As we eagerly await Series Seven in the autumn, how about treating ourselves to a mini-series during the bank holiday? What could be more fun than watching British pop groups trying to crack the movies?
\nIn our new mini-series, BritPop Goes To The Movies, Rob and Guy will be diving into exactly that over the next three days!
\nWe kick off our series with a huge first episode, featuring a returning friend of the show. Tyler Adams from Goon Pod is back for his third appearance, ready to help us explore a film that truly changed everything. Who better to guide us through how a business-savvy soundtrack tie-in became a cinematic masterpiece?
\nTyler helps us to start things off with A Hard Day’s Night. Originally commissioned by United Artists to get a Beatles soundtrack album, director Richard Lester and writer Alun Owen took a modest £189,000 budget and a tight schedule and turned it into something sharper, funnier, and more influential than anyone could have imagined. By moving away from the usual vehicles of Elvis and Cliff Richard, John, Paul, George, and Ringo really shine on screen, playing heightened versions of themselves. They are supported by a fantastic cast of British character actors, including Wilfred Bramble, Victor Spinetti, and Norman Rossington, who add a sharp edge to the film’s satire on age, class, and authority.
\nCome along with us as we get stuck into Beatlemania and the birth of the modern music video as we explore A Hard Day’s Night!
\nRunning, Jumping, Standing Still film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScwV_yIGZ5Y
\nIt’s Trad Dad (trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk8ad0u0URw
\nA Hard Days Night Press Conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9VJ7GZYcWU
\nGeorge Harrison funny scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QREeweMWTZk
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