PRESS
"Very funny” - PAUL FEIG (BRIDESMAIDS), ON SHORT “SMEAR”
“A huge comedy voice in the years to come” - BEN BOYER (PREVIOUS COMMISSIONING EDITOR AT SKY COMEDY)
“Directors Ben Taylor and then Kate Herron craft rhythms in which a lewd-and-breezy joke about a boner or pubic grooming can lull you into easy laughter just in time for something emotionally devastating or impossibly sweet.” - - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, ON NETFLIX ORIGINAL TV-SERIES "SEX EDUCATION”
“I was very impressed with the director, Kate Herron; She was great at working with actors.” - IDRIS ELBA, EXEC AND STAR OF BBC DRAMA SHORT “FIVE BY FIVE”
ARTICLES (GENERAL)
Producers at the “Top of their game” TV Impact Report in Variety
Kate Herron t-shirt available at Girls on Tops
Interview by Laura Kirwan-Ashman for GirlsonTops
Gay Hollywood: Actors and Decision-Makers to Know in 2022 in Variety
One of the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ in Forbes
Named a ‘Screen International Star of Tomorrow’ in Screen International
On the ‘BBC New Talent Hot List 2017’ on the BBC
Named a ‘Broadcast Hot Shot’ in Broadcast
Meet the next generation of genre filmmakers in Little White Lies
Buy tickets to Retrospective "Tentacles Are Included: The Short Films of Kate Herron" at the BFI
Kate Herron on Fubar Radio for UN Women Fundraiser for #HeforShe Arts Week - listen here
Top 20 Rising Female Filmmakers by Levile TV
Kate Herron on filmmaking, breaking into the industry and the ghost of Orson Welles in Acting on a Dream
Listed in "5 Upcoming Female Directors to be Excited For..." in Film Debate
Test Fest Shorts Meets Kate Herron at Bechdel Test Fest
Edinburgh Film Festival unveils 2015 industry line-up & Talent Lab participants in Screen Daily
2015 Talent Lab participants announced in Edinburgh Film Festival Blog
Kate Herron joins the London Chapter of Directors-collective Film Fatales
Kate Herron ‘It Girl’ in Marie Claire
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DOCTOR WHO “ROGUE” (tv series, BBC, Disney Plus, Writer)
THE INDEPENDENT ★★★★ EMPIRE ★★★★
“But just as it seems Doctor Who has settled for 50 minutes of well-intentioned but unspectacular homage, writers Kate Herron and Briony Redman do something unexpected – giving the Doctor a love interest in dashing anti-hero Rogue … ” - INDEPENDENT
“And Gatwa and Groff go there with absolute fearlessness, freed up to let their innate charisma and soulfulness as performers shine by Herron and Redman’s sharp script and its depiction of queer joy.” - EMPIRE
Rogue” was an episode I’ve been looking forward to since it was announced. - NERDGAZM
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming at THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION
For Kate Herron writing Rogue was just like fan fiction in COLLIDER
Bringing the Doctor and Rogue to Doctor Who in THE MARY SUE
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THE STORKENING (comic book, Skybound, writer)
The Storkening is here in upcoming anthology SkyBound “Afterschool” at ImageComics
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LOKI (tv series, Disney plus, exec producer director season one)
How ‘Loki’ series director went all out to get Marvel job at Los Angeles Times
How Loki director won over Owen Wilson in The Hollywood Reporter
The Director Behind the Dystopian Aesthetic on “Loki” in The Atlantic
Loki Director Kate Herron Wants you to think about Christmas watching the show in Bustle
Loki Director breaks down that miracle of an MCU finale in Esquire
“Time Bandit” cover story on “Loki” in Total Film
Loki Director Kate Herron on Helming the Marvel Series at Awards Radar
Loki Production Designer Kasra Farahani and Autumn Durald on Building Worlds in Awards Radar
Kate Herron on Making the Multiverse in Awards Daily
