Billy Bragg
Also Known As: Stephen William Bragg
Biography: Stephen William Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is heavily centred on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Barking, London, England, UK
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The Internationale
Overview: THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate the relationship between music and social change, and to evaluate the uncertain fate of once thriving movements of the left.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Billy Bragg Goes to Moscow & Norton, Virginia Too
Overview: Two 50-minute documentaries from Billy's travels to the USA and USSR
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Way of the Morris
Overview: As quintessentially homegrown as a game of cricket or a plate of fish-and-chips, Morris dancing is one of Englands most ancient roots traditions. And yet to your average man on the street, its seen as little more than a national joke. And a bad national joke at that. Something to ridicule. Something to be embarrassed about. A heartfelt docu-ballad in praise of birthplace, bloodline and rural brotherhood, WAY OF THE MORRIS follows Tim on a deeply personal journey from the barleyfields of his childhood to the killing fields of The Somme, as he traces the poignant link between the spirited folk revival of the mid-1970s and the true story of the young Adderbury Morris side so decimated by the carnage of the First World War.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-01
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Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
Overview: Born James Henry Miller in 1915, MacColl became prominent on the folk scene in the 1950s and was also a labour activist and actor. This affectionate documentary offers insights into all these aspects of his life and features new versions of some of his songs, including The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Contributors include Billy Bragg and his widow, Peggy Seeger.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-27
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The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
Overview: A look at the colourful lifestyle and inspiring music and lyrics of Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of the Pogues. Featuring specially-recorded performances of MacGowan's songs.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-17
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Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Overview: A documentary tribute to the singer/songwriter who died on 18th December, 2000.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-03
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Days Like These
Overview: Documentary containing interviews and concert footage of the various musicians and bands within the Red Wedge organization on a tour within the UK.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-15
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Last Shop Standing
Overview: Last Shop Standing, inspired by the book of the same name by Graham Jones, takes you behind the counter to discover why nearly 2000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK. The film charts the rapid rise of record shops in the 1960's, 70's and 80's, the influence of the chart, the underhand deals, the demise of vinyl and rise of the CD as well as new technologies. Where did it all go wrong? Why were 3 shops a week closing? Will we be left with no record shops with the continuing rise of downloading? Hear from over 20 record shop owners and music industry leaders as well as musicians including Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Nerina Pallot, Richard Hawley and Clint Boon as they all tell us how the shops became and still are a part of their own musical education, a place to cherish and discover new bands and new music.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-10
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Where Are You, Jay Bennett?
Overview: A feature-length documentary about musician Jay Bennett (1963-2009), who was a key member of Wilco on the "Being There," "Summerteeth," "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and "Mermaid Avenue" albums.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-15
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Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand
Overview: "Man in the Sand" is a 1999 music documentary that chronicles the collaboration between Billy Bragg and Wilco, which involved the musicians creating new music to accompany lyrics that were written decades earlier by folk singer Woody Guthrie. The project, which was organized by Woody's daughter Nora, spawned two albums: "Mermaid Avenue," released in 1998, and "Mermaid Avenue Vol. II," released in 2000.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-28
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Freedom Beat
Overview: On January 5, 1988, Artists Against Apartheid held a huge show in London to protest against the racist regime in South Africa, demanding the release of Nelson Mandela, jailed for 25 years for fighting to end prejudice against black people. British musicians like Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello and Sting joined beloved bands like Style Council and Big Audio Dynamite, and black musicians of the calibre of Sade, Hugh Masekela, Maxi Priest and Princess, to show the world that there is no more tolerance. for racism.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-05
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Urban Hymn
Overview: Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-11
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Beyond Barricades
Overview: Beyond Barricades is a documentary on political punk band Anti-Flag, featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Billy Bragg, Tim McIlrath, Brian Baker & More. The film explores the trials and tribulations of playing politically charged music and devoting your life to activism.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-03
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Call Me Lucky
Overview: An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-07
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Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Overview: A look at the life of John Cooper Clarke. From his rise as a 'punk poet', through his heroin addiction, and finally to his comeback.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-30
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Billy Bragg Live at the Union Chapel London
