Scream for Me Sarajevo
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Dave2P

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821 posts

203 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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Thoroughly recommend this if you have an interest in any of Rock, War, recent European history, humanity or Bruce Dickinson!

Official website says "Scream for Me Sarajevo is the astonishing story of the most unlikely of rock concerts, performed by Bruce Dickinson and his band Skunkworks in 1994. Risking their lives, they were smuggled into the besieged city to play a concert for its citizens amidst the chaos of war."

I watched it last night, thinking it might be "a good gig"... but it's the well-told story of how it happened, by the lads (as they were) who made it happen. It's a tough watch at times (be warned - does contain brief but graphic images of the 'civil' war) but a brutally honest and compelling recounting of events that will clearly stay with them forever. Some of the worst, but mostly the best of humanity.

On BBC4 a few days ago and is on iPlayer now.


biggbn

30,190 posts

243 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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Recorded it, looking forward to viewing although am not a huge fan of the mighty Maiden! The programme line up summed up BBC4 for me the other night, Scream for me Sarajevo, Metallica at Glastonbury, Metal at the beeb, a Slipknot documentary then The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross!!

Dave2P

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821 posts

203 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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biggbn said:
not a huge fan of the mighty Maiden!
There's limited Maiden content, so you'll be fine!

biggbn said:
... The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross!!
...the horror, the horror...

Munter

31,330 posts

264 months

Thursday 31st December 2020
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Thanks for this Dave. Something I'd have missed if you didn't post it up. smile

henrycrun

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263 months

DWDarkWheels

573 posts

146 months

Friday 1st January 2021
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Thanks for the reminder. Watched it on iPlayer last night. Great story.