Stuart Maconie

Stuart Maconie

Born: August 13, 1960
in Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK
Stuart Maconie is a British radio DJ and television presenter, author, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. Since 2007, Maconie has partnered fellow DJ Mark Radcliffe for the Radcliffe and Maconie Show, firstly on Radio 2 and then on 6 Music. The pair also appeared (vocals only) as the DJ's Findlay and Donovan in the 2014 film God Help The Girl from Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch.

Movies for Stuart Maconie...

When ABBA Came to Britain
Title: When ABBA Came to Britain
Character: Self
Released: April 6, 2024
Type: Movie
With previously unheard interviews with the band and new interviews with those who met them, this is the story of ABBA’s love affair with the UK since their Eurovision triumph.
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Investigating the Ladykillers
Title: Investigating the Ladykillers
Released: November 9, 2020
Type: Movie
Program focuses on the lasting appeal and cinematic brilliance of The Ladykillers. Included in it are clips from interviews with broadcaster and author Stuart Maconie, film editor Catherine Shoard, actor and writer Reece Shearsmith, and author Ronald Harwood, amongst others.
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Suede: The Insatiable Ones
Title: Suede: The Insatiable Ones
Character: Himself
Released: November 24, 2018
Type: Movie
Looking at identity, power, happiness, self-destruction and acceptance, this is a thematic exploration of a group that opened the door for Britpop and led the way for a new era of guitar music.
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Title: Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 4, 2017
Type: TV
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
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Manic Street Preachers: Escape from History
Title: Manic Street Preachers: Escape from History
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 2017
Type: Movie
This film delves into the writing, rehearsing and recording of the seminal 1996 album Everything Must Go. Released at the height of Britpop, the album was a critical and commercial success however, it was also produced under intense emotional pressure in the wake of the disappearance of the band’s lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards.
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God Help the Girl
Title: God Help the Girl
Character: Donovan
Released: August 22, 2014
Type: Movie
Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a group.
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Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
Title: Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
Character: Himself
Released: July 11, 2014
Type: Movie
From My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock to God Save the Queen, this is the story of ten records from the 1930s to the present day that have been banned by the BBC. The reasons why these songs were censored reveals the changing controversies around youth culture over the last 75 years, with Bing Crosby and the Munchkins among the unlikely names to have met the wrath of the BBC. With contributions from Carrie Grant, Paul Morley, Stuart Maconie, Glen Matlock, Mike Read and Jon Robb.
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Title: Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2014
Type: TV
One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.
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Title: Pointless Celebrities
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: July 4, 2011
Type: TV
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.
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Title: Only Connect
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 15, 2008
Type: TV
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
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Title: Celebrity Mastermind
Released: December 26, 2003
Type: TV
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
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Title: Phoenix Nights
Released: January 14, 2001
Type: TV
The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two clubs in the past: the first (The Aquarius) flooded, the second (The Neptune) burned down. His ambition (with the help of Jerry St Clair) is to see The Phoenix Club become the most popular in Bolton and thus outdo his arch-nemesis, Den Perry, owner of rival club The Banana Grove.
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Title: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
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Title: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
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Madchester: The Sound of the North
Title: Madchester: The Sound of the North
Character: Self
Released: May 6, 1990
Type: Movie
Exploring the 'Madchester' music phenomena of the late '80s and early '90s. The band Northside appears in interview, rehearsal, live in concert and even at work; Central Station Design in their studio creating something out of a pane of glass and loads of ephemera; Happy Mondays in Amsterdam; 808 State; and MC Tunes. Aired as part of Granada Television's Celebration arts strand.
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Title: Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Character: Himself - Panellist
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.