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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00:02
Ned Washington
The High and the Mighty
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin. -
00:04
Electric Light Orchestra
Livin' Thing
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00:06
The Idle Race
Impostors of Life's Magazine
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00:08
Electric Light Orchestra
20538 Overture
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00:09
Jeff Lynne
Steppin' Out
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00:12
Jeff Lynne
Don't Bring Me Down
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00:13
Electric Light Orchestra
Mr. Blue Sky
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00:13
Jeff Lynne
Do Ya
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00:16
Roy Orbison
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
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00:18
Roy Orbison
California Blue
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00:19
Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
California Blue
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00:20
Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
You Got It
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00:20
Jeff Lynne
Telephone Line
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00:24
Tom Petty
Free Fallin'
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00:25
George Harrison
When We Was Fab
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00:27
The Traveling Wilburys
Handle with Care
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00:28
The Traveling Wilburys
Not Alone Anymore
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00:29
The Traveling Wilburys
End of the Line
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00:31
Del Shannon
Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
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00:33
John Lennon
Free As a Bird
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00:33
The Beatles
Free As A Bird
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00:38
Jeff Lynne
Can't Get It Out of My Head
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00:39
Jeff Lynne
Showdown
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00:43
Jeff Lynne
She
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00:44
Jeff Lynne
Bewitched, Botherd and Bewildered
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00:46
Jeff Lynne
Running Scared
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00:47
Jeff Lynne
Mercy Mercy
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00:52
Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down
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00:53
George Harrison
When We Was Fab
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00:53
The Traveling Wilburys
Handle with Care
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00:53
The Beatles
Free As A Bird
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00:54
Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
You Got It
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00:55
Electric 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