TV and Radio Listings

Last Updated on Thursday 24-July-2008

Here is a listing of all previous TV and Radio appearances of Chris de Burgh that we know of.


TV

Date Country Channel Show
July 20, 2008 - 21:00h (=20:00 in Central Europe, 19:00 in the UK) Turkey CNN Turk Chris de Burgh in concert (broadcast of the concert in Istanbul from May 2008)
April 25, 2008 Ireland RTE One Late Late Show - Watch Online!
April 23, 2008 - 12:30-13:30 pm UK ITV 1 Loose Women
April 22, 2008 Worldwide Al Jazeera Riz Khan - Interview. Watch online: Part 1, and Part 2>
April 22, 2008 - 8:40 am UK Sky News Sky Sunrise with Eamonn Holmes
April 21, 2008 - 6:00-9:15 am UK BBC 1 BBC Breakfast Show
April 4, 2008 Lebanon Star Academy - live performance of CdeB's new duet with Tina Yamout
February 16, 2008 - 8:00 pm UK Life One (Sky channel 197) High On Emotion - Live from Dublin - concert from 1990
October 25, 2007 - 3:00 pm UK ITV Alan Titchmarsh Show
Watch it again!
October 4, 2007 - 1:50 - 2:35 am Germany HR Chris de Burgh in concert - recording from the exclusive solo radio concert in March 2007 in Frankfurt
August 9, 2007 - 9:05-10:30h Germany ZDF Volle Kanne - report about German tour photographer Guido Karp, including a report about the CdeB concert in Gymnich on August 5
July 28, 2007 - 20:15 Germany ZDF Carmen Nebel Summerspecial - repeat from December 2006
July 22, 2007 - 20:15h Germany MDR Musik Für Sie
July 15, 2007 - 11:00am Germany ZDF Fernsehgarten
April 14, 2007 UK Life TV (Sky Satellite, channel 137) Live In Dublin
April 8, 2007 - 8:00 pm UK BBC 1 Play It Again - Special with Aled Jones, more info here
April 5, 2007 - 19:00 Canada (Québec) TVA Star Système - Interview with Chris de Burgh about recording a duet with the French Canadian singer Marie-Élaine Thibert
March 27, 2007 - 6 - 10 am Germany SAT 1 Frühstücksfernsehen
March 25, 2007 - 20:15h Germany MDR Musik Für Sie
March 24, 2007 - 19:30h Germany HR Fernsehen Hessenschau - View again
March 17, 2007 - 12:35 - 14:45h Germany ZDF ZDF-Global Spezial - St. Patrick's Day Live Special from Dublin
February 11, 2007 - 10:20 pm UK BBC UKTV Gold Terry Wogan Now And Then (repeat from Feb 6)
February 6, 2007 - 10:20 pm UK BBC UKTV Gold Terry Wogan Now And Then
February 2, 2007 - 20:30 pm Lebanon LBC SAT Star Academy LIVE - repeat times and interview times TBC
January 28, 2007 - 20:15h Germany MDR Ein Traum wird wahr - 15 Jahre MDR Gala - LIVE
December 21, 2006 - 20:15 Germany ZDF Carmen Nebel - performance and interview
December 14, 2006 - 20:15 Germany ARD Jose Carreras Gala - performance
November 11, 2006 UK BBC 1 Network Remembrance Day TV show - performance
November 10, 2006 - 12:30-13:30 UK ITV 1 Loose Women - interview and performance
November 10, 2006 - 6:00-9:15 UK BBC 1 Network BBC Breakfast - interview
November 9, 2006 - 4:30 pm UK BBC 2 Celebrity "Ready Steady Cook" - featuring Chris de Burgh and Ronan Keating
November 1-30, 2006 - on demand USA CONCERT.TV Chris de Burgh in Concert - "Road To Freedom" tour 2004
October 28, 2006 - 9:45 pm Ireland RTE 1 Tubidry Tonight
October 21, 2006 - 20:15 Germany ARD Verstehen Sie Spaß - performance and interview
October 12, 2006 - 8:45-9:00h Germany ZDF Morgenmagazin - Watch the video of the interview online!
October 10, 2006 - 18:30-19:15 Germany NDR DAS! - live interview
October 9, 2006 - 11:30 am (live) UK Channel 5 News - interview
October 9, 2006 - 10:15-12:15 Germany 3sat NDR Talk Show - repeat!
October 8, 2006 - 10:00-11:00am UK BBC 1 Network Heaven And Earth - live performance and interview
October 7, 2006 - 12:00-14:00 Germany RBB NDR Talk Show - repeat!
