Music Weekly: Bird on a Wire director Tony Palmer

Welcome listeners. This week, Music Weekly ventures into slightly different waters for an extended interview with acclaimed director Tony Palmer. Palmer is responsible for some of the finest music documentaries ever made, and his latest has been a very long time coming. In 1972, Palmer followed Leonard Cohen on tour to record the singer-songwriter's life on the road, but a convoluted series of events conspired to keep the film from being released – until now. Palmer talks Rosie Swash through t...

Read full article Share article