• Episode 211: Interview Special - Grant McPhee

  • Jan 12 2025
  • Length: 35 mins
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Episode 211: Interview Special - Grant McPhee

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    Graham and Charles interview Grant McPhee, a Scottish film director, cinematographer and writer.

    Books:

    Two oral histories of Scottish indie music history - Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984), published by White Rabbit Books in 2022, and Postcards From Scotland: Scottish Independent Music 1983-1995 published by Omnibus Books in 2024.

    The latter was 2024's Book of the Year on Two Big Egos in a Small Car.

    Films:

    Grant has made two successful music documentaries on Scottish indie music history - Big Gold Dream (2015 - focusing on Scottish indie record labels Fast Product and Postcard Records), Teenage Superstars (2017 - focusing on the Glasgow independent music scene between 1982 and 1992).

    He won the prestigious audience choice award in 2015 for his film Big Gold Dream at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.


    He was Second Assistant Camera on the Hollywood movie World War Z and Digital Imaging Technician on Under The Skin,among many other film jobs.

    Last year saw Grant serving as 2nd Unit Director on two episodes of hit TV series Outlander.

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