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The Hour the Music Died

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Fifty years to the day after the Iowa plane-crash deaths of rock 'n' rollers
Buddy Holly , Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (aka Jiles Richardson Jr ), Radio 2 presents a docudrama, directed by Dirk Maggs , speculating on what may have happened in the hour prior to accident. Covering their tumultuous gig in Clear Lake, Iowa, and the car journey to the airport, this carefully researched re-creation features period music and stars Rupert Degas , Nicholas Colicos , Kerry Shale ,
Dominic Hawksley , William Roberts , Susan Sheridan and Laurence Bouvard.
Producer Mik Wilkojc
The Buddy Holly Story Wed 10.05pm BBC4 Film of the day: page 43
Radio features: pages 120-121

Contributors

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Buddy Holly
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Ritchie Valens
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Jiles Richardson Jr
Directed By:
Dirk Maggs
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Rupert Degas
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Nicholas Colicos
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Kerry Shale
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Dominic Hawksley
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William Roberts
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Susan Sheridan
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Laurence Bouvard.
Producer:
Mik Wilkojc
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Buddy Holly Story
Source: Radio Times

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