Examining the personal and musical development of bands and artists by investigating the stories behind three of their greatest hits.
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The BBC's orchestras are joined by world-renowned singers and musicians at some of the UK's most beautiful concert halls, performing the best in contemporary and classical music.
This 12-part series, hosted by Mark Lizotte, aka Diesel, revisits some brilliant Australian rock and pop concerts, exploring the intriguing stories behind them and what specifically made each show so special. By talking to people who were there; band members, tour managers, authors and musicians from other bands, Mark sheds light on the special circumstances that led to each of the concerts featured, becoming such extraordinary, memorable events. Through Mark’s terrific understanding of songwriting, performance and music history, the viewer is transported on a journey of musical discovery. Viewers get to hear recollections from people who were there, including the fascinating behind-the-scenes circumstances that combined to create these exceptional evenings. Each concert is unforgettable and unique due to a distinct set of circumstances, and Mark Lizotte helps us to re-experience these distinctive musical moments with insight and a healthy dose of curiosity, irreverence and wit.
In this series we will learn about the musical proposals of 10 different producers of electronic and experimental music, as well as the context in which they operate, what their desires and searches are that make their music something special that allows them to build their own identity and a public.
Popadoodledandy was a pop music show devised, written and performed by comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. The show included music-based sketches and interviews with musicians
From 1978 to 1985 Alan Lomax traveled the American South and Southwest with a television crew to document regional folklore with deep historical roots. From the resulting 400 hours of footage came the five-program series American Patchwork, which aired on PBS in 1991.
YOASOBI's first live footage collection "THE FILM" captures three shows: "KEEP OUT THEATER", the duo's first live streaming headlining concert in February 2021 from a construction site where the former Shinjuku Milano-za movie complex used to have stood, "SING YOUR WORLD", another live streaming concert in July 2021 held at UNIQLO CITY TOKYO in the Uniqlo headquarters premises in Ariake, Tokyo as a collaborative project with the "UT" clothing line and attracted 280k viewers connecting at once, and "NICE TO MEET YOU", a two-day concert series at the Budokan in December which was their very first performance with a live audience (the footage is from December 5).
A 3-chapter documentary about the stories we tell ourselves around creativity. Using a plethora of studies from anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, the film tries to demystify the way we use our brains to create, to make art and science. The products of our minds are extraordinary, but the process in which they are brought about are in fact, quite ordinary. Shakespeare copied. Mozart copied. Picasso copied too. But we're still obsessed with originality. We're living in the most creative time in humanity's existence, so maybe it's time to rethink our preconceptions about creativity.
The story of Ol' Dirty Bastard, co-founder of legendary hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, through the eyes of his friends, family, and collaborators.
Bouke Scholten wants to show as many people as possible what a musical genius Elvis was. That is why he travels to America together with music friend Rob Kemps and delves into Elvis history.
A coming-of-age series based on the lives of six young men - the world's first mixed Israeli-Palestinian pop group - that came together to form the next global hit pop group, as1one.
Behind the singing, smiles and double denim was blood, sweat and tears. Heartthrobs from Take That to Westlife and 911 share tales of success, adoration and the flipside of fame.
In this new series, Foo Fighters commemorate their 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album.
Sami Yaffa explores countires where music and melody are central part of culture.
True Trans tells the story of Against Me!'s punk rock singer Laura Jane Grace who came out as a transgender woman in 2012, and the experiences of other trans and gender-variant people she met on the road.
Fahmai moved into Arthit's house after her parents died. She knew she was going to get kicked out of the house so one day, she set up a plan to get Arthit into bed. Instead, Arthit stormed out of the house and got into an accident. He survived but his hate for her grew. She was sent abroad for 4 years then 4 years later, she returned because she made a promise to his parents. She thought time will heal all wounds but that wasn't the case, instead, it intensified even more.
