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Jermaine Dupri. “Somebody had to do it.”But beyond all the booty-shaking before “twerking” was even a word, the “Me So Horny” rapper sums up the cultural impact that made Freaknik — as Atlanta rapper Lil Jon describes — “the greatest black gathering in America.”“It was our Woodstock,” says Campbell.

Janee Bolden Hulu has unveiled the first official trailer and release date for “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,” its original documentary on Atlanta’s legendary annual HBCU Spring Break phenomenon of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s. Set to make its world premiere at SXSW’s film festival before arriving on Hulu March 21, the doc features interviews with politicians, event founders, former partygoers and prominent hip-hop artists, including Lil Jon, Killer Mike, 21 Savage, Jermaine Dupri and Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell — the latter three who are among the film’s producers.

Hulu has announced the premiere dates for limited series Under the Bridge and the two docs The Contestant and the film Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told.

Academy Award nominee Bill Nighy and rising teen actor Roman Griffin Davis are set to co-star in road movie 500 Miles from BAFTA Award-winning director Morgan Matthews.

Naman Ramachandran Jim Wiseman’s Sky original documentary “Williams and Mansell: Red 5” is set for a debut on Sky Documentaries and Now on July 8. Featuring some of the biggest names in F1, it follows Nigel Mansell and the Williams Racing team’s rise to fame told through the eyes of his team, family and drivers including Jenson Button, Damon Hill and Karun Chandhok. Mansell grew up in England in the 1960s, dreaming of becoming a professional race car driver, despite not having the financial means for it, while Frank Williams was realizing his own dream at the company he founded, Williams Grand Prix Engineering. The two joined forces, and after years of trying to win together, Mansell left to join Ferrari and then ultimately retired from racing after years of ups and downs, without ever winning the Formula One Drivers’ Championship. But seemingly overnight, he came out of retirement and re-joined Williams Racing. And in 1992 Nigel and his FW14B Williams car became one of the most formidable combinations in sports history.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Hulu is adding three new titles to its growing lineup of original docs: “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told,” “Queenmaker: The Making of An It Girl,” and “The Jewel Thief.” “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” “recounts the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage,” per Hulu’s description. “Can the magic of Freaknik be brought back 40 years later? Executive producers include showrunner Geraldine L. Porras and director P Frank Williams, as well as Jermaine Dupri, Luther Campbell, Peter Bittenbender and Melissa Cooper for Mass Appeal, Eric Tomosunas for Swirl Films, Terry Ross and Alex Avant. Nikki Byles and Jay Allen are producers.

Channel 5 is airing a retrospective on the series and its cast tonight at 7.30pm titled Dad’s Army: Secret Lives & Scandal, which will uncover the behind the scenes and personal lives of the crew.It comes as another cast member sadly died in June of this year, Frank Williams, at the age of 90.Sadly, only one out of the original seven main cast members is still alive today - Ian Lavender.He played Frank Pike, better known as Private Pike, the youngest member of the group.Private Pike was instantly recognisable for his not-so regulation attire, sporting a big red scarf much to the frustration of Captain George Mainwaring.Today, Ian is 76 years old and still acting, though his last TV role was back in 2017. Modern audiences may know him best as Derek Harkinson in EastEnders from 2001 to 2017.

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Read more: Dad's Army creators were 'woke' back in 1960s and 1970s without even knowing itHe trained at the esteemed Old Vic Theatre School in London and went on to star in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.But most memorably, Ian joined the cast of EastEnders in 2001 as Derek Harkinson, a gay pal of Pauline Fowler. After Pauline tried to seduce him, he came out as gay in some memorable soap scenes.

Facebook page, which read: 'So sorry to say that our beloved friend, colleague and actor, Frank Williams, passed away this morning. 'He was almost 91, and we are grateful for all the years of joy, laughter and happiness he brought to so many.

Facebook, it was revealed the star passed away this morning. The statement said: "So sorry to say that our beloved friend, colleague and actor, Frank Williams, passed away this morning. He was almost 91, and we are grateful for all the years of joy, laughter and happiness he brought to so many.

