Brian Grant: Last News

John Lennon documentary is coming to BritBox in December.Lennon’s Last Weekend, directed by Brian Grant (Video Killed the Radio Star) is set to focus on the musician’s final interview before his death on BBC Radio with Andy Peebles in December 1980.The interview with Peebles sees Lennon discussing the break-up of the Beatles, his album ‘Double Fantasy’ with Yoko Ono, his relationship with Paul McCartney and his work on his own solo albums.The film is set for a December release to honour’s the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death, and will include a number of new interviews about the musician.Discussing the exclusive premiere on BritBox, the streamer’s president and CEO Soumya Sriraman told Variety: “As the true home of great British

Naman Ramachandran BritBox U.S., the streamer operated by BBC Studios and ITV, has acquired “Lennon’s Last Weekend,” an original documentary that looks at legendary musician John Lennon’s final interview before his death.Directed by Brian Grant (“Video Killed the Radio Star”), “Lennon’s Last Weekend” features Lennon’s BBC Radio interview with Andy Peebles, the last he gave in person in December 1980, just before being murdered.With a new album to promote, “Double Fantasy” with Yoko Ono, Lennon spoke candidly to Peebles about everything from The Beatles break-up, his relationship with Paul McCartney, political issues in the U.S. and U.K., his family and his homesickness for Liverpool.