Kate Herron in “Screen Life” on talking rubbish, her framed rock and Loki in Screen International
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RIDLEY SCOTT ASSOCIATES (Commercials)
Director Kate Herron joins RSA for Commercials in Little Black Book
Kate Herron joins RSA for commercials in Shots
SEX EDUCATION (tv series, netflix, director eps 5-8)
THE TELEGRAPH ★★★★★ ROLLING STONE ★★★★ THE GUARDIAN ★★★★ FINANCIAL TIMES ★★★★
REFINERY29 ★★★★ HEAT ★★★★ DEN OF THE GEEK ★★★★ 91% CERTIFIED FRESH ON ROTTEN TOMATOES
“A standout new teen comedy.” - ROLLING STONE
“Snort out loud funny” - FINANCIAL TIMES
“Directors Ben Taylor and then Kate Herron craft rhythms in which a lewd-and-breezy joke about a boner or pubic grooming can lull you into easy laughter just in time for something emotionally devastating or impossibly sweet.” - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Populated by multidimensional characters with sympathetic problems, the show embodies–and espouses–some of TV’s most progressive views on sex” - TIME
“Like sex—like good sex anyway—it’s often an absolute pleasure.” - ROGER EBERT.COM
“Sex Education is the sharpest, smartest – dare I say wokest? – comedy I’ve seen in years.” - BRITISH GQ
“Destined to be Netflix teen show royalty.” - REFINERY29
“What sets Sex Education apart from other shows that concern themselves with adolescence, sex, and love is its tenderness. Instead of perpetually treating the sex lives of teens as a childish joke, the show’s directors, Kate Herron and Ben Taylor, tend to them with kindness.” - VOX
“Pretty close to a perfect TV-Series” - VOGUE
“Sex Education isn’t just good; it’s “cancel your weekend plans” good.” - DECIDER
“Horny and heartfelt.”- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“A rare thing: it's a series that foregrounds sex, only to let it illuminate everything beyond.” - THE GUARDIAN
“Finally, TV who dares to represent women who wank on their bellies.” - HUFFINGTON POST
“Blooms, over eight episodes, into a smart, sensitive look at teens finding their place” - THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Sex Education blends teen sex-romp tropes with a refreshing level of empathy.” - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“A loving British homage to teen comedies” - DEN OF THE GEEK
“Finds original ways to explore the story of a character many other series have written off as comic relief.”- VARIETY
“Honest in its humour and depiction of fumbling moments towards desire and understanding yourself.” - i-D VICE
“Sex Education’s” innate sweetness comes with the message that while one 16-year-old might be ready for sex, another might not be — and that’s okay.” - INDIEWIRE
“These aren’t issues that only affect teens in 2019—these issues transcend time. It doesn’t matter what year Sex Education takes place in; it could take place in any decade and speak to that generation’s youth.” - DAILYDOT
“A series that pulls off a curious trick: It's a woke raunch comedy, replete with graphic and humiliating sexual experiences, yet bent on using them in a very sincere way.” - THE ATLANTIC
ARTICLES
‘Sex Education’: TV Review in Hollywood Reporter
‘Sex Education’ is a Teen Sex Comedy with a Gen Z Twist in Time
‘Sex Education Review ★★★★★: An addictive Teen Comedy Drama in The Telegraph
‘Sex Education’ ★★★★ Review : Brit Teen Comedy Covers All The Bases in Rolling Stone
Review: ‘Sex Education’, a Sweet Teen Comedy of Modern Lust in The New York Times
Sex Education ★★★★ Review: The Netflix Teen Canon Just Got Hornier in Refinery29
Sex Education ★★★★ Review: A horny teen comedy and so much more… in The Guardian
Why Netflix’s Sex Education is snort-out-loud funny ★★★★ in Financial Times
Review A-: Sex Education is the Anti-Thirteen Reasons Why in Indiewire
