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Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt (1982)

This video was a U.K. Arts Council / Channel Four endeavour. It features JCC live in concert, several music videos, Lynton Kwesi Johnson with JCC and much more. It is currently out of print and not available anywhere.

However, it can be seen in seven parts from this website, thanks to the very kind individual who upoaded it to YouTube!

A portrait of poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clark. His poems, a satirical blend of humour and social comment, are delivered at a fast pace, often with musical backing. His style, and that of his contemporary Linton Kwesi Johnson, have influenced a generation of younger poets involved in a revival of popular poetry in Britain.

 

Writers: Nick May, David Kelly
Dialogue & Poetry: John Cooper-Clarke
Director: Nick May
Producers: Elizabeth Taylor-Mead Peter Berry

Featuring: Linton Kwesi Johnson, Hilary Mason, Andrew de la Tour
Production Company: Metropolis Pictures Ltd.

© Arts Council of Great Britain & Channel Four Television Ltd,1982

Colour, 52mins, 16mm, U-Matic & VHS