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For the first time, a series of insightful films shines a spotlight on each band member, to show how four individual musical geniuses came together to make the music that has soundtracked the lives of millions around the world.
Directed by award-winning and sought after documentary filmmakers, Oliver Murray (The Quiet One) and Clare Tavernor (Generation ‘66), each film hears directly from the pioneering four with unrivalled access, and features interviews from a stellar cast of artists and figures who’ve loved and been inspired by the band.
EPISODE ONE: MICK JAGGER
Mick Jagger has been The Rolling Stones frontman for 60 years. In this documentary he talks exclusively about his life in the band, from his first performances in local teenage parties to his creation of a stage persona that has defined the rock and roll lead singer, making Jagger a global icon and a musical visionary. Featuring vivid archive from his astonishing career, a rich soundtrack of Stones classic tracks and interviews with a stellar cast of musicians and intimates of The Rolling Stones.
EPISODE TWO: KEITH RICHARDS
Keith Richards has lived a life of legend and in this documentary he talks exclusively about his sixty year career as the lead guitar player in The Rolling Stones. Richards’ brilliance as a songwriter and performer and defiant hedonism have made him a cultural hero to millions and has shaped the whole idea of what rock and roll means. The film features vivid archive of Richards’ extraordinary career, a soundtrack full of his classic riffs and interviews with a stellar cast of musical idols.
EPISODE THREE: RONNIE WOOD
Ronnie Wood is a cultural icon, guitar hero, artist and the living embodiment of the vibrancy of British born rock and roll. In this documentary Ronnie talks exclusively about his career in music and his life as a Rolling Stone with its exhilarating highs and sometimes dangerous lows. Through vivid archive, brilliant music and interviews with a stellar cast of musicians, the film reveals how he binds the band together through his musical virtuosity and his irresistibly, positive personality.
EPISODE FOUR: CHARLIE WATTS
Charlie Watts was for 60 years the steady heartbeat of The Rolling Stones and when he died in 2021 the band lost the man who had laid the foundation of songs loved by millions.
Here a stellar cast of musicians describe Charlie’s brilliance as a drummer and his influence of rock music. Through vivid archive and a soundtrack of classic Stones tracks the film explores the unique personality of a man who always had mixed feelings about the excess that came with his life as a Rolling Stone.
