Video Killed the Radio Star

Insight into the world of renowned music video directors

Video Killed The Radio Star

Still from U2's 'The Sweetest Thing,' featuring Boyzone - directed by Kevin Godley and made in 1998.
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Andy Morahan is one of the celebrated music video directors featuring in our documentary series, Video Killed The Radio Star on Sky Arts 1. He's worked with George Michael and Elton John to name but a few.
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Andy Morahan directed numerous Guns and Roses music videos including, 'Yesterdays,' 1992 and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' 1992. Matt Sorum speaks about the director.
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Still from Guns and Roses' 'November Rain,' directed by Andy Morahan in 1992.
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Still from the video, 'I Knew You Were Waiting For Me,' featuring Aretha Franklin and George Michael and directed by Andy Morahan in 1987.
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Joe Perry from Aerosmith talks about working with Andy Morahan for their music video to 'Hole In My Soul,' 1997.
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Jim Kerr talks about working with Andy Morahan on Simple Mind's music video, 'Let There Be Love,' 1991
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Wayne Isham is one of the celebrated music video directors featuring in our documentary series, Video Killed The Radio Star on SkyArts1. He's worked with Whitney Houston and Bon Jovi to name but a few.
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Rickie Sambora talks about Bon Jovi's work with director Wayne Isham in music videos such as, 'Real Life,' 1999.
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The members of the heavy metal band, Judas Priest talk about their work with Wayne Isham on many of their music videos including, 'Painkiller,' 1990
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Ex-frontman of Skid Row, Sebastian Bach talks about the band's work with music director Wayne Isham
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Steve Barron is one of the celebrated music video directors featuring in our documentary series, Video Killed The Radio Star on SkyArts1. He's worked with artists such as Madonna and Bryan Adams to name a few.
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Philip Oakey talks about The Human League's collaboration with music video director Steve Barron.
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Bryan Adams talks about his work with Steve Barron on music videos such as 'Heaven,' 1984, and 'Summer of 69,' 1984.
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Still from 'Summer of 69,' directed by Steve Barron
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Magne Furuholmen talks about the eight videos Steve Barron directed for A-ha.
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Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top talk about their collaboration with Steve Barron on 'Rough Boy,' 1986 and 'Sleeping Bag,' 1985
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Joe Jackson discusses the music videos of 'Breaking Us In Two,' 1983 and 'Stepping Out,' 1982, both directed by Steve Barron.
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Still from the memorable video of Natalie Cole's, 'Unforgetable,' directed by Steve Barron
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Russel Mulcahy is one of the celebrated music video directors featuring in our documentary series, Video Killed The Radio Star on SkyArts1. He's directed music videos for Duran Duran and Elton John as well as The Buggles, 'Video Killed the Radio Star,' which was the first music video MTV ever aired
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Russel Mulcahy directed the music videos for Duran Duran's, 'Planet Earth,' 1981, 'Rio' 1982 and many, many more. Here they discuss their collaboration
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Still from Duran Duran's, 'Rio,' directed by Russel Mulcahy and made in 1982.
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Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp discusses the band's collaboration with Russel Mulcahy on videos such as, 'True' and 'Instinction'
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David Mallet is one of the celebrated music video directors featuring in our documentary series, Video Killed The Radio Star on SkyArts1. He's worked with artists such as, Queen and David Bowie
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David Mallet and Roger Taylor discuss their collaboration for Queen videos such as, 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'Under Pressure'
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Still of David Bowie in 'Ashes to Ashes,' directed by David Mallet
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Brian Johnson discusses ACDC's work with David Mallet
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David Mallet with Bob Geldof. Mallet directed the music video for Boomtown Rat's, 'I Don't Like Mondays,' 1979
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Kevin Godley is one of the celebrated music video directors featuring in our documentary series, Video Killed The Radio Star on SkyArts1. He's worked with the likes of Sting, U2 and Boyzone
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Kevin Godley directed the music videos for Sting's, 'Fields of Gold,' in 1993 and 'After The Rain Has fallen,' in 1998
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Bono and The Edge (David Howell Evans) talk about U2's collaborations with director Kevin Godley

Sir Paul McCartney and the members of Metallica and Duran Duran are among the interviewees in this new series examining the innovative work of renowned music video directors, including Wayne Isham and David Mallet.

The series begins with a look at the glittering career of Russell Mulcahy, whose pioneering videos included Duran Duran’s Rio, Queen’s A Kind Of Magic and The Buggles’ Video Killed The Radio Star. Despite creating some of the most ground-breaking and influential videos of the decade, Mulcahy confesses that most of his 400-odd videos were born out “organised chaos”. He states: “No one at that stage knew what videos were about so they let you throw in the kitchen sink... no one around me knew what the hell I was doing.”

Despite stories of on-set clashes, tantrums and near death experiences, Malcahy created some of the most iconic videos of the last century and a host of stars, including Roger Taylor, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Kim Carnes, Bonnie Tyler, Gary Kemp and Mick Fleetwood, pay tribute to his undoubted talent.

Featured videos include:
Duran Duran - Rio
Elton John - I’m Still Standing
Queen - It’s a Kind of Magic
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
True - Spandau Ballet
Diana Ross – Chain Reaction
Queen – I Want to Break Free
Boomtown Rats – I Don’t like Mondays
The Police – Every Breath You Take
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

Video Killed The Radio Star also features a collection of interviews with some of the world's greatest rock stars as they recall the experiences they had when they made their first music videos.

Featured artists include:
U2
Sir Paul McCartney
Fleetwood Mac
Duran Duran
AC/DC
Sting