacrifice 15. Orgasmatron 16. Going To Brazil 17. Broken 18. Damage Case 19. Iron Fist 20. Killed By Death 21. Bomber 22. Ace Of Spades 23. Overkill 25 & Alive Boneshaker is a live DVD featuring Motörhead's 25th anniversary concert at Brixton Academy, on October 22, 2000. The concert has also been released as a CD entitled Live At Brixton Academy. The DVD also includes an acoustic session recorded at IHT Studios, Clapham, some Motörhead archive film, interviews with the band and their guests, and songs filmed at the Wacken Open Air on August 4, 2001
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
2001
NRThis is a new documentary on Queen, and features new interviews with Brian and Roger, footage from the 'We Will Rock You' musical, and other unseen footage, including excerpts from rare Solo promo videos. Any new or rare footage is shown in red. First broadcast on 1st June 2002 on Channel 4 as part of 'Queen Night'. Director / Producer : Nick Cory-Wright. Narrator : Arabella Weir
Killer Queen!
2002
8.2Filmed on the Hot Space Tour, complete Queen concert from Milton Keynes Bowl, 5th June 1982 in England where the band played a number of hits including "We Will Rock You", "Somebody to Love", "Under Pressure", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions".
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
2004
6.4Well known performers accompanied by 12,000 selected members of the public on the lawn of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
NRDocumentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled together in the back seat of a taxi, to the eve of the biggest televised event ever. Artists from the time tell the story of the day that music rocked the world. Organiser Bob Geldof recalls how after 12 weeks of manic preparation, the big day finally arrived.
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
NRJerry Lee Lewis along with special guest artists Van Morrison, , Dave Edmunds, John Lodge from the Moody Blues, Brian May of Queen, Dave Davies from The Kinks and many more performing to a sell out audience in London's Hammersmith Apollo.
Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
2002
7.3Recorded at Hyde Park in London, June 17th 2006, this 76 minute performance sees the Foo Fighters rock through some of their most popular material in front of a massive crowd, quoted in some media as nearly 100,000 people. At the time of this show, the band were touring in support of their excellent double album, In Your Honor. There have been a number of different members come and go in this band, however their current line-up has been the most stable.
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
2006
8.0Great documentary covering 1963 until 1968 with tons of original tunes, archive concert footage, interviews with bandmates and associates and behind the scenes look at this influential but short-lived supergroup.
The Story of the Yardbirds
2008
8.8The sequel to the successful Queen - Greatest Video Hits. Contains Songs like A Kind of Magic and The Invisible Man.
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003
1990s · 7 titles
8.4A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard, Elton John, Axl Rose, Extreme, George Michael, and many others. Performers alternate between doing their own hits, covering Queen songs, or jamming with the surviving members of Queen.
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
7.8A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica is a two-part documentary about the process of making the Metallica album (or "The Black Album"), and the following tour. It was produced by Juliana Roberts and directed by Adam Dubin. The second part runs approximately two-and-a-half hours and follows Metallica at the start of their Wherever We May Roam Tour in Europe through to the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour of 1992.
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
8.0Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey is a documentary following rock band Bon Jovi on their successful New Jersey Syndicate Tour between 1988 and 1990. It contains live, backstage, and candid footage of the band, soundtracked with their music.
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
1990
8.3This documentary on the music group Queen includes performance and rehearsal footage, and exclusive interviews from backstage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
7.9Music Video Collection from Queen between 1981 and 1991
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991
8.0Queen rock the National Yoyogi Stadium in this 1985 performance. 1. Opening 2. Tear It Up 3. Tie Your Mother Down 4. Under Pressure 5. Somebody To Love - Medley Killer Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye - Keep Yourself Alive - Liar - Vocal Solo 6. It's A Hard Life 7. Now I'm Here 8. Is This The World We Created? 9. Love Of My Life 10. Another One Bites The Dust 11.Hammer To Fall 12. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 13. Bohemian Rhapsody 14. Radio Ga Ga 15. I Want To Break Free 16. Jailhouse Rock 17. We Will Rock You 18. We Are The Champions 19. God Save The Queen
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985
1992
8.0Documentary, made specially for TV, featuring exclusive interviews and some previously unseen photographs.
Queen: Is This the Real Life?
1999
1980s · 6 titles
8.2On 27 July 1986, Queen performed the largest-ever stadium concert at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans. The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury.
Queen: Live in Budapest
1986
8.5One of the world's biggest bands returns to the scene of their Live Aid triumph (one year earlier in 1985) to play all their greatest hits in front of a packed Wembley Stadium.
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
1986
7.8Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Live Aid
1985
8.1In November 1981, and with “Under Pressure” topping the charts in the UK, Queen performed a blistering set of hits – including "We Will Rock You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" – in front of an 18,000-strong crowd at Montreal's Forum, in this stunning concert film.
We Will Rock You
1982
7.0This release captures highlights of Queen live in Tokorozawa on 3th November 1982. Recorded on the final date of the Hot Space tour and released only in Japan. Featured Setlist: • Flash's Theme / The Hero • Now I'm Here • Put Out The Fire • Dragon Attack • Love of My Life • Save Me • Guitar Solo • Under Pressure • Crazy Little Thing Called • Love • Bohemian Rhapsody • Tie Your Mother Down • Teo Torriatte • We Will Rock You • We Are The Champions • God Save the Queen
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
1986
8.8Queen's performance at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in 1985 is often regarded as rock's greatest live performance of all time. Their set lasted 21 minutes and consisted of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Radio Ga Ga’, ‘Hammer To Fall’, ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’, ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are The Champions’. Mercury and May returned later on to perform a version of ‘Is This The World We Created…?’.
