Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman

Birth : 1927-07-06, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death : 2006-11-27

Profile

Alan Freeman

Movies

Smashie and Nicey, the End of an Era
Himself
A mockumentary, rockumentary featuring the spoof radio DJ's from Harry Enfield's sketch shows. Telling of their rise to fame, their influence on music history and fall from grace in a parody of real life radio presenters.
Absolute Beginners
Call-Me-Cobber
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Radio Wonderful
This documentary is about the first five years of BBC Radio 1 and contains interviews with the disc jockeys and other folk who were involved in the station's inception. It also contains footage from the previous pirate radio era as a means of explaining why Radio 1 came about.
Sebastian
TV Disc Jockey
Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Intelligence. While cracking enemy codes, Sebastian finds time to romance co-worker Rebecca Howard.
U.K. Swings Again
Presenter
Musical short featuring performances by The Hollies, Lulu, The Applejacks and more
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Bill Rogers
Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestoral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor discovers his new wife is a vampire; a huge plant takes over a house; a musician gets involved with voodoo; an art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.
Swinging U.K.
Presenter
Alan Freeman, Brian Matthew and Kent Walton present the 'Top Of The Pops' of 1964 with performances from The Four Pennies, Millie, The Merseybeats and The Migil Five.
Just for Fun
Self [DJ]
When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own political party.