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Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless

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.

It's over 40 years since Annie Nightingale's very first show on Radio 1 - she was the station's first female DJ and is its longest-serving broadcaster. A lifelong champion of new music, first with punk, then new wave, acid house and dubstep, Annie is still at the cutting edge in her current incarnation as the 'Queen of the Breaks'.

In this film Annie takes us on a counter-cultural journey through the events, people and sounds that have inspired her career. Full of insightful anecdotes about her sonic adventures and the numerous pop-cultural shifts that have helped shape her idiosyncratic outlook and tastes, the film features exclusive contributions from some of the many artists Annie has worked with and admired, including Sir Paul McCartney and Mick Jones of The Clash. We also hear from the new generation of artists who confirm that she's an icon of the British music scene.

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58 minutes

Last on

Fri 12 Jan 2024 23:05

Music Played

  • Tinie Tempah

    Pass Out

  • Dizzee Rascal, Armand Van Helden

    Bonkers

  • Fatboy Slim

    Praise You

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Minuet In A Major

    Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    WILD ONE (REAL WILD CHILD)

  • The Beatles

    Love Me Do

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

  • Cream

    Sunshine Of Your Love

  • The Beatles

    All You Need Is Love

  • deadmau5 & Kaskade

    I Remember

  • David Bowie

    Space Oddity

  • Sex Pistols

    God Save The Queen

  • Area Code 615

    Stone Fox Chase (The Old Grey Whistle Test Theme)

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    What A Waste

  • Ian Dury & The Blockheads

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Love Is All Around

  • Eminem

    Stan

  • Wretch 32

    Traktor (feat. L, Wretch 32)

  • Primal Scream

    Loaded

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Annie Nightingale
Producer Simon Brook
Director Simon Brook
Executive Producer Paul Bullock
Executive Producer Gethin Scourfield

Broadcasts

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