BBC Sessions

 

This is a comprehensive list of Wishbone Ash's BBC sessions, presenting the tracks that were played on each session. The source for this list is from the book: Wishbone Ash At the BBC 1970-1988. Some minor details are from Dr. John and yours truly.

 

Recording Date
Broadcast Date(s), Program 		Recorded Tracks
(Not published / Lost) 		On BBC Transcription Service LPs/Tapes
and other official CDs (Bootleg releases excluded)
 
06-Aug-1970
??-Aug-1970 		 
(Errors of My Way)
(Blind Eye)
(Phoenix)
 
     
  • (Lost recording)
19-Nov-1970
29-Nov-1970 John Peel's Sunday Concert
02-Dec-1970 Sounds of the Seventies
  		Vas Dis
Phoenix
Where Were You Tomorrow
  • At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
02-Dec-1970
05-Dec-1970 BBC TV Disco 2
  		(Queen of Torture)
(Errors of My Way)
  • (Lost recording)
01-Jan-1971
11-Jan-1971 Sounds of the Seventies
15-Jan-1971 Re-broadcast including Lullaby, which is sadly lost. 		Queen of Torture
Errors of My Way
(Vas Dis)
(Lullaby)
 
  • At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set.
    (Not the "lost tracks")
21-Apr-1971
29-Apr-1971 Sounds of the Seventies
27-May-1971 Stuart Henry Show 		Blind Eye
Lullaby
(Phoenix)
  • BBC TS Top of the Pops
  • BBC TS Pick of the Pops #347 (Blind Eye only)
  • Live at the BBC CD 1995
  • On Air CD 1997, 1998 and 2002
  • At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set.
    (Not the "lost tracks")
05-Jul-1971
10-Jul-1971 John Peel's Top Gear 		The Pilgrim
Jail Bait
Lady Whiskey
Lullaby
  • The Pilgrim on:
    BBC TS Top of the Pops
    BBC TS # 347 Pick of the Pops
    BBC TS # 353 Pick of the Pops (1)
    Live at the BBC CD 1995
    On Air CD 1997, 1998 and 2002
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
18-Oct-1971
01-Nov-1971 Sounds of the Seventies
13-Dec-1971 Sounds of the Seventies
20-Oct-1972 Sounds of the Seventies: (Lullaby only) 		Jail Bait
The Pilgrim
Lullaby
  • BBC TS #367 Pick of the Pops for Your DJ
  • Jail Bait on:
    Top of the Pops
    Live at the BBC CD 1995
    On Air CD 1997, 1998 and 2002
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
18-Apr-1972
25-Apr-1972 John Peel Show 		Blowin' Free
Warrior
The King Will Come
  • BBC TS Top of the Pops (Less Blowin' Free)
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
10-May-1972
18-May-1972 Sounds of the Seventies(1)
13-Jul-1972 Sounds of the Seventies(2)

  		(1): (Warrior)
(2): (Time Was)
Throw Down the Sword
 
  • Two first tracks are sadly lost.
  • Throw Down the Sword is available on:
    - Live At The BBC CD 1995
    - Argus Deluxe Edition 2CD 2007

 
25-May-1972
03-Jun-1972 In Concert (Less Jail Bait and The Pilgrim)
20-Jul-1986 Classic Concerts (in stereo) 		Time Was
Blowin' Free
Jail Bait
The Pilgrim
Warrior
Throw Down the Sword
The King Will Come
Phoenix
 
  • BBC TS Stereo Pop Special #18 Pop Spectacular (58 minute edit)
  • BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert CD 1991 and 1995
  • Argus Deluxe Edition 2CD 2007 (less Jail Bait and The Pilgrim)
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
31-May-1972
03-Jul-1972 Sounds of the Seventies
14-Aug-1972 Sounds of the Seventies 		Blowin' Free
(Leaf and Stream)
(Throw Down the Sword)
(The King Will Come)
 
  • Blowin' Free on:
    - BBC TS Mono LP Top of the Pops #397
    - Live at the BBC CD 1995
    - Argus Deluxe Edition 2CD 2007
11-Sep-1972
05-Dec-1972 BBC1 West TV Stackridge & Co
  		(No Easy Road)
(Blowin' Free)
 
  • (Lost recording)
29-Sep-1972
21-Nov-1972 Old Grey Whistle Test
  		(No Easy Road)
 
