I have to thank my buddy Travis Johnson for alerting me to this bit of incredibly surreal realness: extreme metal legends Napalm Death performing on a BBC musical program for children (apparently called What's That Noise?). I really have nothing more to add to that. Just, wow. Perhaps most amusing of all is the band's decision to play their infamous second-long masterpiece "You Suffer" from their classic debut Scum. Or just the fact that's near impossible to get extreme music on ANY television show, let alone a children's program.
Yes, that appears to be the BBC children's program "What's That Noise." The presenter is performance poet Craig Charles, who went on to be in the cult TV show "Red Dwarf."
Craig Charles at Wikipedia
Pretty wild to have Napalm Death on such a show. One loves the BBC.
Posted by: Riffle.blogspot.com | June 29, 2012 at 09:39 AM
ach, the BBC are still at it ... a few months ago i wandered into the room while my kids were watching Vic Reeves' Ministry of Curious Stuff on CBBC + the subject of shortest/longest songs was addressed on the prog - cue "you suffer" + jem finer's "longplayer" -= kids love this shit
Posted by: astral social club | June 29, 2012 at 05:41 PM
killer! i think the host was in the british production of 'red dwarf.'
Posted by: luke | June 29, 2012 at 06:04 PM
Quite a mixed bunched, the old chap on xylophone, Patrick Moore, made maps of the moon used by both Russia & the USA in their explorations and the later's landing.
Posted by: Rob | June 29, 2012 at 06:10 PM
What was the kids tv show craig charles was presenting years ago?
Posted by: vanessa long | July 06, 2012 at 07:31 AM
I have to thank my buddy Travis Johnson for alerting me to this .
Posted by: Signe Bratcher | October 12, 2012 at 05:44 AM
Bill Steer's other band, Carcass, appeared in an episode of Red Dwarf. Small world.
Posted by: Person | October 27, 2012 at 07:22 PM