Finally, TV who dares to represent women who wank on their bellies in Huffington Post
The Thoughtful Raunch of Sex Education in The Atlantic
Sex Education on Netflix is the Best Portrayal of Sex, and Teenagers, Out There in British GQ
‘Sex Education’ Review in Variety
Netflix Reveals Viewership Numbers for ‘You’, ‘Sex Education’ and More in Hollywood Reporter
Is primed to be the surprise streaming hit of 2019 in Decider
‘How Sex Education filmed ‘Sex Scenes’ marks a new chapter for the teen genre in Mashable
Sex Education is horny and heartfelt: EW review in Entertainment Weekly
Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ is a trans-Atlantic Love Letter in The Washington Post
Netflix’s Sex Education, starring Gillian Anderson, is a sweet and raunchy charmer in Vox
How Do You Choerograph A Teen Sex Scene in Huffington Post
Sex Education Review in Den of the Geek
Viewership figures in for Sex Education and more in The Hollywood Reporter
Hilarious, heartfelt and important in Digital Spy
We can confirm that ‘Netflix’s’ Sex Education F*cks in Film School Rejects
Netflix to grow UK Production Pool in Screen Daily
Why you need to watch Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ in i-D Vice
Pretty Close to a perfect TV-Series in Vogue
Sex Education on Pilot TV Podcast (44minsin) in Empire
Sex Education ★★★★★ Review: Hilariously honest and richly diverse in The Mirror
Sex Education ★★★★ Review in Heat
Funny, Character-Driven Sex Education Improves with Each Episode in Roger Ebert
Netflix’s Sex Education is a Trans-Atlantic Love Letter in Seattle Times
Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ lets teen hormones run wild (even gay ones) in Pride
Why Movies are Hiring Intimacy Coordinators in the MeToo Era in The Telegraph
Sex Education Choreography Sex Scenes Explained in Digital Spy
Netflix’s Sex Education nails a crucial aspect of sex positivity in Mashable
The Internet Can’t Get Enough of Sex Education in Cosmopolitan
First Look at Sex Education in Independent
First footage of Asa Butterfield and Gillian Anderson in Netflix Comedy in Deadline Hollywood
Ezra Furman pens soundtrack for new Netflix show ‘Sex Education’ in NME
Ezra Furman Soundtracks new Netflix Show ‘Sex Education’ in Brooklyn Vegan
Sex Education Trailer: Gillian Anderson is a Sex Therapist in Netflix Comedy in Indiewire
Meet the cast of Sex Education in Teen Vogue
10 Best Shows to Watch in January in The Irish Times
The Best Things to watch this Week in the UK in i-D
Sex Education Trailer in Rolling Stone
Meet your new favourite teen show in Refinery29
Sex Education Trailer in Collider
Sex Education Trailer in Screen Rant
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MISS UNIVERSE (feature, writer-director)
New Pics by Young Brits in Variety
50 Producers to Watch, Dominic Buchanan (producer of Miss Universe) in Screen Daily
Miss Universe page on Film London's Microwave website
Microwave shortlist announced in Screen Daily
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SMEAR (short, writer-director)
"VERY FUNNY. GREAT WORK BY A GIFTED GROUP OF FILMMAKERS" - PAUL FEIG (GHOSTBUSTERS, BRIDESMAIDS)
"A BRIGHT EYED, BRIGHT-GREEN, FLAMENCO-INFUSED MADHOUSE OF TENTACLE-LADEN (AND VERY, VERY FUNNY) VAGINA MONSTERS, IT'S THE TOTAL ANTITHESIS OF SAFE, BY-THE-BOOK GENRE FILMMAKING" - LITTLE WHITE LIES
"ONE OF THE BEST HORROR SHORTS TO COME OUT OF THIS YEARS FRIGHTFEST " - LOVE HORROR
"PURE GENIUS" - FLICKERING MYTH (BEST SHORTS AT LONDON FILM FESTIVAL)
"HANDLES THE AWKWARDNESS WITH FLAIR AND HILARITY" - DIRECTORS NOTES
"BRILLIANT" SCI-FI NOW
ARTICLES
Writer-director Kate Herron says don't fear the smear as she launches Smear for International Women's Day with The Big Issue
Smear on Short of the Week
A Smear Test takes a turn for the worst in Kate Herron's 'Smear' on Directors Notes
