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  • 2005-10-22T23:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • 4h (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
traces British pop music over the past four decades, examining how it has reflected the changing images and social attitudes of men and women. This series draws on exclusive interviews with key figures from Sandie Shaw to Fatboy Slim.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2005-10-22T23:00:00Z

1x01 Love Me Do (The 60s)

Series Premiere

1x01 Love Me Do (The 60s)

  • 2005-10-22T23:00:00Z1h

New series investigating the music revolution of the past 40 years, and its links to the British fascination with sex and gender. The first programme looks at the 1960s, when the popularity of groups like the Beatles and pop icons such as Cilla Black, Marianne Faithfull and Sandi Shaw went hand in hand with a new generation of assertive fans. The decade also saw the rise of camp in the form of Brian Jones and Mick Jagger.

1x02 Oh You Pretty Things (The 70s)

  • 2005-10-29T23:00:00Z1h

Exploring the glam rock sound of the 1970s, when pioneers Marc Bolan and David Bowie made make-up on men fashionable. Led Zeppelin's heavy rock with its macho image upset the burgeoning feminist movement, while punk and disco's origins also fell within the decade. With contributions by Siouxsie Sioux, Germaine Greer, Malcolm McLaren and Robin Gibb.

2005-11-06T00:00:00Z

1x03 Tainted Love (The 80s)

1x03 Tainted Love (The 80s)

  • 2005-11-06T00:00:00Z1h

The musical and sexual preferences of the flamboyant 1980s, when New Romantic bands, including the Human League, Spandau Ballet, Culture Club and Duran Duran, conquered the charts. Awareness of Aids began to grow, and by the end of the decade the nation's concept of masculinity had been eroded, with girls gaining the upper hand.

2005-11-13T00:00:00Z

1x04 Wannabe (The 90s)

1x04 Wannabe (The 90s)

  • 2005-11-13T00:00:00Z1h

The changing attitudes of the 1990s, when Manchester became the centre of the pop music universe and young people began shedding their inhibitions. With contributions by Norman Cook, Melanie Chisholm, Shirley Manson, Richard Fairbrass, Germaine Greer and Melanie Brown.

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