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

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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.

DirectorGeoff Dunlop

ProducerGeoff Dunlop

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