New BBC Doc Spotlights Legendary Rockfield Studios

Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, which charts the musical significance of the Rockfield recording studio, will have its world premiere broadcast on BBC Two Wales and BBC Four across the U.K.

Directed by Hannah Berryman and produced by Catryn Ramasut of ie ie productions, in association with BBC Wales and Film Cymru Wales, the documentary tells the story of how brothers Kingsley and Charles Ward turned their family dairy farm into not only the first-ever independent residential studio but one of the most famous studios in the world.

It features exclusive interviews with some of the legendary musicians that have spent time at Rockfield over the years, including Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Liam Gallagher and ex-Oasis bandmate Bonehead, Simple Minds, Manic Street Preachers and The Charlatans. The film also features the Ward family themselves, who for the first time open up and give an insight into what life was like living and working with some of the best-known talent in the world.

The doc will air Saturday, July 18, at 9 p.m. on BBC Two Wales and BBC Four.