25 July 2021
There s much more to folk rock than its hey nonny nonny roots, as Jimmy Page will attest. These ten essential albums prove it
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Rock musicians spent half the 1960s nicking ideas off the folkies. You only have to take a brief listen to Jimmy Page’s
Black Mountain Side instrumental on Led Zeppelin’s 1969 debut alongside folk guitarist Bert Jansch’s
Black Water Side (see what he done there?) on his 1966 album,
Jack Orion, to realise that they are even closer than the (not so) subtle title change suggests.
Fast forward to
The tragic tale of Bessie and Mary
The pair tried but ultimately failed to avoid catching the plague in the 1600s
The grave site of Bessie Bell and Mary Grey (Image: Ken Bruce)
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This is the story of Bessie Bell and Mary Gray of Methven in Perthshire, “who beautiful in their lives, in death are not divided - writes Ken Bruce.
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The Who Sell Out: Classic Albums
9pm, Sky Arts
A welcome return to the Classic Albums series, which has seen artists and their producers pick apart bestselling records including everything from Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black to Nirvana’s Nevermind and The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. Starting this new series is The Who with a deep dive into their 1967 album The Who Sell Out. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend recount the making of hits like I Can See For Miles and their attempts to ape the pirate radio stations of the time.
Ammar Kalia
8pm, Channel 4
More culinary investigations as this week Jimmy Doherty is in India on the trail of staple spice turmeric, while Kate Quilton is in a chocolate factory to find out how much milk goes into our chocolate bars, and Andi Oliver heads to the bathroom to find out why asparagus can make our pee so pungent.