The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill

Aug 22, 2014

0h 59m

★ 6.8

Overview

This documentary explores Kate Bush's career and music, from January 1978's Wuthering Heights to her 2011 album 50 Words for Snow, through the testimony of some of her key collaborators and those she has inspired.

Genres

TV Movie

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Kate Bush

Self

David Gilmour

Self

Lindsay Kemp

Self

Peter Gabriel

Self

Elton John

Self

Stephen Fry

Self

Steve Coogan

Self

Del Palmer

Self

Nigel Kennedy

Self

John Lydon

Self

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Self

Natasha Khan

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