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Radio On
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Wikipedia article
'Radio On' is a 1979 film directed by Christopher Petit. It is a rare example of a British road movie, shot in black and white by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schfer and featuring music from a number of new wave bands of the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk, Devo and David Bowie.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079773/soundtrack "Radio On (1979) | Soundtracks"], IMDb. It is a journey through late 1970s Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol, with Robert a DJ (played by David Beames) attempting to investigate the suicide of his brother. David Beames's character is a disc jockey at a radio station based on the United Biscuits Network, which broadcast to factories owned by United Biscuits.
Cast
*David Beames as Robert
*Andrew Byatt as Deserter
*Paul Hollywood as Kid
*Adrian Jones
*Sue Jones-Davies as Girl
*Cyril Kent
*Katja Kersten
*Lisa Kreuzer as Ingrid
*Sabina Michael as Aunt
*Bernard Mistovski
*Nina Pace
*Sandy Ratcliff as Kathy
*Joseph Riordan
*David Squire
*Sting as Just Like Eddie
*Kim Taylforth
References
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