Prog Rock Britannia: An Observation in Three Movements Doco DVD (2009) & Prog Rock At The BBC (1968-1992)

Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg. The film is structured in three parts, charting the birth, rise and decline of a movement famed for complex musical structures, weird time signatures, technical virtuosity and strange, and quintessentially English, literary influences. It looks at the psychedelic pop scene that gave birth to progressive rock in the late 1960s, the golden age of progressive music in the early 1970s, complete with drum solos and gatefold record sleeves, and the over ambition, commercialisation and eventual fall from grace of this rarefied musical experiment at the hands of punk in 1977. Contributors include Robert Wyatt, Mike Oldfield, Pete Sinfield, Rick Wakeman, Phil Collins, Arthur Brown, Carl Palmer and Ian Anderson.

Bonus Content: Prog Rock At The BBC (1968-1992) The Nice - America (1968) The Moody Blues - Question (1970) Jethro Tull - Witches Promise (1970) Wishbone Ash - Vas Dis (1971) Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night (1971) Family - In My Own Time (1971) Yes - Your Is No Disgrace (1973) Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exibition (1972) Soft Machine - Fanfarre All White (1973) Caravan - The Dog, The Dog, He's At It Again (1974) Genesis - I Know What I Like (1974) King Crimson - Frame By Frame (1982)

Sound: Stereo Complete Running Time: 2 Hours 27 Minutes