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Episode 1

Mark Kermode takes us on a unique and personal tour of his very own Celluloid Jukebox, presenting a musical selection from the last six decades of pop music and film.

It could be argued that modern pop music began in the mid 1950s with Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets. This iconic song was used for the opening credits of the teen high school drama Blackboard Jungle in 1955, and then, a year later, the movie Rock Around the Clock came out featuring Bill and The Comets in a fictionalised account of the birth of rock n roll.

More than 60 years on, Mark Kermode brings us a unique and personal tour of his very own Celluloid Jukebox. In each programme we will hear music from the six decades that cinema and pop music have been partners. The musical selection will be eclectic and free flowing - sometimes connected by theme or genre, sometimes by year or artist and sometimes through Mark's particular and personal associations. He shares anecdotes and gives context to the choices, and each programme will feature extracts of dialogue from some of the films featured, as well as other audio archive.

First broadcast in 2016.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 1 Oct 2020 01:00

Music Played

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • BILL HALEY: THE DECCA YEARS AND MORE.
    • DECCA/BEAR FAMILY.
    • BCD-155061.
  • The Trashmen

    SURFIN BIRD

    • SURFIN' BIRD.
    • SUNDAZED.
    • B00000-3GYU.
  • Mutiny

    Lump

    • single.
    • Columbia ‎- 1-11153.
    • Columbia ‎- 1-11153.
  • Willy DeVille

    It's So Easy

    • Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" - Original Soundtrack.
    • Warner Bros. Records.
    • 9362-49988-6.
  • Gary Busey

    ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE

    • The Buddy Holly Story: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • na.
    • na.
  • PHOENIX, JOAQUIN & REECE WITHERSPOON

    JACKSON

    • WALK THE LINE SOUNDTRACK.
    • WIND-UP.
    • 82876-762322.
  • Paul Dano

    GOD ONLY KNOWS

    • Music From Love & Mercy.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 00602547507983.
  • Diana Ross

    ALL OF ME

    • Diana Ross: Lady Sings the Blues.
    • Tamla Motown.
    • CD-5301352.
  • Diana Ross

    LADY SINGS THE BLUES

    • Diana Ross: Lady Sings the Blues.
    • Tamla Motown.
    • CD-5301352.
  • Kristen Vigard

    GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH

    • GRACE OF MY HEART SOUNDTRACK.
    • MCA.
    • MCD-11554.
  • Roberta Flack

    THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE

    • THE BEST OF ROBERTA FLACK - SOFTLY WITH THESE SONGS.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • L-7567 82498 2.
  • Johnny Mathis

    Wild Is The Wind

    • 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 472047-2.
  • Nina Simone

    Wild is the Wind

    • Wild is the Wind/High Priestess of Soul.
    • Mercury.
    • n/a.
  • David Bowie

    Wild Is The Wind

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5-39821 2 6.
  • David Bowie

    THE HEARTS FILTHY LESSON

    • OUTSIDE.
    • 74321307022.
  • Rihanna

    Diamonds

    • Unapologetic.
    • Def Jam.
    • 1.
  • Jeff Buckley

    Last Goodbye

    • Columbia.
  • Gorillaz

    19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Ulysses

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DOMINO.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 10 Apr 2018 01:00
  • Tue 6 Nov 2018 01:00
  • Sun 3 Nov 2019 04:00
  • Thu 1 Oct 2020 01:00