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BBC, Blink Films & Sony To Celebrate 40 Years Of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’


A Wham! Last Christmas doc featuring George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley is coming to the BBC, Sony and Blink Films.

The BBC has picked up an hour-long Sony documentary special on the everlasting impact of “Last Christmas”, one of the best known festive tunes of all time from George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. It will present a number of those involved with the song including new interviews with Ridgeley, while there will be archive radio and video footage of Michael, who died on Christmas day 2016. Directed by BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated Nigel Cole ( Calendar Girls, Made in Dagenham), the show includes an exclusive broadcast of Michael performing “Last Christmas” at Wembley Arena in December 2006 along with never seen before outtakes from the original 35mm music video footage.

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