The album features one unreleased song, "What's the Matter Baby?", co-written by Mark Knopfler and his brother David. The eighth song, " Tunnel of Love", was recorded for the BBC TV program The Old Grey Whistle Test on 31 January 1981, as stated in the booklet, but this version really comes from Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, recorded on 19 December 1980. Live at the BBC consists of eight songs, the first seven were recorded for the BBC Live in Concert series on 22 July 1978. This album was a means to end the legal contract, before Mark Knopfler began his solo career (still signed to Mercury). According to Knopfler, the album was released because Dire Straits still owed one album to Phonogram Records (now Mercury Records). Live at the BBC was released on 26 June 1995, the year in which the group officially disbanded. Live at the BBC was the band's third live album, preceded by (1984) and On the Night (1993). The studio versions of the first six songs were released on Dire Straits. The album was recorded on 22 July 1978 at BBC Studios in London, with one track recorded on 31 January 1981. Live at the BBC is a live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 26 June 1995 on Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Windsong (UK) Vertigo (International) Warner Bros. BBC Studios, London, 22 July 1978, 31 January 1981
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