South of Watford Documentary (1986)

The now defunct UK TV channel LWT had a Friday night arts and culture documentary series called “South Of Watford” that ran from 1983-1987. In 1986 they aired a 24 minute episode on Jim with interview by a young Hugh Lawrie featuring clips from Herbie Hancock Rockit video; early shows, such as Pooboys at the Architectural Association, Business Machine at the Hayward Gallery and Heavenly Bodies on roof of the National Theatre in London; as well as the building of his Avenue of Aspiration installation at his temporary workshop on York Way, Kings Cross (later exhibited in Lime Light night clubs in New York and Chicago, and also in galleries in Newcastle and Manchester); and also his brief appearance with props he had made in Franc Roddam‘s The Bride (1985). Due to some adult content the documentary can only be seen on YouTube here [BFI Database 483642].

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