When Essex Rocked Anglia Television 2004

[williammcgregor]

This is not on TV Brain

Was on Youtube, now unavailable because been blocked by WMG who owned some content.

Seems to be available on Vimeo - yet in poor quality. Unable to access.

Not held at the BFI, who only have the following filmographic record for it...

BFI identifier719495TitleWhen Essex Rocked (Original)
Date2004-12-04 (Television)
Production companyAnglia Television
SynopsisDocumentary on the impact of Essex bands Dr Feelgood and Eddie and The Hot Rods in the 1970s and their influence on the music scene decades later. Features archive footage and interviews with band members and Billy Bragg. (NFA Catalogue)CategoryNon Fiction
SubjectEssex
Rock music
Pop music (1950-)
1970s
Credits[Subject of Film]: Dr. Feelgood
[Subject of Film]: Eddie and the Hot Rods
Production Company: Anglia Television
Cast: Billy Bragg


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So, is this Missing from the Archive?

Does anyone remember watching this and can they tell us how long the Documentary was?

Before these 2 bands, did Essex produce any other rock bands? ... Or thereafter come to that?

Memories of watching Dr Feelgood performing Baby Jane and She's A Windup on Top Of The Pops

Memories of Eddie and The Hot Rods performing Do Anything You Wanna Do on Top Of The Pops

[tonyrees]

I've got a poor copy of this, runs out after 19.57 mins. Has clips of Dr Feelgood (now WMG owned copyright), Jethro Tull for some reason (also WMG owned copyright I think), interview with writer Will Birch, interviews by Wilko and Sparko, a clip of Dr Feelgood - Back In The Night from Granada's 45. Part two is about Eddie & The Hot Rods and has an interview with Barrie Masters (singer), the band doing Wooly Bully (Get It Together maybe) and a clip of The Kursaal Flyers. The show is narrated by Marc Radcliffe and also has Billy Bragg's comments throughout.

Essex's probably most famous band were Procol Harum.

[darrenlee]

Jul 17, 2024 21:04:04 GMT tonyrees said:

Essex's probably most famous band were Procol Harum.

If you ask a younger person, you may be directed to Depeche Mode, Blur, The Prodigy...

Happy to be proved wrong, but I think Busted may be the Essex band with the most all-important number one hit singles.

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

I expect ITV still have this, but there's no definitive way to check.

[Mark Tinkler]

Well it's on the ITV Archive database - even a BITC screener, so they do have it. And when you say WMV have copyright, it's not on the programme necessarily (which would happen if they were pop vids or record company supplied-performances) but would certainly be today with the music rights like publishing etc.

Their description: The Feelgoods...the Hotrods...the Kursaals - names which burst out of Essex and rocked their way onto the music scene in the early 1970's and shaped British music for decades. The story of these musicians is told in a special documentary which uses rare archive footage, largely unseen for almost twenty five years. Some of the original founders and front men of these bands tell their stories in the programme, which also hears from one of their biggest fans Billy Bragg. The film explores the innovation, the style and the sounds which inspired a new generation and sowed the seeds of punk. 'When Essex Rocked' captures a moment in music, and a snapshot of a ripple, which was to lead to the new wave.

[sonnybh]

While born in Harrow In Dury lived in Cranham for some of his childhood & often mentioned places in Essex in the lyrics to his songs.

[williammcgregor]

Jul 17, 2024 21:04:04 GMT tonyrees said:

I've got a poor copy of this, runs out after 19.57 mins. Has clips of Dr Feelgood (now WMG owned copyright), Jethro Tull for some reason (also WMG owned copyright I think), interview with writer Will Birch, interviews by Wilko and Sparko, a clip of Dr Feelgood - Back In The Night from Granada's 45. Part two is about Eddie & The Hot Rods and has an interview with Barrie Masters (singer), the band doing Wooly Bully (Get It Together maybe) and a clip of The Kursaal Flyers. The show is narrated by Marc Radcliffe and also has Billy Bragg's comments throughout.

Essex's probably most famous band were Procol Harum.

Fantastic Tony! You mention Dr Feelgood Back In The Night from Granada TV 45, the following is on-line Dr Feelgood performed Back In The Night on

Granada TV's Rock On With 45 show, 17 July 1975.

This is on Facebook.

This episode exists in the archive...

Eddie And The Hot Rods Wooly Bully ( you mention maybe Get It Together) - also on-line is Wooly Bully from So It Goes Granada TV 17/6/76,

can be seen on Youtube and ITV Star Rider 14 July 1977 Teenage Depression and Wooly bully - live in concert at The Rainbow.

This is on Facebook too.

TV Brain has no entry for Star Rider, so we currently do not know if the 14/7/77 above is missing or not?

Thanks also for saying Essex's probably most famous band were Procol Harum.