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1993 Frank Zappa Documentary (BBC)
Legendary guitarist Frank Zappa was not only a talented musician but offered biting social commentary along with insightful political and philosophical ideas.
ZANI - Top of the Pops: Disco Dance Troupes ( Go-Jos, Pan's People, Ruby Flipper, Legs & Co, and Zoo)
In the years prior to music videos, live TV programs had a problem when artists were unable to appear. The viewers needed something to take their visual attention while the record was being played and producers decided to use ‘Go Go Girl’ dancers fashionably dressed in mini-skirts and high boots. In the UK, Top of the Pops (BBC 1) was the premier pop chart program and used a girl dance troupe called The Go-Jos, They were formed by Jo Cook in 1964 and she also was the choreographer.
Arlene Phillips’ Hot Gossip (1974–86)
Arlene Phillips was a modern jazz dancer and as a teenager, had moved to London, where she quickly established herself as a successful teacher and choreographer. In 1970, while teaching dance,
Dear Bertie In Prison at The Hope and Anchor 7th September 2019
Dear Bertie In Prison is a one-hour crime drama play. The performed reading will feature Mark Savage (an actor known to millions as Gripper in Grange Hill) and it’s happening on Saturday the 7th September at 3 pm the Hope Theatre, upstairs at the Hope and Anchor, 207 Upper Street, N1 1RL. A venue with a special place in rock'n'roll history.
Who is ‘H’? Criminologists share their theories ahead of ‘Line of Duty’ finale
As the most-watched television show of 2019 so far, BBC One’s ‘Line of Duty’ has the nation hooked on attempting to solve who is behind the anti-corruption police drama’s Organised Crime Group (OCG).
Something Else, BBC2 Aired 15th September 1979.
A classic episode featuring The Jam, performing When You’re Young and Eton Rifles, John Cooper Clarke reciting Chickentown whilst walking through Manchester, and the last ever television performance of Joy Division,
ZANI's Video of The Week - Dave Allen - On Giving Up Smoking
GF Newman’s Law & Order 40th Anniversary -BBC 4 Airing 12th April 2018 on ZANI
Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How and Whom?
Tilbury Skinheads Documentary - BBC Radio 1980
If you ever find yourself heading south on the A13, chances are you are either lost or on your way to Tilbury in Essex. It is very much a town at the end of the line, as the Worlds End pub down by the docks testifies, and definitely not the sort of place you want to end up on your ownsome come nightfall.