October 4, 2006 - 10:30-12:30 UK ITV Network This Morning - performance
October 2, 2006 - 1:05-3:05 Germany NDR NDR Talk Show - repeat!
September 30, 2006 - 10:00-12:00 Germany HR NDR Talk Show - repeat!
September 29, 2006 - 22:00-0:00 Germany NDR + HR NDR Talk Show - performance and interview
August 20, 2006 - 17:30 UK BBC 1 Songs Of Praise Highlights, featuring Chris' interview and performance of "Where Peaceful Waters Flow"
August 12, 2006 - 20:15 Germany ARD Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
Apr 30, 2006 - 21:00 Middle East / Africa Discovery Channel "Europe's Richest People, Million Sellers" (Documentary about Chris de Burgh, filmed last July, during tour and also in Ireland)
Apr 26, 2006 - 23:00 Sweden, Norway, Denmark Discovery Channel "Europe's Richest People, Million Sellers" (Documentary about Chris de Burgh, filmed last July, during tour and also in Ireland)
Mar 15, 2006 - 21:00 Benelux Discovery Channel "Europe's Richest People, Million Sellers" (Documentary about Chris de Burgh, filmed last July, during tour and also in Ireland)
Mar 10, 2006 - 14:35 France Discovery Channel "Europe's Richest People, Million Sellers" (Documentary about Chris de Burgh, filmed last July, during tour and also in Ireland)
Mar 5, 2006 - 8:00 pm and Mar 8, 2006 - 11 am and 10:30 pm (repeat) UK Travel and Living UK "Europe's Richest People, Million Sellers" (Documentary about Chris de Burgh, filmed last July, during tour and also in Ireland)
Mar 4, 2006 - 18:00 Central Europe, Hungary and Poland Discovery Channel "Europe's Richest People, Million Sellers" (Documentary about Chris de Burgh, filmed last July, during tour and also in Ireland)
Mar 1, 2006 - 21:00 Italy Discovery Channel "Europe's Richest People, Million Sellers" (Documentary about Chris de Burgh, filmed last July, during tour and also in Ireland)
Feb 1, 2006 - 5:05-5:30 am UK Living TV "Celebrity Snappers" (Reality series following Britain's best celebrity photographers as they focus on making the famous and beautiful look even more glamorous through the power of the camera lens. Gary Moyes snaps the legendary Chris de Burgh.)
Jan 12, 2006 - 10 pm Canada (Québec) Musimax "Benezra TV show"
Jan 6, 2006 - 20:15 Germany RTL "Die ultimative Chartshow" - Repeat from last year - Chris de Burgh performs "Don't Pay The Ferryman"
Jan 1, 2006 - 5:10 - 5:50 pm UK BBC 1 "Songs Of Praise" - Special with Chris de Burgh
Dec 26, 2005 - 9:30 pm Ireland RTE "Christmas with the King" - Elvis tribute show, with Chris de Burgh performing "Always On My Mind"
Nov 6, 2005 - 7:30 - 9:30 pm (Eastern time) Canada TVA network Star Académie
Oct 28, 2005 - 9:30 - 11:30 pm Ireland RTE Late Late Show
Chris will perform his new Irish single "Patricia The Stripper 2005" with Dustin The Turkey.
September 21, 2005 - 20:15 Germany RBB and MDR "Goldene Henne 2005"
Live Gala from Berlin. Chris will perform as star guest.
August 28, 2005 - 5:00 pm UK BBC 1 "Songs Of Praise"
Repeat of last year's top performances, including Chris de Burgh's "The Words 'I Love You'"
July 31, 2005 - 19:00 Latvia Latvian and Russian TV "New Wave Song Contest"
LIVE from the Dzintari Concert Hall, Jurmala
Star guest - Chris de Burgh - solo - 3 songs
live on Latvian TV, with about a 1 hour delay on Russian TV - please check local TV listings for confirmed timings
June 29, 2005 - 22:45-23:40 Germany ZDF "Gottschalk & Friends"
LIVE from Cologne
Watch online!
