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TELEVISION: BBC Four
Cambridge Folk Festival 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
Taraf De Haidouks In Concert
Afro Celts In Concert
The Divine Comedy In Concert
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2004 & 2005
Steve Earle In Concert
Kate Rusby At Leeds City Varieties
KATE RUSBY LIVE IN LEEDS - TV/DVD
A DVD of Kate's September 2003 concert at Leeds City Varieties was produced
by Smooth Operations with Pure Records and went on sale in spring 2004. A
special programme of the gig was also produced for BBC Four TV.
BBC RED BUTTON FILMS
Arcade Fire LIVE from Maida Vale
KT Tunstall LIVE In Glasgow 2008
STRANDS FOR BBC RADIO 2
The Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie Show (2 series)
The Mike Harding Folk Show (ongoing: Weds 1900-2000)
The Mark Radcliffe Show
Nick Barraclough's Country Show
Andy Peebles' Soul Show
STRANDS FOR BBC 6 MUSIC
The Bruce Dickinson Rock Show (ongoing: Saturdays 2100-0000)
STRANDS FOR SMOOTH RADIO
Smooth Country with Nick Barraclough (ended)
DOCUMENTARIES
FOR SMOOTH RADIO
Rolling River of Rock
Rock In The Dock
Blogs From The Bunker
Brill Building - the
story of the original hit factory
Live Fast, Die Young
Pacific Coast Sound
SERIES FOR BBC RADIO 2
As I Roved Out: A Century Of Folk Music - presented by the late John Peel
Back On the Road - life on the road as a folk musician in the 1970s
The Bob Dylan Story - Kris Kristofferson presents the story of the folk
icon
The Century of Country Music - presented by Trisha Yearwood
The Christy Moore Story - presented by Gerry Anderson
Don't Look Back In Anger: The Story of Britpop - presented by Steve Lamacq
Dave Brubeck: Adventures In Time - presented by Al Jarreau
Eliza Carthy's Anglicana - the rise of British folk music from 1960s to
present day
The Everly Brothers' Story
Heroes or Zeroes - Mark Radcliffe asks "Do pop icons live up to their
hype?"
High & Lonesome - Ricky Skaggs presents the story of bluegrass
Hit It Boys! (4 series) - Ricky Skaggs presents the history of country
music
Hope I Die Before I Get Old: The Cult Of Death in Rock'n'Roll
The Howlin' Wolf Story - a profile of the legendary bluesman
The Kids Are All High - John Peel considers the relationship between drugs
and music
Kirsty MacColl's Cuba - an insight into Cuban music and culture by the late
Kirsty MacColl
The Look Of Love - Martin Fry of ABC presents the story of the New
Romantics
Masters of Rock (5 series) - Bruce Dickinson explores the roots of hard
rock
Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine - seminal BBC archive rock interviews in
context
Max Bygraves: I Wanna Tell You a Story
Max Bygraves: Stars In My Eyes
Max Bygraves: This Is Your Life
My Country Jukebox: Emmylou Harris, Suzy Bogguss, Ray Benson and Dwight
Yoakam tell Nick Barraclough their ten most influential country songs and
artists
Never Mind The Horlicks: Punk At Middle Age
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2004 - Courtney Pine presents
highlights
The Otis Redding Story
The Promised Land - Andy Kershaw traces the route of Chuck Berry's song
The 2006 Radio Ballads
Real Wild Child - Stuart Maconie looks at rock 'n' roll hellraisers
Route 66 Revisited - Nick Barraclough drives from Chicago to LA to
commemorate 50 years of the song 'Route 66'
Seven Days That Rocked The World (4 series) - Stuart Maconie examines seven
key days in rock 'n' roll history
Streets Paved With Gold
Walking With The Wind: The American Civil Rights Movement
Who Knows Where The Time Goes - the history of English folk rock presented
by Ralph McTell
SERIES FOR BBC WORLD SERVICE
Hot New Country - presented by Nick Barraclough
DOCUMENTARIES FOR BBC RADIO 2
Across The Great Divide: The Story of The Band
A Girl Called Dusty - Dusty Springfield
Antonio Carlos Jobim and the Bossa Nova Story
As Simple As Sunshine - Nashville's Grand Ole Opry at 70
Autumn Almanac - Ray Davies
Big Easy Music - the history of New Orleans music
Bossmen - the great band leaders: Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters,
Bill Monroe
Chicken Skin Music: The Ry Cooder Story
Chris Barber's 40th Birthday
Closer to the Heart - the Story of Clannad
Crazy: The Patsy Cline Story
The Feelgood Factor - Mark Radcliffe reunites Dr. Feelgood in
Canvey Island
From Politically Red to Simply Red - the history of Manchester
music
Golden Memories and Silver Tears: The Jim Reeves Story
Heaven and Hell - the Joe Jackson story
Hello Dolly - the Dolly Parton story
Hip To Be Square - the story of Branson, Missouri
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive: The Hank Williams Story
In The Footsteps Of Annie Moore - the Irish in America
Jailhouse Rock
Joe Strummer's Last Recorded Concert
Kenny Rogers in conversation with Nick Barraclough
Latest Joys - The Players' Theatre at 60
Let The Good Times Roll: The Louis Jordan Story
Local Heroes
Lyin' Cheatin' Lovin' Leavin' - the best of the worst country
music
Here It Is Merry Christmas - Noddy Holder's Christmas songs
Mr Blue: The Tom Paxton Story
Oscar at 80 - the life and legacy of legendary jazz pianist
Oscar Peterson
Pop Idols: The Duran Duran Story - presented by Martin Fry
Rock In Rio - Queen's Roger Taylor tells the story of the world's
biggest rock festival
Rock On: The David Essex Story