  • (Lost recording)
19-Nov-1976
09-Feb-1977 John Peel Show, Glasgow Apollo
Tracks marked with (÷) repeated three times during 1977 Alan Freeman Radio Shows
  		Runaway
(÷) The King Will Come
(÷) Lorelei
Mother of Pearl
(÷) Blowin' Free
  • Lorelei on Distillation 4CD 1997 and 2001
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
11-Oct-1977 Old Grey Whistle Test Come In From the Rain
Goodbye Baby, Hello Friend
  • Live At The BBC CD 1995
  • On Air CD 1997, 1998 and 2002
  • At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
17-Oct-1977 In Concert, Glasgow Apollo Blind Eye
Lady Whiskey
(#) The King Will Come
Warrior
Throw Down the Sword
Front Page News
(#) Sometime World
Goodbye Baby, Hello Friend
(#) Runaway
Come In from the Rain
Phoenix
(#) Jail Bait
Blowin' Free
(#) No Easy Road
 
  • BBC TS #?
  • BBC Rock Hour. Two reels for US release.
  • At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
  • (#) On all of the above less The King Will Come, Sometime World, Runaway, Jail Bait & No Easy Road
  • All tracks on:
    Live at Glasgow 1977 CD/2LP 2019
25-Oct-1978
11-Nov-1978 In Concert Hammersmith Odeon, London 		The King Will Come
(§) Warrior
(§) Errors of My Way
You See Red
(§) F*U*B*B
Front Page News
The Way of the World
Phoenix
Anger in Harmony
(§) Time Was
(§) Runaway
(§) Lady Whiskey
(§) Jail Bait
Queen of Torture
Blowin' Free
Bad Weather Blues
 
  • BBC TS #187 (US: CN 3214/S)
  • (§) On the LP above: Less Warrior, Errors of My Way, F*U*B*B, Time Was, Runaway, Lady Whiskey & Jail Bait
  • BBC Rock Hour. Two reels for US release containing all tracks except Bad Weather Blues.
  • F*U*B*B on Live Dates Vol. 2
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
22-Nov-1979 Year of the Child concert, OXFAM / UNICEF Blowin' Free
Living Proof
Helpless
Bad Weather Blues
 
  • Audio: 02-Dec-1979 BBC Radio 1
  • All tracks on:
    Audio: At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD Box Set
  • Video: Helpless and Bad Weather Blues were broadcast on BBC2 TV on 01-Dec-1979 but they're lost.
02-Feb-1980
01-Mar-1978 In Concert Hammersmith Odeon, London
Re-broadcast 16-Aug-1980 		Doctor
Blind Eye
The Way of the World
Insomnia
Queen of Torture
Lifeline
Living Proof
Blowin' Free
Helpless
Jail Bait
(Bad Weather Blues)
 
  • BBC TS #226 (US: CN 3214/S)
  • In US: London Wavelength BBC Rock Hour, LP and Reel. Less Queen of Torture and Blowin' Free. Insomnia on Distillation 4 CD box Set.
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
02-Jun-1981
04-Jul-1981 In Concert Hammersmith Odeon 		(The King Will Come)
Lady Whiskey
(Where is the Love)
Living Proof
Underground
Warrior
(Loaded)
Kicks on the Street
(Blowin' Free)
(Get Ready)
Phoenix
Number the Brave
Helpless
 
  • BBC TS #260 CN 03849/S
  • In US: London Wavelength BBC Rock Hour, Jan-1982
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
24-May-1985
05-Jul-1985 Friday Rock Show
Re-broadcast 27-Sep-1985
 Long Live the Night
Love is Blue
People in Motion
Cell of Fame
 
  • Raw to the Bone, Deluxe 2CD 2017
  • At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
09-Dec-1985
09-Dec-1985 In concert, BBC Radio London
 (Don't Come Back)
Living Proof
(Streets of Shame)
Cell of Fame
(Underground)
(No More Lonely Nights)
(Love is Blue)
The King Will Come
(F*U*B*B)
(Don't Cry)
(People in Motion)
Blowin' Free
(Jail Bait)
(Bad Weather Blues)
 
  • Living Proof,
    Raw to the Bone,
    Cell of Fame,
    The King Will Come &
    Blowin' Free on:
    Raw to the Bone, Deluxe 2CD 2017.
  • (The rest is lost.)
04-Mar-1988
09-Apr-1988 In Concert Hammersmith Odeon, London 		Tangible Evidence
Living Proof
Genevieve
No More Lonely Nights
The King Will Come
Throw Down the Sword
Clousseau
In the Skin
(Phoenix)
Blowin' Free
Jail Bait
(Bad Weather Blues)
 
  • BBC TS #433 CN 5146/S
  • All tracks on:
    At the BBC 1970-1988 11 CD & 1 DVD Box Set
     

 

(1) Addition courtesy of Dr. John.

Any corrections are welcome.

 

 

Written by: Rainer Frilund - Last update: Jun, 2025