TV tonight: from Bowie to Stormzy, it’s the BBC’s greatest music moments
Enjoy a night of wall-to-wall pop icons. Plus, Alfie Boe, James Emmanuel and Mica Paris perform at the Festival of Remembrance. Here’s what to watch this evening 10.20pm, BBC Two Given the archive the BBC has accumulated in 90 years, there’s a lot of choice when it comes to its greatest musical moments. Bowie, Sparks or Nirvana on Top of the Pops? Bob Marley on The Old Grey Whistle Test? Kate Bush on Wogan? Amy…
Key points
- Greatest BBC Music Moments airs at 10.20pm on BBC Two, drawing on 90 years of BBC archive.
- The Festival of Remembrance from the Royal Albert Hall is on BBC One at 9pm.
- A documentary on Channel 5 at 8.15pm covers King Charles's environmental activism and William's Earthshot initiative.
BBC Two airs Greatest BBC Music Moments at 10.20pm, a programme drawing on the corporation's 90 years of archive to present what it bills as its greatest musical moments. The listing names possible highlights including Bowie, Sparks and Nirvana on Top of the Pops, Bob Marley on The Old Grey Whistle Test, Kate Bush on Wogan, Amy Winehouse on Later and Stormzy at Glastonbury.
Remembrance and Saturday night TV
BBC One's Festival of Remembrance, held at the Royal Albert Hall, begins at 9pm. Alfie Boe, James Emmanuel, Mica Paris, Rita Wilson, Tom Odell and bands assembled from the RAF and the Marines perform, alongside senior royals, current service personnel and veterans.
Earlier on BBC One, Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene return at 5.45pm with their quiz featuring gliding podiums. At 6.30pm, Strictly Come Dancing reaches its halfway mark, and Sunday's results show includes what is billed as a "poignant group routine" for Remembrance Sunday, performed by the pros.
Documentary and film choices
At 8.15pm on Channel 5, a 95-minute documentary looks back at King Charles's decades of environmental activism before profiling how William's Earthshot initiative funds planet-saving innovations.
BBC Four screens François Truffaut's 1968 thriller The Bride Wore Black at 9.10pm, with Jeanne Moreau as a widow seeking revenge on the men who killed her husband. Sky Atlantic's horror-tinged drama continues at 9pm, and the day's sport includes Nations Championship rugby on ITV1 from 11am and Premier League football on TNT Sports 1 and Sky Sports Main Event.
