The band that defined a generation, dissected by Melvyn Bragg's posh British energy.
Acting
Michael Stipe's deliberately cryptic interview energy.
Production
Melvyn Bragg's intense BBC seriousness about jangly guitars.
Director
Susan Shaw
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on ITV's South Bank Show, the stuffy arts program that somehow became the definitive chronicler of alternative rock.
R.E.M. were notoriously private; this rare 2002 interview came during their promotional push for 'Reveal,' an album even fans barely remember.
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