New Documentary ‘The Greatest Showman’ to air on Channel 5

Hello everyone, yesterday Jim Jenkins announced on the Official International Queen Fam Group on Facebook that a new documentary called ‘The Greatest Showman’ will air on Friday 26th July on Channel 5 at 10:00pm (UK). Let’s hope this is a better attempt than the atrocity which was the previous documentary they aired. http://www.facebook.com/groups/3093335789/permalink/10162300014260790/ -Chin

I hope this doc uses better sources than that Liar Ann Jones book.

Will be watching

I wonder if in the new documentary won't be unseen footage

I do wonder if this is a new, officially sanctioned documentary, or just a showing of one of those old DVDs produced by outside companies interviewing Paul Gambaccini and Wayne Sleep et al (there was one with that title). If it is official I'm surprised they licensed CH5 to show it after their last effort which the band (rightfully) distanced themselves from.

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I do wonder if this is a new, officially sanctioned documentary, or just a showing of one of those old DVDs produced by outside companies interviewing Paul Gambaccini and Wayne Sleep et al (there was one with that title). If it is official I'm surprised they licensed CH5 to show it after their last effort which the band (rightfully) distanced themselves from.[/QUOTE]

I can say only one thing, wait and see.

Hope it's not this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07HGBRDPZ?SubscriptionId=1BW5SQWXHT1FXDBZGW02&tag=bestbook-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953

Well I’ve just seen a trailer on Ch5....

It brought up a timeline of Freddie through the ages with different specific years on screen (74, 78, 82 and 85 were the ones I caught) with pics of Freddie supposedly from each of those years...whilst I wasn’t paying full attention, apart from 74 they all seemed to be wrong (eg a Magic Tour pic for 85, a Works tour pic for 82 etc).

Based on that I’m expecting this programme to be light on accuracy....

I'm waiting for the Channel 5 doc about The Greatest Showman film that's called 'The Freddie Mercury Story'

I think I just went reverse-meta.

I already have a bad feeling about this documentary, if they can't even get simple things right

Probably used the officially approved movie for reference.

First 10 minites seems ok....no Paul Gambaccini and people who actually knew him. May be some finer details that are incorrect, but its only a bloody documentary lol

Is it being shown in Scotland? I thought you might get OU repeats.

Haha we even had a little sun this week, only reached 32 degrees but in Scotland anything over 18 and its taps aff lol

haha good lad :D