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Name: Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1988-02-04
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 10.0
Cast: Ken Russell, Edward Elgar, Benjamin Britten, John Lennon, Janet Baker

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 6 August 2026 by ScreenSearch.

A feat that fully matches its title, an alphabetical trawl through both the history of British music and Russell's own likes and dislikes, the latter summed up by a scene in which he takes a phone call and listens for a bit before concluding that 'it's either an obscene call or the beginning of Michael Tippett's Fourth Symphony.' Gleefully exploiting an already contrived format, Russell uses alphabetical coincidence as an excuse to throw wildly disparate material together: Elgar is fused with Elton John, Holst with Heavy Metal and Punk with Purcell.

Film
1988
74 min
★ 10.0/10 TMDB
Documentary

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