Queen at the BBC

Available for 30 days

Queen, talking to BBC presenters and being played on vinyl and in session at the BBC. From the first moments of their long and successful career onwards, John Peel, Tom Browne, Tommy Vance, Simon Bates, Mike Read, Johnnie Walker and Bob Harris have interviewed Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor. They talk about their latest releases, live performances, how they recorded and composed classics like Bohemian Rhapsody and the excitement about their first plays on BBC radio and television shows like The Old Grey Whistle Test. After the tragic death of Freddie Mercury we also hear what he would have wanted them to do and their work at his Wembley Stadium tribute concert. First broadcast in 2024. Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2.