Captain Sensible
Birthday: 1954-04-24
Place of Birth: Balham, London, England, UK
Biography: Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, 24 April 1954) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a less punk image. His signature headwear is a red beret. He has since returned to the band (as guitarist) and appears in the 2013 line-up.
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Punk Rock Vegan Movie
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Basically, Johnny Moped
A funny and often moving account of one of UK music's great lost treasures. Formed in 1974 by a grou...
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Marc Bolan: Ride On
Portrait of T.Rex frontman and pop icon Marc Bolan. The programme features interviews with many of h...
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The Hunting of the Snark
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Lemmy
Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on musi...
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The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - 25th Tour
Live performance from the reformed punk pioneers, recorded at the Manchester Academy in 2004 and fea...
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The Damned: Tiki Nightmare (Live in London 2002)
Recorded live at Shepherds Bush Empire, on July 12th 2002....
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Punk's Not Dead
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The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London
In October 2019, The Dammed took the stage at London’s Palladium for a very special, immersive music...
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The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, ...
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…Sings Musicals
BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Se...
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If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
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Ministry of Truth
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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts....
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Punk Britannia at the BBC
An archive celebration of studio performances from the British bands that broke through courtesy of ...
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The Damned: Final Damnation
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The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo
Reunited again, The Damned original line-up of Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & James captured live at Ma...
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