The 'Smear Fear' feature by Chortle
Smear Now Online with The British Comedy Guide
Smear featured in Women and Hollywood
Spread yourself out and watch short film Smear on Screen Anarchy
Kate Herron talks smear test anxiety in horror comedy Smear on Sci-Fi Now
Critically Acclaimed Monster Short 'Smear' lands online at Flickering Myth
Celebrate International Women's Day with Smear on LoveHorror
A horror-comedy with a serious message, Kate Herron's 'Smear' on the Horror Channel
The Best Short Films from the 61st London Film Festival in Flickering Myth
Smear featured by Morbido Film Festival
Smear (short) Film Review in Bloody-Flicks
Critically-acclaimed director Kate Herron chats tentacled vagina monsters and her festival favourite short Smear in Flickering Myth
Straight from Frightfest a hilarious smear-test comedy-horror short in Love Horror
Vagina Minilogues: Two Anatomical Short Films at the Horror Channel Frightfest 2017 in SciFiNow
Kate Herron talks "Smear" at Frightfest in Bloody-Flicks
Smear in Gits and Shiggles programme at London Film Festival
Smear in Comedy Block 1 at Flickerfest
Smear screening in NEW SHORTS: Sketch Night and Live Comedy at London Short Film Festival
Smear screening before TRAGEDY GIRLS at Cucalorus Film Festival
Smear in Under the Moon Shorts Programme at Citizen Jane Film Festival
Smear in UK Shorts programme at Raindance Film Festival
Fantastisk Film 1: The Harder They Come The Louder They Sing at Uppsala
Smear screening in Female Trouble at Underwire Film Festival
Smear screening in Body Shock Comedy at Aesthetica Film Festival
Horror/Fright Night Shorts Screening at Lund Fantastisk Film Festival
Smear screening at Lund Fantastisk Film Festival
Smear screening in Blood Drenched Comedy at Morbido Fest
Smear screening at Cambridge Film Festival with Tonight She Comes
Smear in Late Lounge Red at Encounters Film Festival
Smear in Short Film Showcase III at Frightfest
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MINDSEYE (Commercials)
Mindseye hire Kate Herron in Shots
Director Kate Herron joins MindsEye
Kate Herron joins MindsEye in Source Creative
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"TWIN THING" (tv, sky comedy, director)
Sky Arts announces three more comedy shorts in British Comedy Guide
Female directors bring comedy Horror Shorts to Sky for this Halloween on Sky
Scary Women on Chortle
Female Directors to make Horror Shorts for Sky on Beyond the Joke
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"GREY DOGS" (tv, sky comedy, director)
The Best Shows to Watch on TV tonight in the RadioTimes
Vicki Pepperdine and Ellie White's Summer in the British Comedy Guide
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FIVE BY FIVE (tv short, bbc drama, director)
"I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE DIRECTOR, KATE HERRON; SHE WAS GREAT AT WORKING WITH ACTORS. BRINGING ON A TALENTED UP AND COMING DIRECTOR WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE PROJECT, AND IT WAS A CHALLENGING ASK - TO HELM A SERIES OF FIVE VERY DIFFERENT EPISODES USING MULTIPLE ACTORS AND LOCATIONS. BUT HER ENERGY, PASSION AND AMBITION - AND THAT OF EVERYBODY ELSE INVOLVED IN FIVE BY FIVE - HAS PAID OFF" - IDRIS ELBA (EXEC AND STAR OF FIVE BY FIVE
"IT'S NOTTING HILL IF RICHARD CURTIS HAD GROWN UP ON A COUNCIL ESTATE LISTENING TO RINSE FM." - THE GUARDIAN
ARTICLES
Top three most popular shows on BBC iPlayer in first weeks run on BBC iPlayer
Critics Choice in The Sunday Times
Idris Elba discussing Five by Five in The Voice
Idris Elba on Five by Five in The Guardian
Five Reasons to Watch Five by Five in the Radio Times
Five by Five in the Intersection Shorts Programme at Citizen Jane Film Festival
Idris Elba supports new talent in BBC Three Drama "Five by Five" in Deadline
