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Punk Britannia

October 27, 2017 of the TV-show Punk Britannia was broadcast by BBC4 on Friday 27 October 2017 at 22:00.

2016
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Narrated by Peter Capaldi, this opener of a three-part documentary series in BBC FOUR's celebrated 'Britannia' strand is scheduled to chime with the 35th anniversary of the Queen's Silver Jubilee and the arrival of punk as national and then international music culture. The film explores the road to punk in Britain, which b...
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Punk had shown what it was against - now what was it for? In the wake of the Pistols' demise a new generation of musicians would re-imagine the world they lived in through the music they made. Freed up by punk's DIY ethos, a kaleidoscope of musical influences broke three chord conformity.
Episodes 2015
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Daydreaming England was about to be rudely awoken as punk emerged from the London underground scene. A nation dropped its dinner in its lap when the Sex Pistols swore on primetime television. Punk had finally found its enemy- the establishment. In Manchester, the Buzzcocks' self-released Spiral Scratch was a clarion call f...
Episodes 2013
With the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Buzzcocks, the Damned, Joy Division and many more.(R)
Punk had shown what it was against - now what was it for?(R)
How London's early 1970s pub rock scene paved the way for the emergence of punk.(R)
How the Sex Pistols swearing on TV brought punk into the national consciousness.(R)
Punk had shown what it was against - now what was it for?(R)
With the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Buzzcocks, the Damned, Joy Division and many more.(R)
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