South Bank Show documentary aired

In November 2009, Britain’s long-running arts series The South Bank Show aired a 60-minute documentary about Elbow on ITV . Combining live footage of Elbow’s September 2009 live performance at Manchester Evening News Arena with an interview between Guy Garvey and presenter Melvyn Bragg , the first half of the documentary focused on Elbow’s early career and attempts to get a record deal. The second half discussed songs from Asleep in the Back , Leaders of the Free World and The Seldom Seen Kid . The documentary also contained sequences of Craig Potter demonstrating Elbow’s unusual recording techniques at Blueprint Studios, Mark Potter driving around Elbow’s old neighbourhood in Bury, Greater Manchester , Pete Turner showing cameras around Manchester ‘s Northern Quarter where the band played their first gigs as Elbow and sequences of Guy Garvey reading through old and new lyric books. Some of the lines Garvey recited became the lyrics to “Jesus Was a Rochdale Girl” and “High Ideals”.