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

1984•1h 8m

DocumentaryMusic

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.

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Channel 4 Television

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Cast

David Byrne

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Chris Frantz

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Tina Weymouth

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Jerry Harrison

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