Midge Ure

Sounds Like the 80s (2023)

Ken Bruce celebrates the sound of the 1980s, as icons from the British music scene pick their favourite tracks that defined a generation, to create their ultimate mixtape. ...

Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story (2022)

Out of one small London venue called The Blitz came a generation of outrageous teenagers, working class and art school kids, who would define the look, the sound, the style and the attitude of the '80s and beyond. This is their story. ...

Under the Volcano (2021)

The story of George Martin's AIR Studios Montserrat and the island that changed music forever. ...

Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away (2020)

A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland's greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wil ...

Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise (2017)

When Conny died at the age of only 47, his son Stephan was just 13 years old. Twenty-five years later, together with co-director Reto Caduff, he went in search of the man he often only experienced behind the mixing desk as a child. At the same time it beca ...

Schiller - Symphonia (2014)

Hello Quo (2012)

Collecting hours of previously unseen footage and classic live material with full exclusive access to all band members this is the definitive story of a band that has done and seen it all. As well as full access to the band, Hello Quo! Also features input ...

Queen: Days of Our Lives (2011)

In 1971, four college students got together to form a rock band. Since then, that certain band called Queen have released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records worldwide. The popularity of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon is s ...

Ultravox: Return to Eden - Live at The Roundhouse (2010)

Recorded during the band's 2009 sell out UK tour on April 30 at the legendary Roundhouse in London. The Return to Eden tour was the first time that the classic Ultravox line-up of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Criss Cross and Warren Cann had performed together ...

Synth Britannia (2009)

Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. ...

Starsuckers (2009)

Starsuckers is the most controversial documentary of the year, and was released in British cinemas in November 2009 to critical acclaim. It's a darkly humourous and shocking exposé of the celebrity obsessed media, that uncovers the real reasons behind our ...

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2 (2007)

Best of Night of the Proms 2, featuring Ike Turner, Tears for fears, Midge Ure, OMD, Manfred Mann, Chris de Burgh, Foreigner, Cutting Crew, Al Jarreau, Alan Parsons, Mike Oldfield, John Miles, Donna Summer, James Brown ...

Live 8 (2005)

On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice. ...

Live Aid Against All Odds (2005)

Documentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled together in the back seat of a taxi, to the eve of the biggest televised event ever. Artists from the time tell the story of the day that music rocked the world. ...

One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert (2004)

At The Royal Albert Hall, London on 8th April 2004 after some 15 months of planning with Paul Weller, Ronnie Wood, Pete Townshend, Steve Ellis, Midge Ure, Ocean Colour Scene amongst them artists assembled to perform to a sell-out venue and to pay tribute t ...

An Audience with Elton John (1997)

Elton John entertains a celebrity studio audience, answering questions and singing songs with his guests. ...

The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott (1996)

When Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on 4 January 1986, he was 36 years old. His early death from a drug-related illness placed him in the same rock 'n' roll league as his idols Elvis and Jimi Hendrix. This documentary looks behind the image to reveal ...

The Bogie Man (1992)

A mental patient who believes he is Humphrey Bogart escapes from his institution and sets up in business as a private eye. Based on the the comic book series created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant. ...

The Prince's Trust Rock Gala (1990)

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)

Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Cla ...

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 (1988)

Recorded live Royal Albert Hall, London, 5th-6th June 1988. Mixed at Moutain Studios, Montreux, Swizerland. Comes in the "TDK Collection". Total playing time : 1h 19mn approx. ...

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2 (1987)

Recorded live at Wembley Arena, London, 6th-7th June 1987. ...

The Hunting of the Snark (1987)

This is a musical by Mike Batt based on Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem. Mike Batt conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. ...

All Star Concert (1986)

Live Aid (1985)

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live ...

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the ...

Never Too Young to Rock (1976)

In the late 1970s, rock 'n' roll was banned from television. One young man, our hero, led the battle against the TV ban. He searched the country for the biggest rock groups to perform at a concert in support of his cause. But the enemies of rock 'n' roll h ...

October 22 (1998)

A wounded man makes a desperate call, reporting that a gunman is holding a coffee shop hostage and shooting anyone he pleases -- but when the SWAT team shows up, the madman opens fire. Through flashbacks, a waitress serves an array of customers, all of who ...

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998)

Two young men who have been friends since early childhood decide to go on a trip to find a third friend who has long since disappeared. Stories they have heard indicate that the friend has been seen in an apparently rambling, incoherent state at Coney Isla ...

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985)

While trying to expose corruption and greed, television reporter Edison Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of subliminal advertising (termed "blip-verts") that can be fatal to certain viewers. ...