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The Swing Thing
Documentary telling the story of swing, an obscure form of jazz that became the first worldwide pop phenomenon and inspired the first ever youth culture revolution.
Documentary telling the story of swing, an obscure form of jazz that became the first worldwide pop phenomenon, inspired the first ever youth culture revolution and became a byword for sexual liberation and teenage excess well before the Swinging Sixties.
In the process, swing threw up some of the greatest names in 20th century music, from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. The film uses archive and contemporary accounts to shed light on why it endures today.
Last on
Sun 24 Feb 2013
23:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Narrator | Kenneth Cranham |
Producer | Alan Lewens |
Director | Alan Lewens |
Executive Producer | Murray Boland |
Producer | Jacquie Hughes |
Broadcasts
- Fri 19 Dec 2008 21:30
- Sat 20 Dec 2008 02:20
- Mon 22 Dec 2008 01:00
- Fri 27 Aug 2010 21:00
- Sat 28 Aug 2010 00:30
- Sun 29 Aug 2010 23:10
- Fri 31 Dec 2010 23:40
- Fri 16 Dec 2011 22:45
- Sat 17 Dec 2011 02:00
- Fri 22 Feb 2013 21:00
- Sat 23 Feb 2013 01:05
- Sun 24 Feb 2013 23:00