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Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

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Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
Directed bySamantha Peters
StarringRichard Carpenter
Jerry Moss
Music byRichard Carpenter
Paul Williams
John Bettis
Roger Nichols
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMark Cooper
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release9 April 2007 (2007-04-09)
Related
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters

Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story is an English documentary about American pop-duo the Carpenters that aired on BBC One on April 9, 2007 for the first time.[1] Since then it has been replayed many times on BBC Four.[1]

It features behind the scenes material, childhood pictures, interviews by Richard Carpenter, John Bettis, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss (co-founders of A&M Records), and others. It was directed by Samantha Peters and contains rare footage of "For All We Know" on The Andy Williams Show (1971); the Dick Carpenter Trio with Karen on drums and lead singing in "Dancing in the Street" on Your All American College Show (1968); "Love Is Surrender" on the London Bridge Special featuring Tom Jones. It was produced in 16:9 widescreen.

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  1. ^ a b "BBC One - Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-17.