Jools Holland: London Calling

Overview

Jools Holland takes a personal look at the historical influences that have helped to create the sound of London. His journey takes him back to Roman times, and then forward through history until the present day, taking in well-known landmarks, pubs, music halls and more recent venues such as the 100 Club. Archive film footage is interspersed with contributions from performers such as Roy Hudd (comedian and music hall expert), Lucy Skeaping (of The City Waites ensemble), Eliza Carthy (folk musician), Sterling Betancourt (steelpan pioneer), Danny Baker (DJ and presenter), Ray Davies (of The Kinks rock band), Paul Jones (of the Manfred Mann pop group), Joe Brown (rock and roll singer), Suggs (of the Madness ska band), and Lisa Hannigan (Irish indie folk singer).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 9, 2012

Original language

English

Production

BBC

Cast

Eliza Carthy,Joe Brown,Lisa Hannigan,Damon Albarn,Paul Jones,Suggs,Ray Davies,Jools Holland,Danny Baker,Roy Huddand 1 more

Director

Chris Rodley

Producer

Mark Cooper

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4849048