Ry Cooder at 60 - presented by Nick Barraclough
Shoop Shoop Sh'Boom - the fine art of backing vocals
Spike Jones: The Man Who Murdered Music
Stir It Up: The Bob Marley Story
Steel Magnolia: Dolly Parton At 60
Sweet Baby James - the James Taylor story
Tales From The Towpath - the history of the Manchester Ship
Canal
Thank You For The Days - a tribute to Kirsty MacColl
The 45 at 50 - the history of the 7 inch single
The 50th Sidmouth Folk Festival - presented by Ralph McTell
The Boys From The Black Country: The Slade story
The Brazilian Bombshell: The Carmen Miranda story - presented
by Graham Norton
The Buddy Holly Story
The Everly Brothers Story
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindler: The Malcolm McLaren Story
The Irrepressible Bounce of Gerard Hoffnung
The Jackson Browne Story
The Living Tradition - folk music through the generations
The Shortest Distance Between Two People - Victor Borge
The Singing Brakeman: The Jimmie Rodgers Story
The Tush Push and The Boot Scoot Boogie - the line dancing phenomenon
Walkin' To New Orleans: The Fats Domino Story - presented by
George Melly
WarHorse
We Are Stardust: The 30th Anniversary of Woodstock
What's My Name? The Muhammed Ali Story
Whose Country Is It Anyway? - an in-depth look at British country
music
Yesterday Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story
DOCUMENTARIES FOR BBC RADIO
4
A Cumberland Odyssey - Bringing 1950s Cumbria back to life
Border Blaster - In Search Of Wolfman Jack
Did I Shave My Legs For This? - Feminism in Country Music
Freak Out! The Frank Zappa Story - Presented by Germaine Greer
Le Squeezebox - Forgotten female accordionists of 1930's Paris
Respect: The Art of Backing Vocals
The Bix Beiderbecke Story
The Roadie's Tale - The subterranean world of the road crew
COMEDY FOR BBC RADIO 4
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (4 series) - a Komedia
Entertainment and Smooth Operations co-production
Count Arthur Strong's Christmas Special
DOCUMENTARIES FOR BBC 1XTRA
It Wasn't Me - A frank exploration of young people's
attitudes to adultery
Saving Face - young people and cosmetic surgery
OUTSIDE BROADCASTS
America Day - an evening of programmes presented from Las Vegas
on 4th July 2001 covering the depth and breadth of music in
America today
Carnaval 2000 - an evening of programmes celebrating the legendary
carnival in Rio, opening a window on the artistic, musical and
everyday life of one of the most exciting cities in the world
Fat Tuesday - an evening of programmes from the world's most
famous Mardi Gras in New Orleans
South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas
The Blackpool Illuminations
Cambridge Folk Festival
Sidmouth International Folk Festival
Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow
RSLs/ BESPOKE STATIONS:
87FM DOWNLOAD RADIO - A 24/7 bespoke radio station conceived and produced
by Smooth Operations on behalf of BBC 6Music operating at Donington Park's
2007 Download Festival.
SPECIAL RECORDINGS
Mike Harding's Rubber Folk: The Beatles' Rubber Soul tribute
PODCASTS
The Slade Story - www.thesladestory.com
ARTS SHOWS FOR BBC RADIO 2
Best of Order - music from the world of working men's clubs presented by
Paul Shane
The Cambridge Arts Show
The Fenland Pageant
The Nashville Arts Show
The Snape Proms 1995
The Snape Proms 1997
The Saddleworth Brass Band Contest
Wurlitzer One For The Money - Alan Freeman tells the story of the jukebox
CONCERTS FOR BBC RADIO
Alison Krauss & Union Station at Birmingham Symphony Hall
Beausoleil
Banda na Floresta - Rio's foremost chorino band
Best of Country - the best of Nashville the week before CMA Awards
featuring Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride, Nickel Creek,
Earl Scruggs, Dennis Locorriere, Andrew Gold, John D Loudermilk
Elza Soares - Rio's Queen of Samba
The Everly Brothers
The Nashville Sessions - featuring Alison Krauss, Lee Ann Womack, Lonestar,
Asleep At The Wheel, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, Brad Paisley, Martina
McBride, K.T. Oslin and Travis Tritt
Pete Fountain
Take 6
Martin Carthy's 60th Birthday Concert
Mary Black
Nanci Griffith
Peggy Seeger's 70th Birthday Concert
The 2006 Radio Ballads - LIVE at Celtic Connections 2007
Ralph McTell's 60th Birthday Concert
Women in Folk - Eliza Carthy, Norma Waterson and Kate Rusby in concert
The Mike Harding Folk Concerts have featured the following artists: Edward
II, Lindisfarne, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Brendan Croker, Steve
Phillips, Ralph McTell, Show of Hands, Cathie Ryan, Cherish The Ladies,
Kate Rusby, Shawn Colvin, Maddy Prior, Roy Bailey, John McCusker, John
Tams, Bill Jones, Martin Simpson, The Battlefield Band, Solas, Sharon
Shannon and Seth Lakeman
ROADSHOWS
BBC Music Live 1997, Manchester
BBC Music Live 1999, Glasgow
BBC Music Live 2000, Nottingham
BBC Music Live 2001, York
The Garden Show, NEC
The Good Food Show, NEC
The Tall Ships Race at Aberdeen and Falmouth
Various Radio 1 and Radio 2 Roadshows
AWARDS SHOWS
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2000-date: celebrating the best in folk and
roots music
The BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 1988-date
The CMA Awards: live coverage of Nashville's biggest night of the year
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