# 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 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.

## 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
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 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
* 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
* "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
* 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

* 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