They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop
A selection of performances by Manchester-based acts culled from the BBC archives.
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Genre: Documentary, Music
Actors: 10CC, 808 State, Buzzcocks, Freddie & The Dreamers, George Best, Gerald Simpson, Happy Mondays, Herman's Hermits, Ian Brown, James
A Good Day to Die
Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of the Movement.
Stoke the Fire
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I Am Evidence
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The White Diamond
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The Spanish Earth
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Night Labor
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Shake! Otis at Monterey
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Elvis on Tour
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Soviet Hippies
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