Richard Thompson – Live at the BBC is a compilation of audio and video recordings made by Richard Thompson for the BBC. The set consists of three CDs and a DVD. The material was recorded over a number of years; the earliest tracks date back to 1973, the most recent to 2009. Most of the material was recorded for various TV and radio shows broadcast by the BBC. About 40% of the included material was performed by Richard and Linda Thompson together.
Contents
Track listing
CD Disc 1
All songs written by Richard Thompson except where noted
"The Little Beggar Girl"
"Dragging the River"
"The Great Valerio"
"The Neasden Hornpipe"
"I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
"Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)"
"Georgie On A Spree"
"I'll Regret It All In The Morning"
"A Heart Needs A Home"
"Wishing" (Holly, Montgomery)
"I'm Turning Off A Memory" (Haggard)
"A Man In Need"
"Withered And Died"
"New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel" (Trad. Arr Thompson)
"Shoot Out The Lights"
"Just The Motion"
"Back Street Slide"
"Night Comes In"
"Dimming Of The Day"
"Modern Woman "
Tracks 1 to 4 were recorded in January 1973 for John Peel's radio show.
Track 5 was recorded in January 1974.
Tracks 6 to 11 were recorded in February 1975 for John Peel radio show.
Tracks 12 to 18 were recorded in concert at the Paris Theatre in May 1982.
Tracks 19 and 20 were recorded for the BBC Radio show Folk on 2 in 1982.
CD Disc 2
All songs written by Richard Thompson
"She Twists The Knife Again"
"You Don't Say"
"When The Spell Is Broken"
"The Angels Took My Racehorse Away"
"Valerie"
"Jennie"
"You Don't Say"
"Fire In The Engine Room"
"Wall Of Death"
"Nearly In Love"
"Valerie"
"When The Spell Is Broken"
"Two Left Feet"
"Turning Of The Tide"
"How Will I Ever Be Simple Again"
"Ghosts In The Wind"
"Shoot Out The Lights"
"She Twists The Knife Again"
"Withered And Died"
"The End of the Rainbow "
Tracks 1 to 3 were recorded in July 1985 for Andy Kershaw
Tracks 4 to 10 were recorded in concert at the Hammersmith Palais in November 1986
Tracks 11 to 20 were recorded in January 1987 for Andy Kershaw
CD Disc 3
All songs written by Richard Thompson except where noted
"Gethsemane"
"Outside of the Inside"
"Wall Of Death"
"Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen"
"Kidzz"
"Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed" (Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson)
"The End of the Rainbow"
"One Door Opens"
"Outside Of The Inside"
"Let It Blow"
"Old Thames Side"
"Dad's Gonna Kill Me"
"Down Where The Drunkards Roll"
"I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
"Needle and Thread"
"So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo" (Orazio Vecchi)
"The Cutty Wren" (Trad. Arr Thompson)
"See My Friends" (Ray Davies)
"Time’s Gonna Break You"
"William Brown" (Trad. Arr Thompson)
"Meet On The Ledge"
Tracks 1 to 3 were recorded in September 2001 for Andy Kershaw
DVD
All compositions by Richard Thompson except where noted
"Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair"
"A Heart Needs A Home"
"Night Comes In"
"I'm A Dreamer" (Sandy Denny)
"I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
"Shoot Out The Lights"
"You're Going to Need Somebody"
"Dargai" (James Scott Skinner)
"Dimming Of The Day"
"Pavanne" (Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson)
"Just The Motion"
"Fire In The Engine Room"
"She Twists The Knife Again"
"Wall Of Death"
"When The Spell Is Broken"
"Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed"
"The Wrong Heartbeat"
"Tear Stained Letter"
"She Twists the Knife Again "
Tracks 1 and 2 were recorded in March 1975 for The Old Grey Whistle Test
Tracks 3 to 9 were recorded in August 1981 for the show A Little Night Music