Paul Heaton at the BBC

A cosy, affectionate trawl through archive performances and interviews, like leafing through a beloved songwriter's scrapbook with him narrating.

Directed by

Karn Christensen

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Paul Heaton, Fatboy Slim, Jacqui Abbott

Overview

One of Britain’s most prolific and successful singer-songwriters of the past four decades, Paul Heaton started his career as frontman of The Housemartins before forming The Beautiful South, the band of whom it was famously once claimed that one in seven UK households owns an album. Whether that's true or not, what is a fact is that Paul has demonstrated over the years a unique ability to write songs and lyrics that have fans weeping one moment and smiling the next. This collection of performances and best BBC moments celebrates Paul’s impressive career - the bands, the collaborations and the solo work - and features the man himself explaining the context and backstories behind some of his best-loved hits.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Music, art, work, friendship

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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