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Hollyoaks producer Lime Pictures is venturing into arts programming with a BBC4 profile of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson.
Dennis Wilson - the Real Beach Boy will be part of the channel’s Legends series and will uncover the early life of Wilson, the only actual surfer in the California band. DJ Mark Radcliffe narrates the film, which features new interviews with Wilson’s brother and bandmate Brian, sons and friends.
Matt O’Casey, who made BBC doc Blondie - One Way or Another, will produce and direct, and his indie Dusty Slider will co-produce the 60-minute doc. Executive producers are Tony Wood for Lime and Paul Bullock for the BBC.
2009 june 11http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/commissioning/lime-moves-into-docs-with-beach-boy-co-pro-film/5002359.article
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dutchbeachboys.blogspot.com)
New Dennis Wilson documentary !!
A new 60 minute documentary film on the life of Dennis Wilson has been created for the BBC4 Legends series.
The film titled Dennis Wilson – The Real Beach Boy
will premiere in the UK on Friday, February 26th at 9 p.m..The documentary features previously unseen footage and rare archival materials.
New interview segments with David Marks, Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin, Michael Wilson, Carl B. Wilson, Gregg Jakobson, Ed Roach, John Hanlon, Jeffrey Foskett, Tom Murphy, Ron Swallow, Jo Ann Marks, Taylor Hawkins, Mike Kowalski, Jon Stebbins and others give the film a fresh perspective on Dennis’ life and legacy.
The documentary is produced by Lime Pictures of Liverpool in association with Dusty Slider films and BBC Wales. Matt O’Casey is credited as director and co-producer, executive producers are Tony Wood and Paul Bullock, Jon Stebbins is the film’s U.S. producer, and Howie Edelson is program consultant. The documentary is narrated by noted British DJ Mark Radcliffe who is also a drummer and a longtime fan of Dennis Wilson.
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UPDATE 2
BBC Four to air Beach Boys night
BBC Four is to devote a night’s programming to the Beach Boys later this month. Friday February 26 will see the channel air
a documentary on the life of Dennis Wilson, entitled
Legends: Dennis Wilson, followed by
Pet Sounds: Brian Wilson Live In London, a concert film in which the former Beach Boy plays the band’s classic 1966 Pet Sounds album from start to finish.
The night finishes with
Imagine – Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson’s Smile, in which Alan Yentob examines the band’s legendary lost album, Smile.
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http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1040101&c=1
Paul Williams, after leaving Crawdaddy!, the magazine he started in early 1966, wrote this review for Rolling Stone, June 14, 1969…
http://beatpatrol.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/the-kinks-the-village-green-preservation-society-1968/
DENNIS WILSON – THE REAL BEACH BOY: Friday 26th February, BBC4, 9pm
Legendarisch Live, each fridaynight 23.00 - 0.00 CET, on Radio 2!
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http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C200709CB545CB5E
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