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Brian Pern’s On The (Spirit) Level

Last night saw the finale of The Life Of Rock air on BBC Four, and to celebrate, seminal rock legend turned documentary host Brian Pern has reissued his greatest hits on iTunes. The show was the brainchild of Rhys Thomas, who worked alongside Pern (whose physical resemblance to Simon Day cannot [...]

February 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

Brian Pern’s Greatest Hits I

This week saw the launch of The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern – the magnificent new spoof documentary series from Rhys Thomas and Simon Day featuring a whole host of big name guest stars. Episode One aired on Monday, and in amongst the big name artists discussed (Bowie was a fag-stealer; [...]

February 11, 2014 // 1 Comment

The Life Of Rock Starts Tonight!

The Life Of Rock – the new mockumentary from Rhys Thomas and Simon Day – starts tonight on BBC Four. We first told you about the show a while back now, and have been itching to see the results ever since. It features Simon Day as spoof 70s rock god Brian Pern, and pays homage to an [...]

February 10, 2014 // 3 Comments

Rock Ratatouille

Rhys Thomas is to reunite with his Fast Show co-star Simon Day for a new series on BBC4. The spoof music documentary series, Rock Ratatouille, will feature Day as ‘award-winning art rocker Brian Pern’, and feature big name cameos and unseen footage. It follows on from a string of [...]

September 11, 2013 // 2 Comments