''The Antics Roadshow'' is an hour-long 2011
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
focused on iconic acts of activism and pranks.
Production
''The Antics Roadshow'' was produced and directed by the British street artist
Banksy
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams ...
and the director/producer
Jaimie D'Cruz
Jaimie D'Cruz is a British documentary film producer and director.
D'Cruz started as a music journalist, and founded the hip hop magazine ''TOUCH'', which he edited between 1990 and 1998. In 1998, he began to make TV documentaries for the Briti ...
and was narrated by
Kathy Burke
Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964) is an English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She achieved fame with her appearances on sketch shows such as ''French and Saunders'' (1988–1999) and her recurring role as Mag ...
.
The name parodies the
BBC Television
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series, ''
Antiques Roadshow
''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people (g ...
''.
"Banksy creates new show on pranks and anarchy for British TV"
''Los Angeles Times
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'', 12 August 2011)
Featured artists and activists
Broadcasts
See also
* List of works by Banksy
The following is a list of works by Banksy. Banksy, active since the 1990s, is an England-based Graffiti, graffiti artist, political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combi ...
References
External links
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Street artists
British television documentaries
Works by Banksy
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