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« on: November 25, 2017, 11:58:46 PM » |
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Well I was surprised. I thought it was one of the most informed and balanced music documentaries I have seen.
It didn't deserved to be hidden away on Sky Arts. Let's hope it's pirated.
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2017, 12:18:52 AM » |
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I missed the first 20 minutes.  What I saw was great. Some terrific archival footage. Jules |
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Andy
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« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2017, 01:11:44 AM » |
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I suppose that without the luxury of a 22-part series, there were bound to be huge gaps and omissions. Some kindnesses were also observed and let's leave that there.
All-in-all, enjoyable. Well worth watching if you get the opportunity.
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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2017, 08:53:34 AM » |
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Enjoyed it enormously, recorded and kept to be watched again.
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2017, 12:33:56 PM » |
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Seen the beginning now. Really good. Yes it skips over the 70s and 80s, but the focus on the first 4 years is really well told.
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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2017, 01:32:59 PM » |
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I really liked the cut between the French TV footage of the original line up and the 'survivors' at Cropredy this year.
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David (terrrrrrrr)
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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2017, 05:38:24 PM » |
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Fingers crossed it does turn up on YouTube.
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Time it was, and what a time it was
A time of innocence, A time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories; They're all that's left you.
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Chris
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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2017, 07:39:12 PM » |
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You Tube will find it hard to host as Sky will claim copyright.
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Andy
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« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2017, 12:16:00 AM » |
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I thought Simon's post on Facebook might clarify a few things, so have copied it below.
Simon Nicol
14 hrs
Hello.
The Sky Arts documentary on Fairport screened last night has naturally spawned discussion and critique. Many of us have focussed on what was emphasised and what was 'glossed over', but trying to present an fully comprehensive overview in the format of an 70-minute TV show is equivalent to squaring a circle. So I thought it might help to remind us all of Charlie Thomas' own outline of his mission statement, which I hope will cool some unnecessarily heated responses.
"Our aim is to explain to viewers outside the established fan base how important Fairport's influence has been and continues to be - in other words, why the band matters.
"We examine Fairport's pivotal role in the evolution of British folkrock; how it fostered so many talents (Sandy, Richard, Swarb, and so on) and spawned notable bands (Matthews Southern Comfort, Steeleye Span, Fotheringay et al); and we link that historical perspective to the still-evolving band that we see today.
"We have not set out to make a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to FC (which has been done before). The film concentrates on two periods - the first four years and the band today - so there are no expositions of the many 70s line-ups or the 1980s reformation and its consolidation in the 90s.
"Fairport's present is in part illustrated by the band's creation of one of the UK's best-loved and longest-lasting festivals. So the film shares its focus between the pioneering days and Fairport's fiftieth anniversary at Cropredy this year. The thrust is chronological and the film concludes by looking forward from Cropredy 2017 - past, present and future are linked as the film cuts back and forth between these bookends of the story.
"The documentary combines an introduction for the uninitiated, a celebration of a very British institution, and an assertion of Fairport's relevance today with the band and friends telling the story in their own words rather than through a scripted narration."
Me, I'm looking forward to viewing it myself at some point.
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Chris
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« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2017, 09:52:09 AM » |
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The blurb across the photo on that link says £7.99/month, no contract.
So looks like you get a month's viewing for that price, rather than 14 days
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Chris
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« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2017, 09:55:59 AM » |
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Ahhh, possibly only refundable within 14 days. Thats standard with distance buying anyway
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2017, 12:48:47 PM » |
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Chris
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« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2017, 01:55:18 PM » |
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Indeed, but they have a 14 day FREE offer.
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2017, 02:26:43 PM » |
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Indeed, but they have a 14 day FREE offer.
OK, I get it. Jules |
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« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2017, 03:39:31 PM » |
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Dan O.
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« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2017, 04:03:36 PM » |
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I'm going to cancel Now TV at the end of the trial period - don't really need it as I have Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions, however if the £7.99 offer appears too good to be true and non-refundable I'll have had my money's worth from watching some of the other excellent concerts and rockumentaries on offer.
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Tasha
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« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2017, 04:02:07 PM » |
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I get some sky 1,2, Sky arts as part of my Talktalk TV  |
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They broke my heart and they killed me, but I didn't die. They tried to bury me, they didn't realise I was a seed.
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Chris
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« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2017, 04:05:19 PM » |
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Won't have that as it still gives money to Murdoch....
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« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2017, 04:17:26 PM » |
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I'm sure that it will be available outside of the Sky universe one day....
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