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This ambitious 2008 PBS program asks the world's great thinkers and religious and political leaders for solutions to the world's many problems. Hopeful reflections come from such diverse people as Andrew Young, Peter Gabriel, Deepak Chopra, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and Noam Chomsky. Unrated, 72 minutes. No DVD extras. shoppbs.org.
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by Paul Cashmere - February 20 2009, photo by Ros O'GormanSantana playing Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne AustraliaNightmoves, the music TV show hosted by
Lee Simon in the 70s and 80s, has been resurrected on DVD.
Nightmoves first aired in Australia on May 13, 1977 on Channel 7. It was originally designed to be an adult version of Countdown.
Simon continued to host the show when he took up the job of Program Director at EON-FM. The show gave birth to the simulcast, a joint radio and television broadcast, giving the audience to chance to hear the show in stereo. (Yes kids, we still had mono television in the early 80s).
Nightmoves attracted the real music stars, as opposed to the pop stars. The DVD features performances from international stars J
oe Cocker, Graham Parker, Peter Frampton, Santana and Graham Bonnet. The Aussie line-up features extremely rare to find songs by
Billy T, Wendy and the Rockets, Kevin Borich, Mother Goose and The Ferrets.But wait, there’s more. The 3 disc set also features interviews with
Peter Gabriel, Steve Winwood, Phil Collins, Glenn Shorrock and Beeb Birtles, Bill Wyman and more. Nightmoves will be released on March 2.
John Cleese / Shout Factory
In 1975, Monty Python's Cleese instigated the first of a series of benefit concerts that turned little-known Amnesty International into a major human rights organization. The late-night shows featured an all-star lineup of British comedians and musicians, from Peter Cook to Pete Townshend and Peter Gabriel. They also inspired Live Aid. This superb three-disc set has five shows and a documentary. 510 minutes.
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