Live at the BBC (Richard & Linda Thompson album)

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 included 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.

The second half of disc two had a recording problem and plays back at 3–4% faster than intended. The problem wasn't detected during the transfer and mastering portion of the release.

CD Disc 1
All songs written by Richard Thompson except where noted
 * 1) "The Little Beggar Girl"
 * 2) "Dragging the River"
 * 3) "The Great Valerio"
 * 4) "The Neasden Hornpipe"
 * 5) "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
 * 6) "Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)"
 * 7) "Georgie On A Spree"
 * 8) "I'll Regret It All In The Morning"
 * 9) "A Heart Needs A Home"
 * 10) "Wishing" (Holly, Montgomery)
 * 11) "I'm Turning Off A Memory" (Haggard)
 * 12) "A Man In Need"
 * 13) "Withered And Died"
 * 14) "New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel" (Trad. Arr Thompson)
 * 15) "Shoot Out The Lights"
 * 16) "Just The Motion"
 * 17) "Back Street Slide"
 * 18) "Night Comes In"
 * 19) "Dimming Of The Day"
 * 20) "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's 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
 * 1) "She Twists The Knife Again"
 * 2) "You Don't Say"
 * 3) "When The Spell Is Broken"
 * 4) "The Angels Took My Racehorse Away"
 * 5) "Valerie"
 * 6) "Jennie"
 * 7) "You Don't Say"
 * 8) "Fire In The Engine Room"
 * 9) "Wall Of Death"
 * 10) "Nearly In Love"
 * 11) "Valerie"
 * 12) "When The Spell Is Broken"
 * 13) "Two Left Feet"
 * 14) "Turning Of The Tide"
 * 15) "How Will I Ever Be Simple Again"
 * 16) "Ghosts In The Wind"
 * 17) "Shoot Out The Lights"
 * 18) "She Twists The Knife Again"
 * 19) "Withered And Died"
 * 20) "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
 * 1) "Gethsemane"
 * 2) "Outside of the Inside"
 * 3) "Wall Of Death"
 * 4) "Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen"
 * 5) "Kidzz"
 * 6) "Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed" (Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson)
 * 7) "The End of the Rainbow"
 * 8) "One Door Opens"
 * 9) "Outside Of The Inside"
 * 10) "Let It Blow"
 * 11) "Old Thames Side"
 * 12) "Dad's Gonna Kill Me"
 * 13) "Down Where The Drunkards Roll"
 * 14) "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
 * 15) "Needle and Thread"
 * 16) "So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo" (Orazio Vecchi)
 * 17) "The Cutty Wren" (Trad. Arr Thompson)
 * 18) "See My Friends" (Ray Davies)
 * 19) "Time’s Gonna Break You"
 * 20) "William Brown" (Trad. Arr Thompson)
 * 21) "Meet On The Ledge"


 * Tracks 1 to 3 were recorded in September 2001 for Andy Kershaw.
 * Tracks 4 to 7 were recorded in April 2003 for Andy Kershaw.
 * Tracks 8 and 9 were recorded in May 2004.
 * Tracks 10 to 15 were recorded in July 2007 for Tom Robinson's show on BBC 6 Music.
 * Tracks 16 to 18 were recorded in December 2008 for Bob Harris.
 * Tracks 19 to 21 were recorded in January 2009.

DVD
All compositions by Richard Thompson except where noted
 * 1) "Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair"
 * 2) "A Heart Needs A Home"
 * 3) "Night Comes In"
 * 4) "I'm A Dreamer" (Sandy Denny)
 * 5) "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
 * 6) "Shoot Out The Lights"
 * 7) "You're Going to Need Somebody"
 * 8) "Dargai" (James Scott Skinner)
 * 9) "Dimming Of The Day"
 * 10) "Pavanne" (Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson)
 * 11) "Just The Motion"
 * 12) "Fire In The Engine Room"
 * 13) "She Twists The Knife Again"
 * 14) "Wall Of Death"
 * 15) "When The Spell Is Broken"
 * 16) "Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed"
 * 17) "The Wrong Heartbeat"
 * 18) "Tear Stained Letter"
 * 19) "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".
 * Tracks 10 and 11 were recorded in January 1981 for Jake Thackray and Songs.
 * Tracks 12 to 18 were recorded in April 1985 for Polydor and broadcast on BBC Television in August 1985.
 * Track 19 was recorded in August 1985 for The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Personnel
Musicians:
 * Richard Thompson – guitar and vocals
 * Linda Thompson – vocals
 * Simon Nicol – guitar and backing vocals
 * Timmy Donald – drums
 * Pat Donaldson – bass guitar
 * Ian Whiteman – piano
 * John Kirkpatrick – accordion, concertina
 * Pete Zorn – bass guitar and backing vocals
 * Dave Mattacks – drums
 * Clive Gregson – guitar and backing vocals
 * Christine Collister – backing vocals, percussion and acoustic guitar
 * Gerry Conway – drums
 * Rory MacFarlane – bass guitar and backing vocals