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The Paul McCartney Special

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A program originally produced for the BBC, and aired on television several times in 1986. Originally conceived as a long-form promotional piece for «Press to Play», the BBC staffer (Richard Skinner) persuades Macca to talk about much more, including one of the more in-depth interviews about Wings. All of the interview bits were done at Abbey Road studio 2, leading to some reminiscing on Paul's part. Scattered among the interview are some nice McCartney film rarities (including rarely seen promo clips/videos, concert footage from both the 1973 and 1976 tours, and even a bit of the never released "One Hand Clapping" film).

Directed byJohn Howard Davies

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
August 29, 1986
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self

Richard Skinner

Richard Skinner

Self

Creative team
Directed by
John Howard Davies
John Howard Davies

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