Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blur At Peel Acres | 20220125 | 20230110 (6M) 20230713 (6M) 20231031 (6M) 20240312 (6M) 20240916 (6M) | blur perform live in the garden of John Peel's home, Peel Acres, in 1997. Blur performing live in the garden of John Peel's home Peel Acres in 1997. In tribute to The Specials frontman Terry Hall, 6 Music celebrates his music and career |
| Blur At The BBC | 20220125 (6M) | Blur performing live and in conversation at the BBC. | |
| Blur Live | 20220125 (6M) | Archive performances of Blur recorded live in concert. | |
| Blur Live In London 1997 | 20220125 | 20230110 (6M) 20230710 (6M) 20231031 (6M) 20240312 (6M) 20240917 (6M) | blur recorded live at London's Astoria and Brixton Academy in 1997. In tribute to The Specials frontman Terry Hall, 6 Music celebrates his music and career |
| Parklife - The Blur Story Episodes 3 And 4 | 20220125 (6M) 20230110 (6M) | Another chance to hear Stuart Maconie chart Blur's success from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank. The series looks at where the band came from musically and talks to those responsible for signing, recording and producing them. The band all have their say too! It traces Blur's success with Leisure, through the lacklustre sales performance and record company arguments which afflicted the making of Modern Life Is Rubbish to near bankruptcy and the breakthrough of their third album Parklife. This sold in excess of 1.2 million copies in the UK alone and launched Blur into the platinum league. It also covers their rivalry with Oasis and how they changed direction with the Blur and 13 albums, before looking at Think Tank and how life is different without guitarist Graham Coxon. This documentary was first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2003, the year Blur released Think Tank. Stuart Maconie's profile of one of the most important British groups of the 1990s. In tribute to The Specials frontman Terry Hall, 6 Music celebrates his music and career | |
| Parklife, The Blur Story Episodes 3 And 4 | 20220125 | 20230110 (6M) 20231031 (6M) 20240312 (6M) 20240917 (6M) | Another chance to hear Stuart Maconie chart blur's success from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank. The series looks at where the band came from musically and talks to those responsible for signing, recording and producing them. The band all have their say too! It traces blur's success with Leisure, through the lacklustre sales performance and record company arguments which afflicted the making of Modern Life Is Rubbish to near bankruptcy and the breakthrough of their third album Parklife. This sold in excess of 1.2 million copies in the UK alone and launched blur into the platinum league. It also covers their rivalry with Oasis and how they changed direction with the blur and 13 albums, before looking at Think Tank and how life is different without guitarist Graham Coxon. This documentary was first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2003, the year blur released Think Tank. Stuart Maconie's profile of one of the most important British groups of the 1990s. Stuart Maconie charts the success of Blur through interviews and music, from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank. |
| Parklife: The Blur Story Episodes 1 And 2 | 20220125 | 20230110 (6M) 20231031 (6M) 20240312 (6M) 20240917 (6M) | Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Parklife, there's another chance to hear Stuart Maconie chart blur's success from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank. The series looks at where the band came from musically and talks to those responsible for signing, recording and producing them. The band all have their say too! It traces blur's success with Leisure; through the lacklustre sales performance and record company arguments which afflicted the making of Modern Life Is Rubbish; to near bankruptcy and the breakthrough of their third album Parklife. This sold in excess of 1.2 million copies in the UK alone and launched blur into the platinum league. It also covers their rivalry with Oasis and how they changed direction with the Blur and 13 albums, before looking at Think Tank and how life is different without guitarist Graham Coxon. This documentary was first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2003, the year Blur released Think Tank. Stuart Maconie's profile of one of the most important British groups of the 1990s. Stuart Maconie charts the success of blur through interviews and music, from the early days of Britpop to the release of their seventh album, Think Tank. In tribute to The Specials frontman Terry Hall, 6 Music celebrates his music and career |
| The Blur Playlist | 20220125 | 20230110 (6M) 20231031 (6M) 20240312 (6M) 20240917 (6M) | A playlist celebrating the music of an artist and its roots and branches. In tribute to The Specials frontman Terry Hall, 6 Music celebrates his music and career |