Rod Temperton was one of Britain's, and indeed The World's, greatest ever songwriters.
This shy and modest Yorkshireman grew up in Grimsby in the North of England, and went on to write Heatwave's "Boogie Nights", Michael Jackson's "Thriller", and George Benson's "Give Me The Night". yet he remained largely unknown througout his life.
This Sony Award winning radio documentary, featured Rod himself, Quincy Jones, and many other legends of music. Broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

Rod Temperton was one of Britain's, and indeed The World's, greatest ever songwriters. This shy and modest Yorkshireman grew up in Grimsby in the North of England, and went on to write Heatwave's "Boogie Nights", Michael Jackson's "Thriller", and George Benson's "Give Me The Night". yet he remained largely unknown througout his life. This Sony Award winning radio documentary, featured Rod himself, Quincy Jones, and many other legends of music. Broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

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The Invisible Man - The Rod Temperton Story

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Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 2. December 1st, 2007.

Twenty five years on from the landmark album and video, Trevor Nelson tells the story of Thriller – how the classic songs came to be, how it created the world's biggest superstar, and how it all nearly fell apart.

Featuring all nine album tracks and exclusive interviews with Quincy Jones, writer Rod Temperton, former CBS President Walter Yetnikoff, MTV founder Bob Pittman, guitarist Steve Lukather, keyboardist Greg Phillianganes and Moonwalker Jeffrey Daniel.

Written by Jed Pitman. Produced Neil Cowling. By Wise Buddah Creative & Fresh Air Production.

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 2. December 1st, 2007.
Twenty five years on from the landmark album and video, Trevor Nelson tells the story of Thriller – how the classic songs came to be, how it created the world's biggest superstar, and how it all nearly fell apart.
Featuring all nine album tracks and exclusive interviews with Quincy Jones, writer Rod Temperton, former CBS President Walter Yetnikoff, MTV founder Bob Pittman, guitarist Steve Lukather, keyboardist Greg Phillianganes and Moonwalker Jeffrey Daniel.
Written by Jed Pitman. Produced Neil Cowling. By Wise Buddah Creative &amp; Fresh Air Production.

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A Sony Award winning documentary, produced by Fresh Air Production and Alfi Media for BBC Radio 5Live.

Nikki Fox has big hair, a mischievous sense of humour, and an unhealthy love of Nick Kershaw. She also gets brilliant seats at concerts and very convenient parking spaces at the supermarket. Born with Muscular Dystrophy, Nikki gets around in a mobility scooter, and she reckons life is pretty good as a disabled person, or a "Blue Badger", in the UK.

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A Sony Award winning documentary, produced by Fresh Air Production and Alfi Media for BBC Radio 5Live.
Nikki Fox has big hair, a mischievous sense of humour, and an unhealthy love of Nick Kershaw. She also gets brilliant seats at concerts and very convenient parking spaces at the supermarket. Born with Muscular Dystrophy, Nikki gets around in a mobility scooter, and she reckons life is pretty good as a disabled person, or a "Blue Badger", in the UK.
In this 5 live documentary, Nikki is out to discover whether her positive outlook on life is justified and shared by her fellow Badgers. In the year of the biggest celebration of disability sport, the Paralympics, is the UK as good at dealing with disability as it thinks it is? Does disability bring out the kindness in the public or do they secretly avoid having to help? Is access and the transport network improving? And will Nikki get to sing her David Miliband song on national radio?
Nikki's adventure takes her from her friends and family, to being grilled by complete strangers (including a scary class of 8 year olds), as well as talking to the likes of Tanni Grey Thompson, David Blunkett, CBeebies' Cerrie Burnell and Disability Minister Maria Miller.

The Invisible Man - The Rod Temperton Story

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