Koi is a young woman who has grown up in a rubber tree plantation her entire life, and now has dreams of improving it. Unfortunately, the powerful millionaire who is the plantation's creditor has plans to seize it for himself, but Koi refuses to allow that to happen. Trin is a young businessman who owns a rubber mattress factory and makes an offer to buy her family's plantation. Because Koi has no intention of letting anyone take her plantation, the two enter into a rivalry.
When their fathers are killed in the line of duty, two grown-up daughters join the police force to avenge their deaths and fight crime.
When two brothers fall for two sisters, they quickly realize the age differences between them are too big to ignore.
Last Chance for Romance is a half-hour documentary series about couples in crisis. Each episode features a couple at a relationship crossroads - some have only recently arrived, while others have been stuck there for years. Each couple is flown to a beautiful Caribbean resort for five days of therapy and relaxation. Free from the busy demands of everyday life, and immersed in a lush tropical paradise, couples are able to focus on how to improve their relationship. With its therapeutic mix of a tropical location, counseling, and activity, Last Chance for Romance offers viewers a fresh perspective on how to make relationships better.
The tale of a charismatic, daredevil husband and father who unexpectedly jumped off a bridge in 1977, despite a seemingly happy home life and a lucrative career as a pilot. His small-town Arkansas community searches for his body in vain while family and friends seek answers. Years later, a mysterious story emerges involving hypnosis, secret identities and a double life of dangerous missions and law-breaking. And that’s just the beginning…
Three modern men try to get in touch with their inner tough guys and redefine what it means to be a 'real man.'
Satina details the life and (mis)adventures of the titular demon child and her parents. Satina is the daughter of the overworked Queen of North American Hell, Lucia, and her father Dave, an ordinary man working as an IT consultant in the human world.
In as much the same adventurous spirit as those who galloped headlong into a wild new territory in the Land Run of 1889, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) has ventured into the rugged world of dramatic filmmaking. The result is "Oklahoma Passage," a five-part mini-series tracing 150 years of Oklahoma's history. "Oklahoma Passage" focuses on the fictional Benton family. Through the eyes of six generations, the viewer witnesses more than 150 years of life in Oklahoma, from the Cherokee Indians' settlements in the mid-1830's through the Civil war years, the Land Run of '89, the constitutional convention leading to statehood in 1907, the feast of the oil boom in the teens and '20s, the famine of the Dust Bowl and beyond, climaxing in the near future with an Oklahoma-born astronaut taking the first step in man's journey to Mars.
Seven special ops cops and their leader chase the organized crime leader Ejder. Their lives are permanently altered when they inevitably get closer to him.
The sixth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series.
Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night television program hosted by Carson Daly and broadcast on NBC In 2003 and 2004, Last Call was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Show – Late Night".
Dan, a short (and short-tempered) man, has nothing better to do with his time than rail against what he perceives to be life's injustices – even if he's completely in the wrong. Whether it's a beef against a fast-food chain, an untalented barber, the entirety of Canada, the game of baseball or lemonade-selling children, petulant Dan is always spurred into action, usually dragging his best friend Chris and Chris' undercover operative wife, Elise, along on the revenge-filled ride.
Ann and Harold is a very early BBC television programme, and ran for five episodes, all broadcast in 1938. It is known to be the world's first drama serial ever transmitted, and explained the trials of a couple named Ann and Harold respectively, and starred Ann Todd. Little else is known about this programme. No material exists of the show today, as it was aired live before any means of recording programmes existed. In fact, it is unknown if even any photographs survive of this programme.
Three strangers push themselves to their absolute limits in complete darkness – enduring days buried underground while navigating prehistoric cave systems, ancient subterranean cities and centuries-old abandoned mines. Are you afraid of the dark?
Okita’s older sister, Mitsuba, visits the quarters of the Shinsengumi to announce her marriage to the trader Kuraba Toma. The two siblings spend time together. Mitsuba worries that her brother has no friends and in order to assure her, he introduces Sakata Gintoki, who happened to pass by, as his best friend. Meanwhile, there are reports of strange boats going in and out of Edo. Hijikata Toshiro investigates this and it turns out that the incident has an unexpected link to Mitsuba.