Idris Elba to star alongside an array of exciting young talent in BBC Three Five by Five in BBC News
Idris Elba to star in new BBC3 Drama series in Radio Times
Five by Five screening at Newport Beach Film Festival
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HEALEY'S HOUSE (short, writer)
Online launch with Short of the Week
WINNER Best UK Short at Raindance Film Festival
Tales of the Unexpected Screening at London Short Film Festival
Nominated for BEST UK SHORT at Raindance Film Festival
Healey's House in UK Shorts Programme
Nominated for the GRAND PRIX PRIZE at Encounters Film Festival
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FAN GIRL (short, director)
"Devilishly looks into the heart of a Fan Girl." - IMWITHGEEK
ARTICLES
Fan Girl screening with Robert Altman's "Come back to the Five & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" at Girlfriends Season, BFI
Glass Ceiling Shorts at Cambridge Film Festival
Megamouth Comedy Shorts at Cucalorus Film Festival
Shorts: Men by Women at BAFTA-qualifying Underwire Film Festival
Nominated for the GRAND PRIX PRIZE at Encounters Film Festival
Fan Girl Screening Funny Sh*t at London Short Film Festival
Fan Girl at East End Film Festival in Shorts in Passing
Salute Your Shorts: Fan Girl in I'mWithGeek
Kate Herron is With Geek - Fan Girl Interview in ImWithGeek
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REST STOP (short, writer-director)
"A shining example of Herron's deft touch within the comedy genre" - DIRECTORS NOTES
"A clever little film that toys with the notion that all is not as it seems to be" - TAKE ONE
"A wonderful film" - NOAH SEGAN (STAR WARS, LOOPER)
"Writers Kate Herron and Monica Heisey delight in the contrast between their chirpy but gauche backpacker and mundane snooze-fest of the dimly lit rest-stop. As sharply written comedy two-hander." - DYLAN CAVE, BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE BLOG "WHAT TO TRY AT LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2016"
ARTICLES
Rest Stop featured as a Vimeo StaffPick
Rest Stop "One to watch at the London Short Film Festival" by the BFI
Rest Stop showing on Comedy Central
Rest Stop in Saturday Shorts at Aint It Cool News
Filmmaker Kate Herron in conversation on short Rest Stop at Raindance Film Festival Blog
Rest Stop featured in Aesthetica Film Festival Blog
How the idea of a British road movie led to a Comedy set in a Service Station in Kate Herron's Rest Stop at Directors Notes
Rest Stop featured at The British Comedy Guide
Laugh it Up with this Exclusive Short from LOCO Film Festival at the Londonist
Rest Stop Interview in ImWithGeek
Kate Herron's award-winning Rest Stop goes live on Vimeo at No Direction Home
Rest Stop screening in Femmes Fantastiques at London Short Film Festival
Rest Stop North Carolina premiere at the Cucalorus Film Festival
Rest Stop playing in Celluloid Sculptors, nominated for Best Director at Underwire Film Festival
Filmmaker Spotlight: Kate Herron Director of "Rest Stop" at BAFTA and Oscar-Qualifying Rhode Island Film Festival
Rest Stop screening at the BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival
Rest Stop Florida premiere at the Naples International Film Festival
Rest Stop screening at Colchester Film Festival
Short Fusion: Space and Oddity Cambridge Film Festival programme review in TAKE ONE
Rest Stop wins GRAND PRIZE of BEST COMEDY SHORT at Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island Film Festival
Rest Stop Space & Oddity programme tickets page at Cambridge Film Festival
Rest Stop having it's UK-Premiere in the Space and Oddity programme at BAFTA-qualifying Cambridge Film Festival
Tickets on Sale for Rest Stop's Premiere in the Opening Night Screening at Rhode Island Film Festival
Rest Stop trailer launched via FilmShortage "Best Scripted Shorts Online"
