What's Going On - The Life & Death of Marvin Gaye

**SandraDee** · September 14th, 2006, 01:06 PM

Just to remind the UK residents here that this program is on BBC1 on Friday 15th September (tomorrow) at 11.35 pm. A must-see.

**DISCODISK** · September 14th, 2006, 03:30 PM

thanks for the remind SANDY, i buy A t.v guide [t.v quick:oops: ]every week and have a quick flick through then throw it down and never look at it again till i throw it out:icon_mrgreen: do think i remember theres also a doc on the same night about stiff records that will be intersesting.

**SandraDee** · September 14th, 2006, 04:42 PM

Ah I've only got the basic 5 channels (I'm just a pauper!:cry: ) so I can't watch the Stiff thingy (so to speak!) but no doubt it'll turn up on bbc2 at some point. I also buy TV Quick DD, only because it has the TV Plus numbers so I can program the video to record Corrie & Through The Keyhole while I'm at work!:oops: ;)

**DISCODISK** · September 14th, 2006, 05:28 PM

thats funny i thought the stiff thig was 1-5 just looked b.b c 4 says 1.15 a.m 'if it aint stiff':o i suppose it must be that, but how would i have known it was about stiff records? maybee i saw a trailor?
you should set yourself up with sky the free stuff,get a box and dish cheap off ebay ring sky pay £20 for a card and thats it,thats all i have i wont pay for t.v, you can find good stuff with that, film 4 has just been added

**SandraDee** · September 14th, 2006, 05:48 PM

Ta 4 the advice DD. I used to say I'd never have Sky 'cos it was owned by Rupert Murdoch but that was when I was young & angry; these days I couldn't give a damn!:-P

**ol'skinflint** · September 14th, 2006, 07:35 PM

Originally Written by SandraDee

Ta 4 the advice DD. I used to say I'd never have Sky 'cos it was owned by Rupert Murdoch but that was when I was young & angry; these days I couldn't give a damn!:-P

speaking of Marvin, what ever happened to the theatrical movie that was supposed to be made about his life? As I understand it, Eric Benet was supposed to play the lead. I think I may have seen the documentary before, if it's the same one I'm thinking of. I read really saucy things about Marvin in Rolling Stone also. They said he HATED paying income taxes and used to scrawl obscenities on the back of the checks he wrote. They said he used to host cocaine parties, and that his father used to wear women's clothes. He also said that it was painful to perform his early hits live because they were pitched so high. A complex but interesting man.