Free to watch on BFI Player, two short films made by LFS students in the 1970s and 80s have been digitally restored for Punk London. The first ‘The Punk Kebab Documentary’ (1977) features a young Shane MacGowan and early band The Nipple Erectors and ‘The Destructors’ shows us the punk scene in the suburbs of Peterborough.
‘The Punk Kebab Documentary’ (1977)
"Starring The Nipple Erectors and The Maniacs and born in the year of punk, this is a documentary about kebabs with an anarchic approach.Look out for footage of a young Shane MacGowan at the very dawn of his career, in the short-lived punk band The Nipple Erectors (later known as the Nips)." - BFI Player Description
"Punk rebellion and anarchy with Peterborough-based punk band The Destructors, six years after their formation. Born in the crucible of punk's genesis in 1977, the band are just beginning to make a name for themselves in the early 1980s." - BFI Player Description
Punk London is a year long programme of gigs, exhibitions and films will look back at the excitement and energy of the movement’s genesis, and at punk as an on-going catalyst that continues to inspire, refuse categorisation and spark creativity around the world.
More films and footage celebrating the 40th anniversary of Punk is available to watch on BFI Player.