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Queen at the BBC

Queen at the BBC

Music

59m

November 27, 2021 (3 years ago)

Overview

A trip through the archives that serves up an hour of killer Queen material, featuring some of the band's greatest musical moments ever delivered to our screens. The legendary band’s huge international status and punishing touring schedules meant that over the years they made surprisingly few appearances on programmes like Top of the Pops, and tragically for their fans, several of those performances were either lost or never recorded. This collection brings together the very best of what’s survived from one of the most enduring and best-loved acts in British rock, featuring perhaps the most charismatic and best-loved frontman of all time. Amongst the gems are moments from the band’s celebrated 1975 concert at London’s Hammersmith Odeon and highlights from their trips to the prestigious Montreux Pop Festival in the 1980s – an event that would attract the cream of the world’s music acts every year.

ActorAge thenAge now
Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Self (archive footage)

Birthday: September 5, 1946

75 November 24, 1991 (45)
Brian May

Brian May

Self (archive footage)

Birthday: July 19, 1947

7478
Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor

Self (archive footage)

Birthday: July 26, 1949

7276
John Deacon

John Deacon

Self (archive footage)

Birthday: August 19, 1951

7074