We knew this day would come. The 1984 film written by and starring Paul McCartney, derided by many, tolerated by some. We explain a bit about how a project like this actually gets as far as a cinema release, point out as gently as possible which bits don't stand up to narrative scrutiny as much as they might, and talk about the bits that - whisper it - actually have some merit. And we ask: is this just an ego project or is there more going on? Why did Paul choose these songs to rerecord? And should Ringo Starr be given more to do?
WARNING: Give My Regards to Broad Street is in this episode both described as "an auteur piece" and compared favourably to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Videos
Watch Give My Regards to Broad Street on YouTube, or if it's not available anymore below, do a search: it comes and goes
Watch the 1984 South Bank Show episode about the making of Broad Street, which we refer to a lot