External Rating73%
199560 minRunning

Rock Family Trees

Network:BBC Two

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S02E06 - "And God Created Manchester"

Aired on Oct 9, 1998, 10:15 PM

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Description

Series exploring the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands.

Details

Status
Running
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
June 24, 1995
Schedule
Saturday at 10:15 PM

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Episodes (2 Seasons · 12 Episodes)

California Dreamin'

Disputes within both the Mamas and the Papas and Lovin' Spoonful led to their demise. Narrated by John Peel.

Sep 4, 1998

50 min

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Formed in the late sixties, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath have caused outrage with the content of their lyrics as well as their outrageous lifestyle, epitomised by lead singer Ozzy Osbourne. Narrated by John Peel.

Sep 11, 1998

50 min

The Mersey Sound

The sudden rise and equally speedy fall of bands that emerged from Liverpool in the early sixties. Narrated by John Peel.

Sep 18, 1998

50 min

Banshees and Other Creatures

The story of Siouxsie and the Banshees and other successful bands to emerge from the punk explosion of the seventies, including Public Image Ltd, Adam and the Ants and the Slits. Narrated by John Peel.

Sep 25, 1998

50 min

The Prog Rock Years

The stories behind the biggest bands in the progressive rock movement of the early seventies, such as Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Narrated by John Peel.

Oct 2, 1998

50 min

And God Created Manchester

The series concludes with a look at some of the best bands to come out of Manchester in the past 20 years, and tells the stories of groups such as the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays. Narrated by John Peel.

Oct 9, 1998

50 min

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