John Cale on screen
TV Appearances: 2010 - the present
January 8, 2010 - ... Sing Elvis BBC, UK
BBC Four shows Cale's performance of Heartbreak Hotel on what would have been Elvis' 75th birthday. Footage from The Later Show (1989) with BJ Cole on slide guitar.
August 8, 2010 - Músico e compositor, PTE, Portugal
Portuguese tv shows a program called Músico e compositor. Possibly a screening of the 1998 John Cale documentary.
October 29, 2010 - 132 STVDIO, FoxTel, Australia
Broadcast of the Seven Songs To Leave Behind show at the Melbourne Festival (October 23, 2010): Heartbreak Hotel, Letter From Abroad, Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll, Magritte, Fear Is A Man's Best Friend, Pablo Picasso and Hallelujah.
March 24, 2012 - SVT, Sweden
Broadcast of the Paris 1919 performance in Malmö (November 21, 2011) Swedish TV. Full album interspersed with an interview with Cale and bits of rehearsal footage + Captain Hook and Hedda Gabler.
October 9 + 12, 2012 - Later With Jools Holland, UK
Performs I Wanna Talk 2 U on the October 9 broadcast of Later With Jools Holland. A longer version aired three days later with two more songs: Scotland Yard and Guts plus a short interview during which a bit of the November 26, 1992 performance of Hallelujah is shown.
January 10, 2013 - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, USA
Cale is interviewed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The War On Drugs’ Dave Hartley (Nightlands / Oak Island) and Robbie Bennett were among the musicians for I Wanna Talk 2 U. He performs Venus In Furs as a web exclusive with the house band of the show.
February 21, 2013 - Capriccio, Germany
Capriccio, a program series broadcasted on the Bayrisches Fernsehen, airs a half hour John Cale portrait and interview - February 21, 2013.
July 23, 2014 - The Bridge, USA
Guest star in the Sorrowsworn episode of the FX TV crime drama series The Bridge, directed by Stefan Schwartz. He plays a caravan seller. Broadcasted on July 23, 2014.
November 11, 2014 - Czech TV, Czech Republic
Performs Paris 1919 (with band) and Hallelujah (solo on piano) at the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic - November 17, 2014.
December 16, 2014 - Reyers laat, Belgium
Interview on the Belgian tv show Reyers laat about the Christmas Truce music, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed - December 16, 2014.
November 6, 2015 - Joy of the Cover Version, UK
Features in the BBC4 program Joy of the Cover Version - November 6, 2015, discussing his definitive version of Hallelujah.
February 6, 2016 - Channel 4 News, UK
Interview with Channel 4 News. He discusses presidential candidate Donald Trump, and the death of
February 16, 2015 - HARDtalk, UK
Interview on the BBC program HARDtalk. Aired on February 15.
June 11, 2016 - Arte, France and Germany
On June 11, 2016 French-German Arte broadcasted the almost complete show. White Light/White Heat (w/ Carl Barât and Pete Doherty) and European Son (w/ Carl Barât and Pete Doherty) traded places - and Lady Godiva's Operation (w/ Saul Williams) and The Gift are missing:
- I'm Waiting For The Man
- White Light/White Heat (w/ Carl Barât and Pete Doherty)
- All Tomorrow's Parties (w/ Mark Lanegan)
- Venus In Furs
- I'll Be Your Mirror (w/ Étienne Daho)
- There She Goes Again (w/ Animal Collective)
- Sunday Morning
- European Son (w/ Carl Barât and Pete Doherty)
- Femme Fatale (w/ Lou Doillon)
- The Black Angel's Death Song (w/ Mark Lanegan)
- Run Run Run (w/ Carl Barât and Pete Doherty)
- Heroin (w/ Saul Williams)
- Sister Ray (w/ all guests)
Juky 29, 2016 - BBC4, UK
On July 29 he takes part in the BBC Proms concert the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK, reimagening the music of David Bowie. He brought his band and wrote the arrangments for his segment. He performs Valentine's Day, Sorrow (w/ Anna Calvi) and Space Oddity (w/ House Gospel Choir). The show is broadcasted live on BBC 4.