Join us for our slightly-behind-schedule* new episode of BPMOACA as we take a look at 1975’s Slade in Flame. 

A career-stalling misjudgement or one of the best pop movies ever made? Pull on your platform boots and step back with us to the Nineteen SixtySeventies to find out!

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(If you want to skip the synopsis, it finishes at 4'13") 🙉

*(give-or-take two years)

Links:

Playlist - Season 1 Episode 6: Slade In Flame Playlist

Slade In Flame: Full Soundtrack Album

Slade: The Singles 1971-75

Slade Alive - 1972-82: All Three Albums

Sadly the excellent Slade in Flame CD+DVD set appears to be currently out of print, but if you’d like to track one down, start by focussing a beady one here, here or here

…or alternatively, it’s currently available to watch on YouTube here

Slade in 1975 doing their best to win over a not-entirely-on-side crowd at the San Francisco Winterland:

How Does It Feel

Mama Weer All Crazy Now

And for the Hell of it, here’s SIF writer Andrew Birkin’s directorial debut, his 1981 adaptation of Hector “Saki” Munro’s macabre short story “Sredni Vashtar” 

We played: 

“Far Far Away” (Noddy Holder/Jim Lea)

“How Does It Feel” (Noddy Holder/Jim Lea)

Special thanks to Kesia Lazarus for piano on “How Does It Feel” 

NB: Please note that the chat for this episode was recorded before the passing of the great Jane Birkin in July 2023, R.I.P.

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Raise a glass, grab your washboard and enjoy!

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Show Notes:

“Momma Don't Allow” is available to stream for free on the BFI player

“Look Back in Anger” is available to stream here

…and both films are available on the BFI’s excellent Woodfall Films box set

“It’s Trad Dad” can be viewed here

“Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?” can be streamed via the BFI Player

Our “full” review of “Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?” can be found on the Early March 2021 edition of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast

NOTE: We do not own the copyright to any of the music included here; used as examples only.

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Our full review of the move can be found on Episode One of Brit Pop Movies of a Certain Age

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So slip a coin into our jukebox full of Rock ‘n’ Skiffle, blow the froth off your coffee and get with the Dene-agers to swoon at our hottest new star!*

(Includes a spot of slipper-discussion and a peek at Terry’s unique guitar technique)

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Playlist: Season 1 Episode 05 (Part 2): The Golden Disc Playlist 

Terry Dene - The Singles 1957-61

The Golden Disc is available as part of Renown Films DVD box set Films With a Beat 

We played: 

“C’min and be Loved” (Len Paverman)

“Dynamo” (Tommie Connor)

*Circa 1958.

NB: We should also point out that this episode was recorded before the recent passing of movie legend Sir Sean Connery; R.I.P.

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Does it Rock? Does it Roll? Or does it simply creak? An intensive investigation into a celluloid classic or a deep-dive into a shallow film? Have a listen and find out for yourselves! 

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Playlist: Season 1 Episode 05 (Part 1): Rock You Sinners Playlist

Rock You Sinners is available as part of Renown Films DVD box set The E J Fancey Collection

…and can be streamed online here

We played: 

“Rock 'n' Roll Calypso” (Don Sollash)

“Rock You Sinners” (P. Phillips/A. Baxter)

*Just about.

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A Bristol-blazing, beat-crazed tale of teenage rock ‘n’ roll biker gangs - or church halls, tea-drinking and carpentry in what is basically a promotional film for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme? 

Join us in Episode Four of our podcast as we discuss 1962’s “Some People” 

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Playlist: Season 1 Episode 04: Some People Playlist 

Links:

Some People is available for purchase directly from Network Distribution on both DVD and Blu-ray

...and can be streamed online here

If the film has successfully piqued an interest in the DofE, you can find them here

We played:

“Some People” (Les Vandyke)

“Yes You Did” (Les Vandyke/Ron Grainer)

NB: Owing to the elephantine gestation-process of our podcasts, we should just point out that the chat for this episode was recorded before the recent passing of the great actor Earl Cameron. 

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Singin’ like bleedin’ canaries they are. But stick it in your shell-likes or we’ll send the boys raaaahhhnd.

Oh - and you ain’t seen us - orwright?!

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Playlists:

Season 1 Episode 03: Pop-and-Cop Playlist

“This is a Journey Into Sound…” Playlist

Links:

Band of Thieves and Dateline Diamonds can both be found on Renown Pictures’ excellent DVD box set “Films With a Beat”, available to purchase here

“Owning Up”, George Melly’s fine memoir detailing the Trad Jazz scene of the 1950s

“Small Faces: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story by Paolo Hewitt (1995)

“All or Nothing” - The Small Faces musical

…and if you’re still in Lockdown and gagging for a pint, have a vicarious trip down the boozer via the BFI’s “Roll Out the Barrel” DVD set; includes the short films “All in Good Time” (1964) and “Under the Table You Must Go” (1969) as referenced in this edition of the podcast

We played: 

“All I Wanna Do is Sing” (Acker Bilk/Norrie Paramor/Peter Pavey)

“I Think of You” (David Gold/Keith Mansfield)

“I’ve Got Mine” (Steve Marriott/Ronnie Lane/Jimmy Winston/Kenney Jones)

ERRATUM: Regarding the owners of the Ruskin Arms pub in Manor Park, Jimmy Winston's family name was actually Langwith. Just thought we'd clear that up.

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Enjoy Episode Two of our podcast, it turned out to be something of an epic, with a huge amount of performers, artists and crew to talk about – will it be the greatest contrast between the brevity of the synopsis and length of episode we’ll come across? We’ll find out…

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Playlists:

Season 1 Episode 02 : Six-Five Special playlist

Train Kept A-Rollin' - an Evolution

Links:

Stream Six-Five Special here

…or purchase it on DVD/Blu-ray here

Lonnie Donegan Live at 27th Trowbridge Village Pump Festival (2000) [Matt was in the audience!] - begins at 1hr 1min

Billy Bragg’s essential tome on the rise & importance of skiffle: “Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World” (2017)

Jim Dale - One Show (2015)

Murder in Soho: Who Killed Freddie Mills? (2018)

We played: "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Bradshaw/Mann) & "Jack o' Diamonds" (Trad arr Donegan)

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Links:

Episode 1 - The Young Ones Spotify Playlist

The Young Ones (1961) on DVD

…or if you can find it, this triple-DVD pack with “Summer Holiday” and “Wonderful Life” which features commentaries from directors Sidney J Furie & Peter Yates

Cliff Richard – Desert Island Discs (1960) - Cliff discusses his career thus far and his upcoming starring movie role

On the set of The Young Ones (raw footage)

David Frost pays “tribute” to Norrie Paramor (TW3 1962, begins at 13’30”)

The Ipcress File (Opening Sequence (1965))

Harry Enfield parodies Cliff movies in "Keep Your Hair On, Daddio" (Norbert Smith: A Life (1989))

We played: "Got a Funny Feeling" (Welch/Marvin)

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Series 1 Spotify Playlist

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We played: "We Say Yeah" (Welch/Marvin/Gormley)

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