May 26, 2005 - 20:15 Germany ARD Christiane Hörbiger Gala
May 15, 2005 - 15:35 Germany RBB The Road To Freedom - Live
(taken from the current DVD)
April 7, 2005 - 22:00 Germany Hit 24 (Premiere) The Road To Freedom - Live
(taken from the current DVD)
April 3, 2005 - 12:00 Germany Hit 24 (Premiere) The Road To Freedom - Live
(taken from the current DVD)
March 13, 2005 - 11:15 am UK ITV My Favourite Hymns
March 5, 2005 - 20:15 Germany RTL Die Ultimative Chartshow
Chris will perform "Don't Pay The Ferryman"
February 19, 2005 - 9 pm UK BBC 1 All Time Greatest Love Songs
February 14, 2005 - 9 pm (estimated) UK Channel 4 Britain's Favourite Love Songs
February 6, 2005 - 8 pm UK BBC 1 Down To Earth
Special guest appearance (Radio Times feature in Feb 5-11 issue)
December 31, 2004 - 22:20 Germany ZDF Das große Silvester-Hit-Festival
December 16, 2004 - 20:15 Germany ARD José Carreras Gala
December 12, 2004 - 10:30 PM UK BBC 1 An Angel called Kirsty
Documentary in which Chris de Burgh appears
November 27, 2004 - 0:20 Germany Sat.1 The Road To Freedom - Live
One hour special preceding the release of the new DVD
November 27, 2004 - 20:15 Germany ZDF 50 Jahre Rock - Love Songs
Live show from Bremen
November 21, 2004 - 20:15 Germany ZDF Melodien Für Millionen
September 24, 2004 Scotland Scottish TV Interview on Scotland Today
Reread and watch it here.
September 15, 2004 - 10:15 am Germany mdr Höchstpersönlich
Repeat from ARD from June 18
September 12, 2004 - 5:35 pm UK BBC 1 Songs Of Praise
August 21, 2004 - 21:05h Norway NRK 1 Momarkedet 2004
LIVE from the Momarkedet festival in Mysen, Norway
August 19, 2004 - 20:15h Germany ZDF ZDF Sommer-Hit-Festival
Watch online!
August 7, 2004 - 20:15h Germany ZDF Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel - Summer special
(Repeat from March 20, 2004)
August 6, 2004 - 23:00h Germany ZDF Starnacht am Wörthersee
(Repeat from Austrian TV from July 17, 2004)
July 17, 2004 - 20:15h Austria ORF 2 Starnacht am Wörthersee
July 8, 2004 - 20:15h Germany ARD Deutschlands Größte Hits
June 18, 2004 - 16:00 - 16:30h Germany ARD höchstpersönlich
June 13, 2004 - 10:20 am & 8:00 pm,
June 15, 2004 - 9:00 pm
UK ITV2 80's mania
June 12, 2004 - 9:45 pm UK ITV1 London 80's mania
May 30, 2004 - 20:15 h Germany HR Arena der Stars
Repetition from 2001
May 8, 2004 - 23:15h Germany SAT.1 Bavarian TV Awards
May 7, 2004 - 17:15h Germany ARD Brisant
May 5, 2004 - 6:30-9:00 am Canada CTV Canada AM
Watch online!
April 19 and 20, 2004 - 1:35 am Germany SWR Leute Night
Interview with Chris de Burgh
(previously broadcasted on radio)
April 8, 2004 - 22:30 - 23:30h Netherlands RTL 4 Barend & Van Dorp
April 3, 2004 - 20:15h Germany ARD Verstehen Sie Spaß?
April 1, 2004 - 18:00h Poland Polsat BAR
March 27, 2004 - 10:20 - 10:55 pm Norway TV 2 God kveld, Norge!
Entertainment magazine featuring Chris de Burgh
March 25, 2004 - 12:30 - 1:30 pm UK Sky Digital UK Food Network Good Food Live
Live Broadcast
March 24, 2004 - 5:00 - 6:00 pm UK Channel 4 Richard And Judy
Live Broadcast
March 20, 2004 - 20:15h Germany ZDF Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
March 9, 2004 - 10:30 am UK Channel 5 Terry & Gaby Show
Live Interview!
March 9, 2004 - 9:00-9:30 am UK BBC Breakfast News
Live Interview!
watch it here!
March 8, 2004 - 8:00-8:30 pm UK BBC 3 Liquid News
Live Interview!
March 8, 2004 - 17:15 - 17:40h Germany ZDF Hallo Deutschland
Portrait about the sale start of "The Road To Freedom".
Watch the clip here.
March 5, 2004 - 23:05h Germany ZDF Johannes B. Kerner Show
Watch the clip here.
February 25, 2004 - 22:20 pm Belgium TV 1 De Laatste Show
Chris sings "Five Past Dreams", the sequel to "Lady In Red".
February 15, 2004 - 11:40 pm UK ITV Faith and Music
A documentary on Chris, his music, inspiration and spiritual beliefs.
