"Actor: David Beames"

• Radio On | Blu Ray | (17/05/2021) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Chris Petit's cult classic Radio On is one of the most striking feature debuts in British cinema a haunting blend of edgy mystery story and existential road movie, crammed with eerie evocations of English landscape and weather. Stunningly photographed in monochrome by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schäfer, Radio On is driven by a startling new wave soundtrack featuring David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Lene Lovich, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric, Robert Fripp and Devo, and reveals an early screen performance by Sting. Following a young London DJ (David Beames) on the road to Bristol to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, Radio On offers a unique, compelling and even mythic vision of a late 1970s England, stalled between failed hopes of cultural and social change and the imminent upheavals of Thatcherism. Special Features Newly restored by the BFI from the original camera negative Newly recorded audio commentary by Jason Wood Interview with Chris Petit and producer Keith Griffiths (2008) Radio on (remix), (1998, 24 mins): a stunning digital video essay with radical disruption of the original soundtrack by Wire s Bruce Gilbert Other extras TBC **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring a new essay by Jason Wood and archival essays by Geoffrey NowellSmith, John Patterson, Ian Penman, Chris Petit, Sukhdev Sandhu, Jason Wood and Rudy Wurlitzer

• Radio On | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following a young London DJ (David Beames) on the road to Bristol to investigate the mysterious death of his brother Radio On offers a unigue compelling and even mythic vision of a late 1970s England stalled between failed hopes of cultural and social change and the imminent upheavals of Thatcherism. Stunningly photographed by luminous monochrome by Martin Schafer and driven by a startling new wave soundtrack (Bowie Kraftwerk Lene Lovich Ian Drury Wreckless Eric) - and an early screen performance by Sting - Radio On is ripe for rediscovery.

• Fair Stood The Wind For France ... A Love Story | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  David Beames and John Flanagan star in this 1981 BBC adaptation of H.E. Bates' war time drama Fair Stood The Wind For France. When John Franklin crash lands his Wellington bomber in occupied France at the height of the Second World War he is concerned for the safety of his crew and worried about his own badly injured arm. His crew escapes but the family of a mill owner risk their lives to Franklin in their home until he regains his health. during the following balmy summer months the pilot's situation is further complicated by his feelings for Francoise the daughter of the house. As German patrols move in his only chance of survival is to flee from France.