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Jools Holland: London Calling

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2012 | 75 min | Documentary, Music

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious. If you loved The Last Waltz or Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, start here.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 15 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Jools Holland takes a personal look at the historical influences that have helped to create the sound of London. His journey takes him back to Roman times, and then forward through history until the present day, taking in well-known landmarks, pubs, music halls and more recent venues such as the 100 Club. Archive film footage is interspersed with contributions from performers such as Roy Hudd (comedian and music hall expert), Lucy Skeaping (of The City Waites ensemble), Eliza Carthy (folk musician), Sterling Betancourt (steelpan pioneer), Danny Baker (DJ and presenter), Ray Davies (of The Kinks rock band), Paul Jones (of the Manfred Mann pop group), Joe Brown (rock and roll singer), Suggs (of the Madness ska band), and Lisa Hannigan (Irish indie folk singer).

How it earned its rating

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  • AwardsNot counted

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  • Reach & staying powerNot counted

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

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Cast & crew

Directed by Chris Rodley

  • Jools HollandSelf
  • Damon AlbarnSelf
  • Eliza CarthySelf
  • Ray DaviesSelf
  • Roy HuddSelf
  • Danny BakerSelf
  • Joe BrownSelf
  • Lisa HanniganSelf
  • Paul JonesSelf
  • Lucy SkeapingSelf