Storyville · SEASON 13
Heavy Load
Episode 4 · 2009-02-09

- Documentary
Episode overview
Documentary about punk band Heavy Load, subject to the combustible flux of ego, ambition, fantasy, expectation and desire that fuels any emerging band, but uniquely made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities. This makes the band's survival a precarious negotiation between two different worlds - on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centres, work placements and social workers and, on the other, the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms, studios and gigs.
60 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. Blast!2009-01-07
2. Fashion Victim2009-01-21
3. Wild Art: Olly and Suzi Paint Predators2009-02-02
4. Heavy Load2009-02-09
5. Prostitution Behind the Veil2009-02-14
6. Ghosts of the 7th Cavalry2009-02-16
7. Maradona: In the Hands of the Gods2009-02-23
8. Bulletproof Salesman2009-03-02
9. Robert Capa - In Love and War2009-03-07
10. The Children's Ward2009-03-09
11. The Jazz Baroness2009-04-17
12. Up for Debate - Team Qatar2009-05-11
13. The Baby and the Buddha2009-05-18
14. The Jew who Dealt with Nazis - Killing Kasztner2009-05-25
15. The Genius and the Boys2009-06-06
16. Blindsight2009-06-07
17. Angels of Rio2009-06-08
18. The Trials of Oppenheimer2009-07-15
19. The Time of their Lives2009-07-20
20. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson2009-07-26
21. Man on Wire2009-08-02
22. The Baby and the Buddha2009-09-06
23. Napoli - City of the Damned2009-09-14
24. Roman Polanski - Wanted and Desired2009-10-13
25. Men of the City2009-10-24
26. War Heroes - Section 60 Arlington Cemetery2009-11-09
27. Hi Society - The Wonderful World of Nicky Haslam2009-11-17
28. Survivors: The Horse Boy2009-11-24
29. Simon Mann's African Coup: Black Beach2009-12-01
30. The Age of Stupid2009-12-14