Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

Jan 1, 1984

1h 8m

★ 0.0

Overview

In 1984, David Byrne put together a TV special on the Talking Heads for U.K. TV’s Channel 4, a 68-minute mix of live material filmed at Wembley Arena, interviews with the band, TV news clips, commercials and other various bits of found footage and sound.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television

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Cast

Self

David Byrne

Self

Chris Frantz

Self

Tina Weymouth

Self

Jerry Harrison

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0.0

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Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

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