VIEW SCREEN

IDRIS ELBA MEETS SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY

A world exclusive show featuring music legend Paul McCartney in conversation with one of the most popular British actors of his generation, Idris Elba, is on this Saturday at 9.20pm.

This 60-minute entertainment special will see Idris interview Paul about his peerless career as the most successful musician and composer in pop music history, which began when he wrote his first song at the age of 14.

The show will span Paul’s incredible history-making journey right up to the present day, as he continues to influence new generations, including Paul’s solo material and collaborations. Paul will talk about his writing process, which has produced some of the best-loved and most performed songs ever. Idris will seek to find out what inspires Paul to continue to innovate creatively, on the eve of the release of his 26th post-Beatles album, McCartney III – the third album in a trilogy of classics, featuring Paul playing every instrument and writing and recording every song.

Paul launched his solo career in 1970 with the release of McCartney. This special programme will be accompanied by Paul

McCartney Live At The Cavern Club (Friday 25 December, 11.45pm, BBC One) – a recording of Paul McCartney’s secret gig at the legendary venue in July 2018, in which he performed a 28-song set to 250 lucky gig-goers. Plus, on BBC Four, there’s another chance to see

Paul McCartney at the Electric Proms (Friday 25 December, 1.20am) in which Paul performs a selection of Beatles hits, plus newer solo songs, at the Roundhouse in London, joined by a special string section as part of the BBC’s Electric Proms first broadcast in 2007.