See it! Feel it! It’s finally time for Pop Screen to scale the all-time summit of the rock opera form – Ken Russell’s Tommy, based on the album by The Who. Pete Townsend’s achingly personal tale of a traumatised kid mistakenly hailed as a messiah, it’s got a soundtrack of some of The Who’s most indelible tracks and a visual style that is one hundred per cent pure, uncut Uncle Ken.
This week, Graham is joined by Mick from Behold! podcast to discuss this absolutely singular work, with its eclectic cast that includes everyone from the star of Just Good Friends to the star of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. We also discuss the real-life Acid Queen Russell would meet some years later, the possibility of a spin-off about Oliver Reed’s Butlins years, and whether Rupert the Bear is friends with a wood sprite. One of those weeks, clearly.
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Episode 92: The Who in Tommy
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