January 30, 2004 - 8:30 pm Lebanon LBC 1 Star Academy
LBC1 details:
. STAR ACADEMY / Digital Receiver
26 degree East 34 Arabsat
KU BAND/dvb- S/clear
Frequency 11785MHZ
Verticale Polorisation
F.E.C Rate 3/ 4
Symbol Rate : 27.5 msym / Sec
January 24, 2004 - 20:15h Germany ZDF Wetten Dass
Chris appeared for an interview together with Rosanna.
Watch a video clip of what happened after Chris lost his bet here. And there's a very interesting backstage interview with Chris and Rosanna here.
September 8, 2003 - 20:15h Germany RTL Ultimate Album Chart Show
The show features the top selling albums in Germany of all times.
July 23, 2003 - 13:55h Germany 3sat Avo Session 2001
A repeat of Chris de Burgh's solo concert from the Avo Session in Basel/Switzerland from November 2001.
December 31, 2002 - ? Poland TVP 1 ?
December 24, 2002 - 6:30 pm Ireland RTE 1 Joy To The World
Christmas TV Special. Chris will sing two songs.
December 6, 2002 - ? Poland TVP 2 ?
Chris de Burgh will be the First Lady's special music guest at the Presidential Palace and will perform 5 songs live as part of the annual children's charity fund raiser.
November 30, 2002 - 20:15 Germany ARD Verstehen Sie Spaß
September 15, 2002 - ? UK BBC 1 Heaven And Earth Show
Interview
September 9, 2002 - 2:15 pm UK Channel 5 Open House Gloria Hunniford
Chris de Burgh will perform Guilty Secret and be interviewed.
September 3, 2002 - 8:10 am UK BBC BBC Breakfast News
Chris de Burgh will give a live interview.
August 29, 2002 - ? UK ITV GMTV
Chris de Burgh will perform Guilty Secret.

Radio

Date Country Channel Show
May 3, 2008 - 22:00h UK LBC Steve Allen - In Conversation With... Interview with Chris de Burgh - listen AGAIN! (listening requires subscription)
October 5, 2007 - 23:00h Netherlands Radio 2 Chris de Burgh in concert (recorded in 1983!) - listen AGAIN!
April 18, 2007 - 20:00h Germany HR 1 exclusive radio concert, recorded on March 23
April 18, 2007 - 18:00h Switzerland Radio Rottu Oberwallis Interview, recorded before his concert in Zermatt on April 12
March 7, 2007 - 6-10 am UK Magic 1548 Liverpool Phil Easton - (LISTEN AGAIN)
March 6, 2007 - 11:15 am UK Northsound 2 Aberdeen Damien McLeod
March 6, 2007 - 10:30 am UK BBC Scotland Fred MacAulay - LISTEN AGAIN (available for one day after the show)
March 6, 2007 - 10:00 am UK BBC Radio Leeds + Bradford Graham Liver - LISTEN AGAIN (available for one day after the show)
March 6, 2007 - 6:15 am UK BBC Radio 2 Sarah Kennedy - LISTEN AGAIN (available for 7 days after the show)
March 2, 2007 Greece Rock Radio Long interview
Listen again!
February 14, 2007 - 6 - 10 am Sweden Sveriges Radio Morgonpasset interview re. Lady In Red
Listen Online!
February 14, 2007 UK BBC Hereford & Worcester Tony Fisher - interview - Listen again here!
December 30, 2006 UK BBC Radio 2 Friday Night Is Music Night (High Lights) - repeat of the performance of "The Shadow Of The Mountain" from October 6, 2006
November 29, 2006 - 10:00-12:00 Germany SWR 1 (BW) Leute - recorded interview, Listen LIVE!
November 10, 2006 - between 6 and 10 pm Canada Majic 100 FM (Ottawa) Codi Jeffreys - interview (by phone) Listen LIVE!
November 2, 2006 - 9:00-12:00 Ireland RTE 2 Gerry Ryan Show - Interview and live performance of 4 songs. Listen again here (The interview starts at 2:23 into the show).
October 30, 31 and November 1, 2006 - 9:00-10:00 am UK Magic Radio 1548 Radio concert - 3 part instalment of an exclusive radio concert, recorded on October 19 in Anfield, Liverpool - Listen again: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (accessible to UK listeners only)
October 9-13, 2006 - approx 11:40 am UK BBC Radio 2 Tracks Of My Years - Chris presents his favourite tracks every day this week during Ken Bruce's Morning Show. Look at Chris' chosen tracks here.
October 11, 2006 - 22:30-0:00 Germany SWR 1 Kopfhörer - Taped radio concert from October 9 in Mannheim !
