Series 1
Series Summary
This series of seven one-hour music documentaries by the distinguished film-maker Jeremy Marre - which was three years in the making - takes its limits from the geographical boundaries of England and approaches music through contemporary eyes. The series asks the question - what is the role of music in the British way of life?
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Episodes (7)
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The first episode shows how music invites fantasy and why it matters. Fantasy plays a role in everybody's life, and music has proved its…
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This episode looks at music and humour, from the good old days of the music hall, to films, radio and television.
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This episode focuses on the learning process and how music is passed on from generation to generation.
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This programme looks at the relationship between music and work. They seem to have little in common, but perhaps that is why they go…
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The programme travels first to Southall where young Asians of Punjabi descent say they want nothing of the parental conservatism that…
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The penultimate programme in the series by Jeremy Marre exploring popular music and entertainment in England.
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The last programme in the series of music documentaries by Jeremy Marre, it examines the music of ceremony and ritual - from marching bands…
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