Radio On

Radio On is a 1979 film directed by Christopher Petit. It is a rare example of a British road movie, shot in black and white by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schäfer and featuring music from a number of new wave bands of the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk, Devo and David Bowie.[1] It is a journey through late 1970s Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol, with Robert, a DJ (played by David Beames) attempting to investigate the suicide of his brother. The radio station where Robert is a disc jockey was based on the United Biscuits Network, which broadcast to factories owned by United Biscuits.

This article is about the 1979 film. For the Kylie Minogue song, see Golden (Kylie Minogue album). For the book by Sarah Vowell, see Radio On: A Listener's Diary.

Radio On
Directed byChristopher Petit
StarringDavid Beames
CinematographyMartin Schäfer
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
West Germany
LanguageEnglish

In his 2022 book Roadrunner[2] Nick Gilbert revisits the film, the route and its resonances 43 years later and includes contributions from Petit and others involved in the film.

Cast

References
  1. "Radio On (1979) | Soundtracks", IMDb.
  2. Gilbert, Nick (2022). Roadrunner: Radio On, Road Movies and the A4. Independently published. ISBN 979-8840703106.


  1. "Classic Film Club: 'Radio On'". Archived from the original on 12 June 2016.
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