C4 Chasing Rainbows Stafford 1986

C4 Chasing Rainbows Stafford 1986

FIRST BROADCAST: 26 October 1986 C4
DURATION: 50:45
The last programme in the series of music documentaries by Jeremy Marre, it examines the music of ceremony and ritual - from marching bands to folk fairs and circuses, carol singing, Northern Soul, gospel, the Salvation Army, the Royal Tournament and the football terraces' own version of We'll Meet Again.

SERIES SYNOPSIS
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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https://www.channel4.com/programmes/chasing-rainbows/on-demand/2642-007


CHASING RAINBOWS - A NATION AND ITS MUSIC

Documentary series which looks at the expression of British society through its music and entertainment. C4 14/9-26/10/86

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CHASING RAINBOWS - A NATION AND ITS MUSIC: POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE: MUSIC AND RITUAL
broadcast 26/10/1986
Documentary which looks at the role of music in English ritual and bands; with marching bands in West Bromwich, the Brass Bands of Lancashire, carol singers, festival singers, Northern Soul, fairground organs, gospel choirs, circus bands, drum corps, the Salvation Army and chants from the football terraces.



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