Annie Nightingale

Annie Nightingale

Born: April 1, 1940
Died: January 11, 2024
in Isleworth, London, England
Annie Nightingale CBE was a pioneering British radio and television broadcaster. She was the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1 in 1970.

Movies for Annie Nightingale...

I Am Weekender
Title: I Am Weekender
Character: Self
Released: March 11, 2023
Type: Movie
Wiz's Weekender (1992) was a film ahead of its time, both in form and content. It engaged with contemporary issues that mainstream media were eager to sensationalise. Consequently, it was branded with an 18 certificate and banned by both the BBC and ITV, never reaching a wider audience. For the past three decades, Weekender has bubbled just below the surface, gaining genuine cult status and influencing a vast network of creators. In the run-up to its thirtieth anniversary filmmakers Tabitha Denholm and Adam Dunlop interviewed people involved in the project. I Am Weekender is built around those conversations.
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Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
Title: Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
Character: Self - Narrator
Released: November 6, 2020
Type: Movie
The programme includes The Damned’s set-smashing performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test and the Sex Pistols' anarchic trip on the Thames. It also features powerful live performances from Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Gang of Four, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Tubeway Army, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soft Cell, The Selecter, Joy Division and the Au Pairs. In addition, there are gems from The New York Dolls, The Fall, Blondie, Pete Shelley, The Police, Devo, X-Ray Spex, Klaus Nomi, Laurie Anderson and many more.
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The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple
Title: The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels: Inside the Crazy World of Apple
Character: Herself
Released: June 3, 2017
Type: Movie
The fascinating inside story of Apple Corps, The Beatles' very own multimedia corporation that became one of the most colourful, outlandish and chaotic companies that ever existed.
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Title: The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Character: Self - DJ / Friend
Released: November 11, 2015
Type: Movie
The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One tells the stories behind some of the greatest Beatles songs ever. With interviews from Beatles’ insiders including musicians, friends, fellow performers and celebrity fans, we’ll hear about the stories behind the Fab Four’s best-loved hits
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Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
Title: Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: June 3, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: The Story of Light Entertainment
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 2006
Type: TV
The Story of Light Entertainment is a British documentary series shown on the BBC in 2006. The series comprises eight episodes and is narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Title: The Old Grey Whistle Test
Released: September 21, 1971
Type: TV
The Old Grey Whistle Test is an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 to 1987. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco Two", which had been running since January 1970, while continuing to feature non-chart music. It was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme derived its name from a Tin Pan Alley phrase from years before. When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys—doormen in grey suits. The songs they could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.