Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO
Documentary about musician/songwriter Jeff Lynne, told by the man himself and collaborators and friends including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh and Eric Idle.
Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of Jeff as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle.
The film reveals that Lynne is a true man of music, for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument. With access to Lynne in his studio above LA, this is an intimate account of a great British pop classicist who has ploughed a unique furrow since starting out on the Birmingham Beat scene in the early 60s, moving from the Idle Race to the multimillion-selling ELO in the 70s and then, with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and George Harrison, as a key member of the Traveling Wilburys.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02Ned Washington
The High and the Mighty
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00:04Electric Light Orchestra
Livin' Thing
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00:06The Idle Race
Impostors of Life's Magazine
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00:08Electric Light Orchestra
20538 Overture
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00:09Jeff Lynne
Steppin' Out
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00:12Jeff Lynne
Don't Bring Me Down
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00:13Electric Light Orchestra
Mr. Blue Sky
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00:13Jeff Lynne
Do Ya
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00:16Roy Orbison
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
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00:18Roy Orbison
California Blue
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00:19Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
California Blue
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00:20Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
You Got It
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00:20Jeff Lynne
Telephone Line
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00:24Tom Petty
Free Fallin'
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00:25George Harrison
When We Was Fab
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00:27The Traveling Wilburys
Handle with Care
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00:28The Traveling Wilburys
Not Alone Anymore
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00:29The Traveling Wilburys
End of the Line
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00:31Del Shannon
Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
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00:33John Lennon
Free As a Bird
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00:33The Beatles
Free As A Bird
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00:38Jeff Lynne
Can't Get It Out of My Head
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00:39Jeff Lynne
Showdown
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00:43Jeff Lynne
She
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00:44Jeff Lynne
Bewitched, Botherd and Bewildered
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00:46Jeff Lynne
Running Scared
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00:47Jeff Lynne
Mercy Mercy
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00:52Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down
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00:53George Harrison
When We Was Fab
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00:53The Traveling Wilburys
Handle with Care
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00:53The Beatles
Free As A Bird
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00:54Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
You Got It
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00:55Electric Light Orchestra
Mr. Blue Sky
"I produce records backwards"
ELO's Jeff Lynne discusses The Traveling Wilburys, re-recording his biggest hits and how he approaches production on BBC Breakfast.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Director | Martyn Atkins |
Broadcasts
- Fri 5 Oct 2012 21:00
- Sat 6 Oct 2012 00:20
- Mon 8 Oct 2012 01:30
Sat 13 Oct 2012 22:00BBC HD- Fri 28 Dec 2012 22:30
- Sat 29 Dec 2012 02:00
- Mon 27 May 2013 22:00
- Sat 7 Sep 2013 23:00
- Fri 17 Oct 2014 21:00
- Sat 18 Oct 2014 01:35
- Sun 19 Oct 2014 23:50
- Fri 3 Apr 2015 23:15
- Mon 6 Apr 2015 01:15
- Sun 13 Dec 2015 00:00
- Sun 3 Jul 2016 01:35
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