Queen: Live Aid
1985
Series credits
6.1The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Great Performances
1971
5.0Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?
American Idol
2002
7.8An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
NRAmazing performances from Radio 1's world famous Live Lounge!
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010
5.9This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979
7.5A French variety show.
Numéro un
1975
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently airs on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals.
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
NRMichael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.
Parkinson
1998
7.7A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
Classic Albums
1997
No synopsis available yet.
Daytime Live
1987
8.0NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K, and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or "akagumi" (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or "shirogumi" (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
1951
6.0In a televised version of the popular podcast, Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, and guests chat about the stories behind the news.
Newscast
2020
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Téléthon
1987
10.0The biggest night in the British music calendar, the BRIT Awards celebrate the biggest successes in music & promote new talent.
The BRIT Awards
1977
No synopsis available yet.
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Domenica In
1976
7.0Evening show Ivan Urgant. Movies, sports, new gadgets, art. What is happening in the country and in the world? Actual characters discussing the day's events and new music.
Evening Urgant
2012
5.5Josh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in hilarious yet heartfelt conversations.
Reunited Apart
2020
5.2This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.
This Morning
1988
The Michael Ball Show was a British topical entertainment show broadcast on ITV in 2010. It featured entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour with the occasional musical performance from Michael himself, often on the Friday edition of the show. It occupied the slot filled by The Alan Titchmarsh Show during its summer break in 2010.
The Michael Ball Show
2010
9.2A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
NRThe Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme, which ran for five seasons, from 5 November 1982 until 1987. It was produced in Newcastle upon Tyne for Channel 4 by Tyne Tees Television, which had previously produced the similar music show Alright Now and the music-oriented youth show Check it Out for ITV; production of the latter ended in favour of The Tube. The Tube was presented live by hosts including Jools Holland, Paula Yates, Leslie Ash, Muriel Gray, Gary James, Michel Cremona, Nick Laird-Clowes and Mike Everitt. The brand name was relaunched by Channel 4 as an online radio station in November 2006. The show was directed by Gavin Taylor; Geoff Wonfor directed some of the insert videos along with other staff programme director of Tyne Tees Television Martin Cairns. Many other specials were made, including one for the eve of the millennium.
The Tube
1982
NRIt was the Olympic Games we will never forget; an extraordinary event in Britain’s history with intense drama, sporting brilliance and heart-wrenching emotion. Capturing the key moments of the Games, including a specially-edited version of the entire Opening Ceremony from Director Danny Boyle, over seven hours of sporting highlights and the full Closing Ceremony, these day-by-day highlights relive the triumphs, moving stories and memories that will live on forever. Experience once again the magnificent performances from outstanding athletes such as Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Jessica Ennis. Marvel at the many amazing achievements, including Mo Farah's double gold and Nicola Adams's gold in the boxing ring. Relive Team GB's 29 gold medal triumphs and recapture the moments which made these Olympic Games so special; from the electrifying atmosphere in the stadium on 'Super Saturday' to judo's Gemma Gibbons's tearful dedication and pure emotion of swimmer Chad le Clos's father.
London 2012 Olympic Games
2012
6.9A look at the legacy of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 in reshaping global charity and politics. Featuring interviews with Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, and African and western leaders of the time.
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
10.0The Rhythm of Life is a 1997–1998 BBC three-part documentary series presented by Sir George Martin, exploring the fundamental components of music—rhythm, melody, and harmony. Martin interviews influential artists like Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Céline Dion, and Billy Joel, examining the creation of music, its universality and why it means so much to us.
The Rhythm of Life
1997
NRA three-part series exploring how the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world — a tale of shows, daring, rivalries, talent and fortunes are set in just a single square mile.
The Story of Musicals
2012
NRJapanese music show on NHK TV that broadcasted concerts
Young Music Show
1978
The fox ignites passions like no other predator. Vilified as vermin by some and admired for its pluckiness by others, the fox divides public opinion. This live event, broadcast from the wastelands of London’s Battersea Power Station, will launch a nationwide campaign to investigate Britain’s most controversial carnivore. We will be asking viewers from across the country to take part in the biggest urban fox census ever attempted. We’ll find out if our cities are being over-run by foxes. Are they becoming increasingly brazen? And are they a danger to our pets and children?
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
2012
Behind the camera
7.9Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
7.9In 1977, BBC music presenter Bob Harris was given exclusive and extensive access to the Queen. Conducting insightful interviews with all four band members as well as filming them at work in the studio as they were planning and rehearsing their forthcoming North American Tour, and then following them as they performed across the US, Bob captured a band attempting to replicate their huge domestic success on the global stage. To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the News of the World album, the footage has now been carefully restored and revisited to compile this hour-long portrait of a group setting out to take the next step on their remarkable journey to becoming one of the biggest bands on the planet.
Queen: Rock the World
2017
NRThe show must go on! Experience Freddie Mercury and Queen, the incredible aura of the band, the creativity of their lyrics and the enormous power of their concerts in an outstanding music show. An homage to the once exceptional artists with many original music, picture and video recordings, combined with laser and 360-degree video effects.
Queen - Heaven
2001
NRIn a post-dystopian world, two brothers are chased by a relentless hunter after the oldest abandons his labor camp post to seek a refugee haven in order to save his younger brother’s future.
Midnight Dreamers
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