‘Face To Face’ presenter Rick Wakeman has most certainly established himself as one of Rock’s most charismatic figures. Having spent most of his life (as have many other musicians) talking to journalists, Face To Face replaces the journalist, with the musician…that’s Rick Wakeman.
A series of TV shows produced by the Classic Media Group and recorded at the legendary Shepperton Film Studios. ‘Face To Face’, presented by rock legend Rick Wakeman features a stellar line-up of guests. Each episode reveals some of the most interesting, candid and in-depth interviews with major recording artists ever to grace our screens. ‘Face To Face’ truly does put a face to the name and profiles the careers of legends, presenting an insight into the minds of the masters of music! In this episode we meet legendary Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame.

Running time : 55 minutes

Recorded live with the Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975. This spectacular 94 minute concert was recorded live with the Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975, at the Sydney Myer Concert Bowl in Melbourne, Australia. This mammoth sell-out concert to tens of thousands was at the end of the 'Journey tour' to promote Rick's platinum selling album 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth'. The concert opens with the greatest hits from Rick's biggest selling album 'The Six Wives Of Henry VIII', followed by the complete 'Journey' and also includes hits from his then, new album, 'King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table'. This is a classic Rick Wakeman, one of the world's finest keyboard players, at the very pinnacle of his legendary progressive rock career.

Rick Wakeman's return to YES in June of 2002 coincided with the completion of the recording of 'Out There', his first progressive rock album with his own band for 26 years. In true Wakeman tradition, 'Out There' is a musical concept continued from where he left off in 1976 with his quest for the origins of all music with 'No Earthly Connection' which sold in excess of five million copies worldwide. The highly antiscipated concept movie 'Out There' has been crafted together with high-end computer graphics, studio recordings and outstanding footage from the vaults of the NASA archives to create this, the very first, 'Progressive Rock DVD Album', presented in crisp three-dimensional sound. The track list is as follows : Out There - The Mission - To Be With You - Universe Of Sound - Music Of Love - The Cathedral Of The Sky. Attached within this purchase is the 'Out There' Concept, the story behind the making of the album and subsequent live tour.
Aspect ratio : 16:9 Running time : 100 mins.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come… Rick says “I can’t wait for the first series of the new ‘Rick’s Plaice’ to be shown as it will be a nice guideline for me for the second series as to how much weight I need to lose. And if you have as much fun watching the shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around my equipment, facts about musicians I have worked with, and even a quiz, then you will have enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed making them…which I have to say was most enjoyable. In this first episode we establish ourselves to meet Rick in his new dwelling, and in turn there's a nice tribute to Robert Arthur Moog, a charity feature for the Children of Chernobyl and a nice live rendition of the track 'Seahorses'

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come… Rick says “I can’t wait for the first series of the new ‘Rick’s Plaice’ to be shown as it will be a nice guideline for me for the second series as to how much weight I need to lose. And if you have as much fun watching the shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around my equipment, facts about musicians I have worked with, and even a quiz, then you will have enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed making them…which I have to say was most enjoyable" In this second episode we once again establish ourselves to meet Rick in his usual dwelling, and in turn there's a second look at Robert Arthur Moog, with Rick's keyboard collection and a tribute to actor David Hemmings.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come… Rick says “I can’t wait for the first series of the new ‘Rick’s Plaice’ to be shown as it will be a nice guideline for me for the second series as to how much weight I need to lose. And if you have as much fun watching the shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around my equipment, facts about musicians I have worked with, and even a quiz, then you will have enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed making them…which I have to say was most enjoyable" In this third episode we establish ourselves to meet Rick in his usual dwelling, and in turn there's a further look at Rick's extensive keyboard collection and a tribute to working with acting legend Robert Powell.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come… Rick says “I can’t wait for the first series of the new ‘Rick’s Plaice’ to be shown as it will be a nice guideline for me for the second series as to how much weight I need to lose. And if you have as much fun watching the shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around my equipment, facts about musicians I have worked with, and even a quiz, then you will have enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed making them…which I have to say was most enjoyable" In this fourth episode we establish ourselves to meet Rick in his usual dwelling, and in turn we take a look back at the Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott's appearance from an old music TV show that Rick hosted along with Tony Ashton 'Gas Tank'.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come for the launch of a second series of Rick's Plaice in his new dwelling. So, if you had much fun watching the previous shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around the equipment, facts about musicians Rick has worked with, then you will have enjoyed them as much as Rick enjoyed making them! In this second series launch we are introduced to a slightly different format than its forerunner. In this episode Rick pays homage to vocalist Ashley Holt and Gary Pickford Hopkins, we visit the Gas Tank series with a clip of Ian Paice (Deep Purple) Hayley Sanderson is the featured vocalist and we are treated to a unique performance from Rick in his all new 'Inspired' concept.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come for the launch of a second series of Rick's Plaice in his new dwelling. So, if you had much fun watching the previous shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around the equipment, facts about musicians Rick has worked with, then you will have enjoyed them as much as Rick enjoyed making them! In this second episode Rick pays homage to vocalist Chrissie Hammond and Hayley Sanderson, we visit the Gas Tank series with a clip of John Entwistle (The Who) Hayley Sanderson is again the featured vocalist and we are treated to a unique performance from Rick in his all new 'Inspired by' concept, this time the subject being 'Mood'

