Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
Radio 1's longest-serving broadcaster Annie Nightingale takes us on a counter-cultural journey through the events, people and sounds that have inspired her illustrious career.
It's over 40 years since Annie Nightingale's very first show on Radio 1 - she was the station's first female DJ and is its longest-serving broadcaster. A lifelong champion of new music, first with punk, then new wave, acid house and dubstep, Annie is still at the cutting edge in her current incarnation as the 'Queen of the Breaks'.
In this film Annie takes us on a counter-cultural journey through the events, people and sounds that have inspired her career. Full of insightful anecdotes about her sonic adventures and the numerous pop-cultural shifts that have helped shape her idiosyncratic outlook and tastes, the film features exclusive contributions from some of the many artists Annie has worked with and admired, including Sir Paul McCartney and Mick Jones of The Clash. We also hear from the new generation of artists who confirm that she's an icon of the British music scene.
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Music Played
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Tinie Tempah
Pass Out
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Dizzee Rascal, Armand Van Helden
Bonkers
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Fatboy Slim
Praise You
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Luigi Boccherini
Minuet In A Major
Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
Jerry Lee Lewis
WILD ONE (REAL WILD CHILD)
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The Beatles
Love Me Do
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The Kinks
Waterloo Sunset
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Cream
Sunshine Of Your Love
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The Beatles
All You Need Is Love
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deadmau5 & Kaskade
I Remember
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David Bowie
Space Oddity
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Sex Pistols
God Save The Queen
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Area Code 615
Stone Fox Chase (The Old Grey Whistle Test Theme)
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Ian Dury & the Blockheads
What A Waste
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Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
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Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
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Wet Wet Wet
Love Is All Around
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Eminem
Stan
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Wretch 32
Traktor (feat. L, Wretch 32)
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Primal Scream
Loaded
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Annie Nightingale |
Producer | Simon Brook |
Director | Simon Brook |
Executive Producer | Paul Bullock |
Executive Producer | Gethin Scourfield |
Broadcasts
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