Babylon On TV

[El Jefe]

the legendary Babylon gets what I suspect may be only its second ever TV airing on Sunday night (midnight, BBC2)

Fantastic movie.

 

[HobgoblinMan]

The reggae film yes. Not Hotel Babylon.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

http://www.uncarved.org/babylon

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Excellent movie, saw it a few times in my yoot. Never managed to own a copy though...

 

[El Jefe]

The reggae film yes. Not Hotel Babylon.

obviously

 

[joustmaster]

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[El Jefe]

Excellent movie, saw it a few times in my yoot. Never managed to own a copy though...

you can buy it legit now, rather than a dodgy VHS copy taped off the tv from the last time it was shown. all the licensing stuff is resolved

 

[HobgoblinMan]

Shame, can't wait for the Hotel Babylon film. I hear it's gonna have the guy from Aswad in it playing Tamzin Outhwaite.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

you can buy it legit now, rather than a dodgy VHS copy taped off the tv from the last time it was shown. all the licensing stuff is resolved

Yeah just checked out the link above! Last time I looked into this it was VHS copies...ordered for a fiver from Amazon.

 

[El Jefe]

Yeah just checked out the link above!

credit to Fozzie Bear for being the don dada of Babylon archiving.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

credit to Fozzie Bear for being the don dada of Babylon archiving.

If that the guy behind this? Thought his name sounded familiar...

 

[Fozzie Bear]

If that the guy behind this? Thought his name sounded familiar...

I didn't do the film, no.

But that is my site...

 

[cozmikbrew]

"babylon" on the telly?! nice onePerfect end of the weekend film,as for the DVD Sounds of the Universr/Soul JAZZ records have got it for sale on thier site.The soundtrack albums an absolute corker aswell

 

[cozmikbrew]

http://www.uncarved.org/babylon

Nice one Fozzie,gotta track down a copy of the CD with the Dennis Bovell tracks on,has any one here read the book?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I didn't do the film, no.

But that is my site...

LOL! Yeah I figured...bit of personal family history. Dennis Bovell is an old friend of my Dad (my Dad was also the manager of Matumbi in which Dennis played).

 

[El Jefe]

Cool. Matumbi were great

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Nice one Fozzie,gotta track down a copy of the CD with the Dennis Bovell tracks on,has any one here read the book?

Yeah it's pretty cheesy really but good for a laugh if you find it cheap.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

LOL! Yeah I figured...bit of personal family history. Dennis Bovell is an old friend of my Dad (my Dad was also the manager of Matumbi in which Dennis played).

Bovell is great - he's been interviewed for two pieces in the new issue of Woofah. Proper legend and a great guy by all accounts.

 

[foo]

Cool. Matumbi were great

they were indeed.

i've tried to get my boys to watch this and they haven't been interested but my big lad texted to say he'll be watching it. why not just watch my dvd wierdo.

anyway, fab film. and realistic imo.

 

[DeadManWalking]

Cheers for the head up on that, never seen it.

 

[The_Reverend_M]

*sets digi-box thingy*

 

[hipipol]

Isa Brixton ye a call dis?

I a call it Babylon

Plus ca change, etc.......

 

[Ground Elder]

you can buy it legit now, rather than a dodgy VHS copy taped off the tv from the last time it was shown.

The dvd copy I saw recently had been restored and remastered, so looked and sounded great.

 

[audiotech]

Caught this film at an independent cinema when it was released. A film that reflects well the harsh reality of Britain for a lot of black youth at the time and one I'll be watching again with interest this Sunday.

 

[ska invita]

Thanks for the heads up - top-notch reading of the Radio Times

 

[oryx]

I've wanted to see this film for ages and i just KNOW I will forget to record/watch it. Hopefully this thread might remind me.

 

[strummerville]

Brilliant cheers Jefe for the heads up. I haven't seen this since the mid 80's.

Musical arranger - Dennis Bovell...

 

[ddraig]

bump for tha stoners!

5mins BBC2

 

[blairsh]

Never seen it but happened across it just now....sounds good

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Am sticking it on the video as I'm determined to get an early night