Chris Barber

Birgit is a model from the city and sweetheart of the farmer's son Rolf. Incognito she takes a job as a maid on their farm.

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.

Au cours des années soixante, le Royaume-Uni a connu une profonde révolution sociale. Londres, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester et Newcastle possédaient toutes leur propre scène musicale. Des musiciens de Belfast et Glasgow venaient à Londres pour prendre part à cette révolution musicale des clubs. A cette époque, le jazz traditionnel d'après-guerre et les mouvements de renouveau du folk ont constitué le terrain fertile qui a permis l'émergence d'un nouveau genre de musique blues, entièrement influencé par l'authentique black blues des Etats-Unis. Cette musique était nouvelle en ce que certains musiciens majeurs ont remodelé le blues américain d'une manière complètement personnelle pour l'adapter à l'éveil de la conscience du Royaume-Uni lors des sixties. Red, white and blues examine les circonstances de cette période de mutation.

Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music and modern culture who inspired Lennon and McCartney.

L'intégrale du show exceptionnel filmé le 19 juillet 2003 au King's Dock de Liverpool et qui marque la réunion tant attendue de Eric Clapton avec John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers.

A night at the Wood Green Jazz Club - an example of 'Free Cinema'.

This music documentary celebrates the long and influential career of Long John Baldry, a pioneering British musician whose blues revivalism inspired The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and a young Eric Clapton. Featuring footage of early performances and commentaries from a number of musicians for whom he was a great influence.

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Le Grand Échiquier mêle tous les arts et toutes les générations d'artistes et propose des rencontres artistiques exceptionnelles, inédites et insoupçonnables entre chanteurs, musiciens, chorégraphes, danseurs, humoristes ou encore chefs d'orchestre.

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes