News of the World

New Queen documentary
Wed, Nov 25th, 2015

NEW Documentary: Queen - From Rags to Rhapsody - 18th December 2015, 10pm, BBC4

(followed by Queen - A Night At The Odeon, 1975)

As ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ marks it’s 40th Anniversary, this new documentary digs deep into archive to tell the story of Queen as a struggling band gigging at pubs and colleges to the moment they broke the UK with what was to become one of, if not the, greatest song of all time.

Never have the formative years Queen’s career been explored in such detail with a wealthy of unseen interviews, recently unearthed rushes of Queen’s first ever video and outtakes from the recording sessions ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ itself. No talking heads. No random DJs or hangers on. This is the unique story of early Queen told by the band.

It’s simple. It’s real. It’s raw.

It’s what happened.

Featuring:

- Unseen rushes from Keep Yourself and Liar videos 1973 (Queen’s first videos)

- Unreleased interviews with the band conducted by Bob Harris from 1977 - remastered from film to HD.

- Queen’s first ever TV interview 1975 - recently discovered in Australia.

- Now I’m Here Live on Top of the Pops 1975 - Missing believed wiped, broadcast here for the first time.

- Live performances from Hyde Park ’76, The Rainbow ‘74 and Hammersmith ‘1975.

- The original demo of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and studio outtakes - unheard, until now.

Produced and Directed by Simon Lupton and Rhys Thomas - Edited by Christopher Bird

(60mins)