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IT STARTED WITH A PAPER DIARY Tap / hover to flip

IT STARTED WITH A PAPER DIARY

Col Needham was watching so many films that he began recording every one he saw. The diary lasted two weeks.

EVERY FILM BECAME DATE Tap / hover to flip

EVERY FILM BECAME DATE

"I used to rewind VHS tapes, press pause, type in the main credits, and that was that." - Col Needham

THEN THE FILM FANS FOUND EACH OTHER Tap / hover to flip

THEN THE FILM FANS FOUND EACH OTHER

Across the early internet, volunteers began collecting actors, directors, writers, composers, ratings and more.

THEN IT FOUND THE WEB Tap / hover to flip

THEN IT FOUND THE WEB

What began on video tapes and dial-up newsgroups became one of the earliest major destinations on the World Wide Web.

TRIP HOP

IT DIDN'T START WITH A PLAN Tap / hover to flip

IT DIDN'T START WITH A PLAN

It started beneath the streets of Bristol, where a group of friends came together every weekend to play records at The Dug Out.

THE WILD BUNCH Tap / hover to flip

THE WILD BUNCH

"We weren't trying to be a DJ unit... it was just friends hanging out with a common interest."

NOBODY WAS TRYING TO INVENT TRIP HOP Tap / hover to flip

NOBODY WAS TRYING TO INVENT TRIP HOP

It happened because different people brought different perspectives into the same space.

ONE BASEMENT BECAME A GLOBAL MOVEMENT Tap / hover to flip

ONE BASEMENT BECAME A GLOBAL MOVEMENT

Artists including Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead took Bristol's new sound around the world.

9TH-13TH NOVEMBER
2026 BRISTOL

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