- Title: Thomas "Fats" Waller: This Joint Is Jumpin
- Date: 25th February 1989
- Summary: FATS WALLER IS REGARDED AS ON OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT ENTERTAINERS. MANY OF HIS COMPOSITIONS - LIKE "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'" AND "HONEYSUCKLE ROSE" - HAVE BECOME STANDARDS, AND HIS VERSIONS OF THE POP SONGS OF THE THIRTIES HAVE BECOME CLASSIC S. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 39. IN HIS BRIEF LIFE, THROUGH HUNDREDS OF TUNES AND HIS PIANO PLAYING, HE BROUGHT A FEELING OF ENERGY AND JOY TO MILLIONS. THIS PROGRAMME EXPLORES HIS LIFE AND TIMES AND CELEBRATES HIS TALENTS - ON FILM, ON RECORD, ON RADIO AND IN SOME OF THE FIRST POP PROMOS EVER MADE.
- Description:THERE WERE MANY FATS WALLERS - POPULARISER OF JAZZ,JAZZIFIER OF POP,MISBEHAVER,PRODIGIOUS COMPOSER,MASTER OF STRIDE PIANO AND ORGAN,'STUDENT' OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. THIS FILM (A FIRST) WILL BE ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORK
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Mirus Productions
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:25/02/1989
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1980s