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come for the launch of a second series of Rick's Plaice in his new dwelling. So, if you had much fun watching the previous shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around the equipment, facts about musicians Rick has worked with, then you will have enjoyed them as much as Rick enjoyed making them! In this third episode, Rick pays homage to the Neapolitan music scene, we visit the old Gas Tank interviews with a clip from Alvin Lee, Hayley Sanderson sings 'Julia', the 'Inspired by' concept features the subject 'Keys' along with Rick taking a look at some of your letters.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come for the launch of a second series of Rick's Plaice in his new dwelling. So, if you had much fun watching the previous shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around the equipment, facts about musicians Rick has worked with, then you will have enjoyed them as much as Rick enjoyed making them! In this fourth episode, Rick pays homage to Gordon Neville and Vicky Brown, we visit the old Gas Tank interviews with a clip from Steve Hackett (Genesis fame), Hayley Sanderson sings 'The Hymn', the 'Inspired by' concept features the subject 'Immediacy' along with Rick taking a look at some of your letters.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come for the launch of a second series of Rick's Plaice in his new dwelling. So, if you had much fun watching the previous shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around the equipment, facts about musicians Rick has worked with, then you will have enjoyed them as much as Rick enjoyed making them! In this fifth episode, Rick pays homage to vocalist Tracey Ackerman and Emmy Beckett, we visit the old Gas Tank interviews with a clip from Rick Parfitt (Status Quo), Hayley Sanderson sings 'Mr Slow', the 'Inspired by' concept features the subject 'Now' along with Rick taking a look at some of your letters.

In 2005 in a studio far, far away, (Norfolk), an elderly musician would broadcast and stream “Rick’s Plaice” to the world on Saturday Morning. Nobody really knew who he was, but a select few believed him to be the alter ego “Hands Solo” named after his exploits on the Mini Moog. Fraught with danger, he was constantly under attack from the owners of the planet known as “ROCK” for flying too close to the surface of decency and in 2010 was eventually banished to the galaxy known as “Grumpy” where, for the last 10 years, he has secretly plotted a return to the airwaves and now the time has come for the launch of a second series of Rick's Plaice in his new dwelling. So, if you had much fun watching the previous shows with all of the live music performances, guided tours around the equipment, facts about musicians Rick has worked with, then you will have enjoyed them as much as Rick enjoyed making them! In this final episode of the second series, Rick pays homage to Alfie Boe and The English Chamber Choir, we visit the old Gas Tank interviews with a clip from Jazz guru Ronnie Scott, Hayley Sanderson sings 'Amazing Grace', the 'Inspired by' concept features the subject '1st Take' along with Rick taking a look at some of your letters.

The other side of Rick Wakeman is revealed, in an up close and uproarious stand-up performance. Filmed live in front of a studio audience, (Classic T Stage, Shepperton Studios, England) the 'Grumpy' rock legend, composer and raconteur exposes a host of hilarious anecdotes and unknown escapades experienced during his Rock 'n' Roll career, including the first rehearsals with YES, his multi-marital life, amusing recording session memories, not least, his exposure in a Japanese toilet. Wakeman explains his version of the 'X-factor', he also brings to life the lost chord in the YES classic 'And You & I' and strides through a lifetime of outrageous memories including a demonstration of his first ever piece written on the piano, aged just 5 and recalls his days working with seminal music legends David Bowie and Cat Stevens. This brand new show also features classic material from the Strawbs, YES and his hit solo albums, stripped back to their original form, performed by Rick on the Grand Piano. The track list is as follows : See A Monkey On A Stick/A Glimpse Of Heaven, - The Henry Suite - Life On Mars - Morning Has Broken - And You And I - Gone But Not Forgotten - Wonderous Stories/The Meeting - Spur Of The Moment/After The Ball - Birdman Of Alcatraz - Guinevere/Merlin The Magician - Help/Eleanor Rigby. 112 Mins, Aspect ratio : 16:9.