October 11, 2006 - 21:00 Germany Radio 88.8 Berlin Concert - Live radio concert from Berlin!
October 10, 2006 Germany NDR 90.3 Interview - Listen again here!
October 8, 2006 - 07:00-09:00am UK BBC Radio 2 Aled Jones - interview
October 7, 2006 - 18:15-19:00 UK BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends
October 7, 2006 - 9:00-11:00am UK BBC Five Live Eamon Holmes
October 6, 2006 - 7:30 pm UK BBC Radio 2 Friday Night Is Music Night - ­ Live performance of 4 tracks with the BBC Concert Orchestra (including 3 from the new album).
Click here for a full list of the music played in this programme.
Dec 25, 2005 - 7:00 - 9:05 am UK BBC Radio 2 "Good Morning Christmas"
November, 2005 UK BBC Radio Cumbria The Tony James Show
Relisten to the interview here.
May 29/30, 2004 - 0:00 - 2:00 h France Radio RTL SAGA
Read the Saga here (in French).
May 21, 2004 - 22:00 - 23:00 h Netherlands Radio 2 Poster
May 13, 2004 - 8:00 - 10:00 pm Israel Radio Kol - Rega Interview with Richard Freedman
May 5, 2004 - 4:00 - 5:00pm Australia (Melbourne) 88.6 Plenty Valley FM "The Irish-Aussie Hour"
with Mick Reynolds,
a special about Chris de Burgh
April 16, 2004 - 6:00 pm UK Forth 2 An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
April 15, 2004 - 9:00 pm UK Radio Borders An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
April 12, 2004 - 2:00 - 3:00pm UK Magic 1548 AM (Liverpool),
Magic 990 1305 1548 AM (Sheffield + South Yorkshire),
Magic 828 AM (Leeds),
Magic 999 AM (Preston + Blackpool),
Magic 1152 AM (Newcastle + Tyne + Wear),
Magic 1161 AM (Humberside + East Yorkshire + North Lincolnshire),
Magic 1170 AM (Teesside),
Magic 1152 AM (Manchester)
An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Liverpool (12 March)
April 11, 2004 - 9:00 pm UK Northsound 2 An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
April 11, 2004 - 7:00 pm UK Clyde 2 An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
April 11, 2004 - between 10:00 and 12:00h Germany SWR 1 (RP) Leute
Interview with Chris de Burgh
April 9, 2004 - 9:00 pm UK Westsound AM An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
April 7/8, 2004 - Midnight France RTL Radio Show "La Cloche"
April 6, 2004 - 7:00 pm UK Tay AM An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
April 5, 2004 - 10:00 pm UK MFR An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
April 4, 2004 - 12:00 pm (noon) UK CFM An evening with Chris de Burgh
Taped radio concert from Glasgow (22 March)
March 30, 2004 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm UK BBC Radio Cornwall David White
Interview
March 23, 2004 - 3:00 - 3:30pm UK Saga 105.7 The Afternoon Show with John Darvall
Listen to it here!
March 22, 2004 - 7:00 - 8:00pm UK BBC 2 Simon Mayo Album Show
Listen again! (only available for 7 days after the show)
Week of March 15, 2004 - ? UK Magic 1548 (Liverpool) taped radio concert - recording on March 12 for a small, invited audience (70-100 people)
March 13, 2004 - 8:00 - 10:00am Belgium Radio 2 Niets Is Zeker
Live concert!
March 12, 2004 - 10:00am - 1:00pm UK BBC Radio Kent Pat Marsh Show
Interview
Listen online: part 1, part 2.
March 11, 2004 - 9:00 pm Germany WDR 2 Soundfiles
Interview and unplugged session
March 11, 2004 - 8:15 pm Germany RPR Interview
March 11, 2004 - ? am UK BFBS 2 Richard Astbury Show
Interview
March 10, 2004 - 10:30 - 11:00am UK Radio Saga 106.6FM Erica Hughes in the Morning
Interview
March 10, 2004 - 7:50 - 8:30am UK BBC London Danny Baker Show
Live interview
Listen online!
March 7, 2004 - between 20:00 and 23:00h Germany SWR 1 (RP) Szene
30 minute unplugged concert with Chris de Burgh from Mainz (exclusive radio concert)
Listen to "Five Past Dreams" online here.
March 5, 2004 - 10:00h Germany BR 3 Interview
Listen to part of the interview here. (Click on the Real Audio Symbols to listen.)
September 12, 2002 - 2:45 pm (repeat 11:10 pm) Ireland RTE Rattlebag Show
Chris de Burgh will be the special guest live.


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