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Rock Family Trees

Season 1 1995

  • 1995-06-24T21:15:00Z on BBC Two
  • 50m
  • 5h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
Series exploring the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands

6 episodes

Series Premiere

1995-06-24T21:15:00Z

1x01 The Fleetwood Mac Story

Series Premiere

1x01 The Fleetwood Mac Story

  • 1995-06-24T21:15:00Z50m

The career of Fleetwood Mac, famous for their complicated inter-band relationships as well as their music

1995-07-01T21:15:00Z

1x02 The Birmingham Beat

1x02 The Birmingham Beat

  • 1995-07-01T21:15:00Z50m

The careers of the biggest bands to emerge from Birmingham in the 1960s, the Moody Blues and the Move, who evolved into the Electric Light Orchestra

1995-07-08T21:15:00Z

1x03 Deep Purple People

1x03 Deep Purple People

  • 1995-07-08T21:15:00Z50m

The tempestuous history behind British rock outfit Deep Purple, featuring interviews with the band, who talk candidly about their relationships which have lasted over 30 years

1995-07-22T21:15:00Z

1x04 New York Punk

1x04 New York Punk

  • 1995-07-22T21:15:00Z50m

The rock-history behind the band New York Punk, including interview's with chart-topping members of the hit combo

1995-07-29T21:15:00Z

1x05 The British R&B Boom

1x05 The British R&B Boom

  • 1995-07-29T21:15:00Z50m

The British rhythm-and-blues scene of the 1960s, when bands including the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Manfred Mann, together with rock giants Cream and Led Zeppelin, transformed the sound of American blues into rock. The era also spawned such famous guitarists as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, and those commenting on the time include drummer Ginger Baker and bass players Jack Bruce and Tom McGuinness.

1995-08-05T21:15:00Z

1x06 The New Merseybeat

1x06 The New Merseybeat

  • 1995-08-05T21:15:00Z50m

An account of how Liverpool club Eric's provided a valuable training ground for local bands in the late Seventies, notably the Teardrop Explodes and Echo and the Bunnymen. John Peel narrates the rise of these and other groups, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dead or Alive and OMD, while musicians involved in the scene add a personal perspective.

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