Metal Britannia
Documentary tracing the development of British heavy metal from its 60s beginnings in the Midlands with Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and Black Sabbath to its international triumph.
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph.
In the late 60s a number of British bands were forging a new kind of sound. Known as hard rock, it was loud, tough, energetic and sometimes dark in outlook. They didn't know it, but Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and, most significantly, Black Sabbath were defining what first became heavy rock and then eventually heavy metal.
Inspired by blues rock, progressive rock, classical music and high energy American rock, they synthesised the sound that would inspire bands like Judas Priest to take metal even further during the 70s.
By the 80s its originators had fallen foul of punk rock, creative stasis or drug and alcohol abuse. But a new wave of British heavy metal was ready to take up the crusade. With the success of bands like Iron Maiden, it went global.
Contributors include Lemmy from Motorhead, Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Saxon's Biff Byford.
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Clips
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Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath's occult reputation
Duration: 02:18
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Tony Iommi on changing the Black Sabbath line up
Duration: 02:00
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Rob Halford on metal roots
Duration: 01:18
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Rob Halford on the thrill of performing
Duration: 02:32
Music Played
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The Kinks
You Really Got Me
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Jimi Hendrix
Wild Thing
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Cream
Sunshine Of Your Love
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Fire
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Blue Cheer
Summertime Blues
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Vanilla Fudge
You Keep Me Hangin' On
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Edgar Broughton Band
American Boy Soldier
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Edgar Broughton Band
Love In The Rain
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Led Zeppelin
Dazed And Confused
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
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Deep Purple
Child in Time
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Black Sabbath
Paranoid
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Deep Purple
Black Knight
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Black Sabbath
N.I.B.
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Deep Purple
Highway Star
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Judas Priest
Breaking The Law
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Judas Priest
Contract on You
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Big Brother & the Holding Company
Piece Of My Heart
Singer: Janis Joplin. -
Black Sabbath
Children of the Grave
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惭辞迟枚谤丑别补诲
Motorhead
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Saxon
Wheels of Steel
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Diamond Head
Am I Evil?
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Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast
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Iron Maiden
Run to the Hills
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Chris Rodley |
Director | Chris Rodley |
Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
Narrator | Nigel Planer |
Broadcasts
- Fri 5 Mar 2010 21:00
- Sat 6 Mar 2010 00:50
- Sun 7 Mar 2010 21:00
- Mon 8 Mar 2010 03:15
- Fri 29 Oct 2010 22:00
- Sat 30 Oct 2010 01:50
- Mon 1 Nov 2010 01:55
- Sat 23 Jul 2011 00:35
- Mon 25 Jul 2011 01:55
- Sat 7 Jul 2012 00:00
- Fri 12 Sep 2014 22:15
- Sat 13 Sep 2014 02:15
- Sun 14 Sep 2014 23:30
- Fri 9 Jan 2015 22:00
- Sat 10 Jan 2015 02:00
- Mon 12 Jan 2015 00:30
- Mon 25 May 2015 00:00
- Sun 30 Aug 2015 00:40
- Fri 1 Apr 2016 22:00
- Sat 2 Apr 2016 01:35
- Sat 22 Oct 2016 23:55
- Sun 11 Dec 2016 01:45
- Sun 18 Jun 2017 00:40
- Sun 26 Aug 2018 00:20
- Fri 13 Mar 2020 21:30
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