Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran
Documentary charting the rise and fall of the pop group synonymous with 1980s glamour. Hits featured include Girls on Film, Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf.
Duran Duran came out of Birmingham and conquered the world during the 1980s. Originally a New Romantic band in full make-up and cossack pants, they rapidly became bedroom pin-ups for a generation of teenage girls.
Led by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, Duran Duran dominated the British and American charts in the mid-1980s with classic singles such as Rio, Save a Prayer and Wild Boys. Pioneers of the MTV-style promo video - from the X-rated Girls on Film to Raiders of the Lost Ark spoof Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran were the 80s equivalent of The Beatles in America and outsold Spandau Ballet and Wham! in their pomp.
Sixty million records later, Le Bon and Rhodes are seen touring America with their Pop Trash project from the early 2000s. The documentary reflects on the heady heights of Duran Duran's career, the cracks in their make-up plus the effects of sex, drugs and fame on ordinary boys from working-class backgrounds.
Apart from the key Durannies - Le Bon, Rhodes and John Taylor - the programme also features celebrity interviews with Debbie Harry, Yasmin Le Bon, Duran Duran managers Paul and Michael Berrow, Claudia Schiffer, Nile Rodgers and Lou Reed.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Duran Duran
Burning the GroundÂ
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00:01Duran Duran
Last Day on EarthÂ
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00:02Kraftwerk
Transeurope ExpressÂ
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00:03Sex Pistols
Pretty VacantÂ
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00:04Iggy Pop
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00:05Simon Le Bon
The 59th Street Bridge SongÂ
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00:06Duran Duran
Careless MemoriesÂ
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00:07Hazel O’Connor
Eighth DayÂ
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00:08Hazel O’Connor & Duran Duran
Suffragette CityÂ
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00:09Duran Duran
Planet EarthÂ
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00:11Duran Duran
Girls on FilmÂ
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00:12Duran Duran
Save a PrayerÂ
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00:15Duran Duran
Hungry Like the WolfÂ
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00:16Duran Duran
Rio
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00:18Duran Duran
Is There Something I Should Know?
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00:21Duran Duran
Hold Back the RainÂ
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00:22Duran Duran
Careless MemoriesÂ
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00:24Nile Rodgers
The Reflex
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00:24Duran Duran
The Reflex
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00:29Duran Duran
Wild Boys
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00:31The Power Station
Some Like It HotÂ
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00:32Arcadia
Election DayÂ
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00:32Duran Duran
A View to a KillÂ
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00:36Duran Duran
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00:38Duran Duran
Ordinary WorldÂ
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00:40Duran Duran
Come UndoneÂ
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00:41Duran Duran, Grandmaster Flash & Grandmaster Melle Mel
White Lines (Don't Do It)Â
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00:42Duran Duran
Perfect DayÂ
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00:44John Taylor
Trust the ProcessÂ
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00:45Duran Duran
Hallucinating ElvisÂ
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00:46Diddy
Notorious
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00:46Duran Duran
Wild BoysÂ
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Len Brown |
| Producer | Corinne Bishop |
| Director | Corinne Bishop |
Broadcasts
Mon 28 Aug 2000 23:05Â鶹Éç One London- Fri 13 Nov 2009 22:55
- Wed 18 Nov 2009 01:25
- Fri 3 Oct 2014 21:00
- Sat 4 Oct 2014 01:50
- Mon 6 Oct 2014 00:30
- Fri 6 Feb 2015 01:40
- Mon 16 Feb 2015 23:15
- Sun 24 May 2015 00:00
- Fri 19 Jan 2018 23:00
- Sat 9 Feb 2019 02:55
- Fri 23 May 2025 23:35
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