London Calling Every Picture Tells a Story (Season 1, Episode 2)
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London Calling

Every Picture Tells a Story (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary

From the memorable fury of The Clash's London Calling cover to the retro rural traditionalism of the Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society, the cosmic psychedelia of Pink Floyd and the grainy monochrome existential gloom of Joy ...See moreFrom the memorable fury of The Clash's London Calling cover to the retro rural traditionalism of the Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society, the cosmic psychedelia of Pink Floyd and the grainy monochrome existential gloom of Joy Division to the colourful androgyny of Bowie and Annie Lennox, image has played a huge part in shaping the success of British pop over the years. In this episode we investigate photography's role in capturing rock's majesty and mystery frozen in time, hear about the lengths people went to in order to create those moments and how those images and album sleeves defined the times. We follow one of today's star snappers at work and investigate the ever-expanding role played by photography in rock's mythology with some legends of the genre. Written by Simon Witter See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
New Street Adventure Themselves Themselves See fewer	London Calling (2012)
David Bowie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
Boy George Self Self See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Dean Chalkley Self - Photographer Self - Photographer See fewer	Young Souls (2011)
The Clash Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Miles A. Copeland III Self - Manager (as Miles Copeland) Self - Manager (as Miles Copeland) See fewer	Eat the Rich (1987)
Graham Coxon Self - Blur Self - Blur See fewer	The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Jill Furmanovsky Self - Photographer Self - Photographer See fewer	Imagining Argentina (2003)
Paul Gorman Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	London Calling (2012)
Gered Mankowitz Self - Photographer Self - Photographer See fewer	Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams (2013)
Paul Morley Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	The Condemned (2007)
Simon Reynolds Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	New York Noise (2004)
The Rolling Stones Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Jon Savage Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	Teenage (I) (2013)
Pennie Smith Self - Photographer Self - Photographer See fewer	Spike Island (2012)
Storm Thorgerson Self - Designer Self - Designer See fewer	Pink Floyd: Learning to Fly (1987)