BAFTA-winning actor Ben Willbond cast in Rest Stop at LOCO
Filmmakers Announced for the LOCO and SKY Comedy Mentor Programme at LOCO
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VALENTINE (short, writer-director)
"A Perfect Film" - LISA ALBERT (PRODUCER & WRITER MAD MEN)
"Moving" - THE BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE
"Valentine really marks Kate out as a rapidly maturing talent." - SHOOTINGPEOPLE
"Beautifully Observed." - VIEW LONDON
"Great" - AINT IT COOL NEWS
ARTICLES
Valentine featured on Comedy Central during May '16
Valentine screening before screening of Suffragette run by Londonist
Valentine FILM OF THE WEEK at Hunger TV
Valentine FILM OF THE WEEK at Collabor8te
Valentine WINS VIDEO OF THE WEEK at Awardeo TV
Valentine featured for International Women's Day in The Londonist
Valentine featured on Saturday Shorts at Aint It Cool News
Director Kate Herron on why she's unleashing her unromantic comedy on Valentine's Day at Directors Notes
Valentine's Day Comedy Videos at The British Comedy Guide
Valentine Director Kate Herron Interview at Write Shoot Cut
ASFF 2014 Comedy: Kate Herron's Valentine now Online at Aesthetica Film Festival
Valentine to have Australian premiere at Bafta & Oscar-Qualifying Flickerfest
Valentine screening in Fucked Up Love programme at Bafta-qualifying London Short Film Festival
Valentine nominated for Best Producer at Underwire Film Festival in their Ring Masters screening
Valentine screening at ASFF: Aesthetica Film Festival (page 70)
Valentine screening at Raindance Film Festival
Valentine nominated for Best Narrative Fiction at Bornshorts Film Festival
Valentine featured by Palm Springs Festival Director Kathleen McInnis in Festival Highlights
Valentine at Palm Springs International Shortsfest
Kate Herron’s new short Valentine on Ben’s Blog ShootingPeople
Valentine featured in ‘The Best bits of London Comedy Film Festival 2014′ in Urban Pundit
Valentine screening at Sunday Best: London Comedy Film Festival
New Year (ish), New Film (Short) at Birthday Girls Comedy
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KILL LIST…THE MUSICAL? (short, writer-director)
"As huge fans of Kill List Herron knew just how to grab our attention." - DIRECTORS NOTES
ARTICLES
Kill List – The Musical featured by Directors Notes
SceneStealers shortlist announced at Film4
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OPEN HOUSE (short, story-director)
“A successful short film.” – ROBIN GUTCH (HEAD OF WARP FILM)
"Nothing short of brilliant." - SIMON LONDON (PREVIOUS CREATIVE HEAD OF COMEDY AT THE BBC)
“Funny and Entertaining.” – RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
“Funny and Dynamic” – HUNGER MAGAZINE
ARTICLES
Open House wins ShootingPeople’s Film of the Month, judged by Head of Warp Films Robin Gutch.
Open House featured as Film of the Week by Rankin Film Productions on Collabor8te
Open House featured as Film of the Week on Hunger TV/Magazine
LOCO reveals LOCO Short films for 2013 festival at LOCO
Yes And… in Bens Blog Shooting People
We Are The New Them in London Improv
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BRITISH SEA POWER (music video, story)
“Superbly achieved on a miniscule budget.” – PROMO NEWS
“The video of the moment.” – BRITISH MUSIC BOOM
“Transport us to a simpler, monochromatic age.” – BAEBLE MUSIC
ARTICLES
British Sea Power ‘A Light Above Descending’ featured on Promo News
Exploring the Mythical Beasts in Rob Savage’s British Sea Power Promo on Directors Notes
New Music Video British Sea Power at The Scene Star
New British Sea Power video at Guardian Music
Video of the Moment at There Goes The Fear
British Sea Power New Video at Music Baeble
Video: British Sea Power at Floga-Se
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