Overview: An exclusive film of Billy in concert in June 2013 performing his critically acclaimed "Tooth & Nail" album and other classic songs, at the stunning Union Chapel in London.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-15
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Beyond the Maypole
Overview: Zimbabwean musician, Biggie Tempo, talks to a number of UK folk musicians about their work and their views on traditional music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-26
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Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Overview: From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the issues of the 1960s and 70s. In this biographical documentary, veteran director Kenneth Bowser shows how Phil's music and his fascinating life story and eventual decline into depression and suicide were intertwined with the history-making events that defined a generation. Even as his contemporaries moved into folk-rock and pop music, Phil followed his own vision, challenging himself and his listeners. Not one to pull punches, Ochs never achieved the commercial success he desperately desired. But his music remains relevant, reaching new audiences in a generation that finds his themes all too familiar.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-05
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Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
Overview: In January 1956, a new pop phenomenon appeared in the UK charts: a British artist playing a guitar. His name was Lonnie Donegan and the song he sang was Rock Island Line. Donegan’s rough-and-ready style was at odds with the polished crooners who dominated the charts. He played the guitar in a way that sounded like anyone could do it. Rock Island Line sounded like nothing else on the radio and it inspired a generation of British youths to pick up guitars and begin a journey that would take them to the top of the American charts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-12
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The Big Meeting
Overview: Every second Saturday in July, since 1871, the city of Durham has been taken over by miners, trade-unions and the general public for one of the biggest annual gatherings in Europe, the Durham Miners' Gala - known locally as "The Big Meeting".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-06
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Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth
Overview: Woody Guthrie is one of America’s legendary songwriters. A voice of the people, he wrote hard-hitting lyrics for a hard-hit nation. His is a tale of survival, creativity and reinvention. He is proof that there is always potential for change and even in 2019, more than fifty years after his death, he is challenging Donald Trump from beyond the grave. With enormous influence on successive generations of musicians like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Billy Bragg, this film proves he has a true place in 21st-century culture.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-20
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Billy Bragg: Tooth and Nail
Overview: This 10-song DVD accompaniment to the Tooth and Nail CD release showcases music videos from Billy Bragg's career, 1986-2002.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-19
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From Russia with Rock
Overview: A Finnish documentary about the feelings of a rock generation in the Soviet Union during Gorbachev's regime: the film follows underground bands' rise to publicity, the country's first "official" rock festival called the Moscow Rock Panorama-87 and the rocket-like ascent of Uralian Nautilus Pompilius into the starry sky of Soviet rock. Also appearing: "Аквариум", "Авиа", "Телевизор", "Браво", "Ва Банкъ", "Бригада С", "Новая Коллекция", "Мистер Твистер", "Круиз", "Нюанс", "Альянс", Uriah Heep.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1988-09-09
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Let's rock-n-roll
Overview: Documentary film for german TV about rock music in Soviet Union. Featuring: "Мистер Твистер", "Ва-Банкъ", "Чудо-Юдо", "Женская Болезнь", "Ночной Проспект", "Аквариум", "Ноль", "Аукцыон", "Телевизор", "АВИА", "Звуки Му". In 1989 an album with recorded soundtrack was released.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
Overview: London Weekend Television. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg. First screened in the UK on 31st March 1985.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-31
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Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Overview: The story of the band that Paul Weller formed after The Jam split up in 1982, with insight from key members, collaborators and fans.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-30
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Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song
Overview: A biographical documentary about the life Hazel Dickens profiling a modern woman dealing with contemporary issues from a feminist perspective that is the product of her experiences being Appalachian, being displaced physically and culturally, being poor and working class, being a woman artist in a man’s world, and being a bearer of tradition.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-21
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A World Without Beethoven?
Overview: "What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, the film explores how Ludwig van Beethoven's innovations continue to have an impact far beyond the boundaries of classical music, 250 years after his birth.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-15
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Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Overview: Described by Bono as 'the Noel Coward of our generation’, the singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl would have turned 65 this year had her life not been tragically cut short in December 2000. Signed at the age of just 19 after being the backing singer for a failed punk band, Kirsty went on to write and record songs that spanned genres, including rockabilly, pop and South American. She had hits like A New England and Days and sang a key part in one of the nation’s favourite Christmas songs, Fairytale of New York. Respected by those who worked alongside her, including Billy Bragg, Johnny Marr, Jools Holland and many others, she has left a legacy that is still valued today. This programme brings together performances that highlight the wit and intelligence of this unique performer
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-05
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