BBC Two’s At the BBC series turns its attention to Billy Joel this Saturday, 7 June at 8:40 PM, compiling decades of archive footage to celebrate the singer-songwriter’s enduring hits and memorable performances.
The special episode, Billy Joel at the BBC, pulls together the best of Joel’s appearances on the network, spanning his career from early breakthroughs to stadium-filling anthems. Fans can expect a healthy dose of classics, including “Just the Way You Are,” “Piano Man,” and “Uptown Girl,” along with deeper cuts and live versions that add a fresh spin to familiar favorites.
At the BBC has mined the network’s extensive archives to create theme-based retrospectives, tapping into the nostalgia factor for music lovers. This dive into the Billy Joel songbook, an artist whose career peaked in the 1970s and ’80s, plays directly into the heart of what’s made the series so resonant: rediscovering iconic moments from music history and recontextualising them for today’s audiences.
“Billy Joel at the BBC” airs on Saturday, 7 June at 8:40 PM on BBC Two.
