BBC2 9pm

[gooner1990]

Thought it was a good watch, interesting to see that Emily felt that the festival had 'lost its way' after the super-fence went up in 2002 and didn't really come into its own until 2008 when Jay-Z headlined.

 

[JoeyT]

Am I completely blind or is it not on the iPlayer yet?

[JoeyT]

Just now, JoeyT said:

Am I completely blind or is it not on the iPlayer yet?

Found it

[km9]

33 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Thought it was a good watch, interesting to see that Emily felt that the festival had 'lost its way' after the super-fence went up in 2002 and didn't really come into its own until 2008 when Jay-Z headlined.

 

Although I couldn't possibly know, I'd imagine that this was not so much a factual statement, it was more of a way of giving the documentary a narrative arc. Problems in each decade solved.

[Yassmin]

9 hours ago, idb said:

Was really good. No Coldplay footage and only a couple of snippets from Chris Martin 😀

Hey get the negativity in the bin! 🙂

[Pipine]

It was really interesting and had a few different angles compared to the other documentaries.. I didn’t realise how pivotal some bookings had been over the years at opening up new eras in the festivals history (other than the Jay Z thing) and I was surprised to hear Emily admit she thought the festival had lost something initially after the super fence went up.  And Michael’s tolerance of dance etc is funny.. I’m glad he’s open to letting others do their own thing so much. 
I really enjoyed it, a really well put together and interesting view of the festival and I’m so excited to be heading there this time tomorrow!

[gooner1990]

24 minutes ago, Pipine said:

It was really interesting and had a few different angles compared to the other documentaries.. I didn’t realise how pivotal some bookings had been over the years at opening up new eras in the festivals history (other than the Jay Z thing) and I was surprised to hear Emily admit she thought the festival had lost something initially after the super fence went up.  And Michael’s tolerance of dance etc is funny.. I’m glad he’s open to letting others do their own thing so much. 
I really enjoyed it, a really well put together and interesting view of the festival and I’m so excited to be heading there this time tomorrow!

I made a similar comment further up,....I didn't go until 2004 but had plenty of friends who went pre-super fence and post super-fence and they were of this opinion too, however to hear her saying it I was surprised!

 

[BreadMakesYouFat?]

I'm not sure if I hyped it up too much, but I was slightly dissapointed. The start was quite disjointed, and I felt it focused too much on what Glastonbury used to be, rather than what it is now.

I get that it was a 50th retrospective, but I've heard all those old stories before. As someone who has been going since 2009, those 10 years were condensed down to just Florence and Stormzy. It also seemed to be a little dismissive of what the festival is now.

[Upside down frowner]

Glastonbury through the eyes of a 14yr old in 2000. Walking around the site with other youths for the weekend. The police were laughing at the holes dug under the fence near PGB I think. 

 

Looking forward to bumbling around tomorrow