Pop Britannia
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200860 Min.Beendet

Pop Britannia

Sender:BBC Four

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S01E03 - "Two Tribes"

Ausgestrahlt am Jan 18, 2008, 10:00 PM

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Beschreibung

Pop Britannia explores our flair for pop, our fascination with finding our own pop voice and our obsession with style and the imagery of empire and nationhood. 

Details

Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
60 min
Erstausstrahlung
January 4, 2008
Beendet
January 18, 2008
Sendeplan
Friday um 22:00

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Move It

This edition charts Britain's journey from the austere post-war years, when popular music meant 'light entertainment' and was dominated by the conservative tastes of the establishment, to the early 1960s when British pop ruled the world. Contributors include Cliff Richard, Marty Wilde, Ray Gosling, Bruce Welch and Helen Shapiro.

Jan 4, 2008

60 Min.

A Well Respected Man

In the 60s Britain went pop mad. The architects were a group of artists and entrepreneurs who would prise pop out of the grasp of showbiz interests to create a truly authentic British sound of the Beatles, Stones and Who and at the same time prepared the way for a new, more corporate pop business. With Pete Townsend, Sir George Martin, Bryan Ferry, Sandie Shaw and Lulu.

Jan 11, 2008

60 Min.

Two Tribes

This last part looks at the constant struggle between the forces of art and commerce. In the early 80s, punk-inspired art students such as The Human League and ABC took British pop to the top of the world's charts, but from the late 80s onwards, dynasties of star-makers such as Stock Aitken and Waterman have tried to mould British pop into a highly-profitable production line.

Jan 18, 2008

60 Min.

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