DAD'S Army legend Frank Williams has died at the age of 90. The actor played Reverend Timothy Farthing in the sitcom about the UK's Home Guard during the Second World War.

READ MORE: Dad's Army creators were 'woke' back in 1960s and 1970s without even knowing it Throughout the episodes, he often became entangled in the platoon’s misadventures, usually by accident. His death means that Ian “Private Pike” Lavender, 76, is the now the only surviving cast member from the series.All the other favourites such as Arthur Lowe who played Captain Mainwaring, John LeMesurier who was Sergeant Wilson and Clive Dunn as Lance-Corporal Jones are gone.Frank was born on July, 2 1931 in London and attended Ardingly College in West Sussex and Hendon School.

Dad's Army creators were ‘"woke’" back in the 1960s and 1970s - without even knowing it.The comedy show writers made sure Captain Mainwaring and his platoon referred to the Home Guard’s enemy as “Nazis” and not “Germans’’ to avoid causing offence.This was to differentiate between the fascist supporters of Hitler and the actual nation.The BBC classic sitcom - which starred Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier and Clive Dunn - focussed on the volunteer effort to stop a Nazi invasion during World War II.But it launched back in 1968 which was more than 20 years after the war.Actor Frank Williams - who played the vicar Timothy Farthing - claims writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft were very careful about the language they used.Most of the time Capt Mainnwaring (played by Lowe) and his platoom would only refer to the Germans as ‘‘Nazis”.Frank explained: ‘‘There was a discussion at the start about the language that was used in the show.“Anything Geman and the word German was seen as unacceptable.“During the war, people did talk about the Germans in a way like ‘The Germans did this’ and ‘The Germans did that’.“But when Dad’s Army started, a conscious decision appears to have been made not to offend the country.“I agree with it in a way. The decision was not to offend the German nation but to make it clear we are not talking about them as a whole.

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F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has blasted last week's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and sensationally claimed the race would have left Frank Williams "turning in his grave".In one of the most dramatic contests in recent times, the race had two red flags, featured three standing starts and saw title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collide.For the neutral, it had everything. But for Villeneuve, who won the 1997 world championship after a dramatic final race which saw Michael Schumacher disqualified from the season entirely, it was nothing short of a farce.

Frank Williams was an English Formula One racing driver who founded Williams Racing.Williams fell in love with driving as a young man, and he began racing as soon as he could, driving in Formula Three races. However, after a number of crashes in his early driving career, Williams shifted his focus to managing a team.

Tributes have been paid to a former St Joseph’s College pupil who went on to conquer the world of motorsport.

Formula 1 racetrack when Sir Frank Williams' own incredible life came to an end on Sunday.Aged 79, the founder of the constructor which bears his legendary family name and still competes on the grid to this day died in his hospital bed, surrounded by those who loved him most.And up to that very moment, he was still deeply affected by the horror crash at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix which claimed the life of the Brazilian.Senna was a three-time world champion and one of the huge names of that era which dominated the sport, alongside the likes of his great rival Alain Prost and countryman Nelson Piquet.Sir Frank had finally got his man for the 1994 season – after driving in the colours of Toleman, Lotus and McLaren over the previous 10

Lewis Hamilton has paid tribute to Formula One legend Frank Williams in an emotional post and opened up on the Williams founder and former team principal's "last days".The Mercedes driver is the latest person to pay tribute to Williams, who passed away on Sunday aged 79, with Hamilton reflecting on the news on social media.The seven-time world champion described the late Williams as "a friend" and revealed he remained a racer at heart right up until his death.Current Williams CEO and team principal Jost Capito has also paid tribute to Williams, who's death was announced in an official statement on Sunday afternoon.Paying tribute on social media, Hamilton wrote: "Sir Frank Williams was one of the kindest people I had the pleasure of meeting

Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, has died at the age of 79, it's been announced.