Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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20080416 | Stuart Maconie looks at the 1994 suicide of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. | |||
20080417 | Stuart Maconie looks back to 1981 for an incident Ozzy Osbourne and a dove. | |||
Alan Freed | 20091015 | Stuart Maconie tells the story of the DJ whose career was ruined by the payola scandal. | ||
Buddy Holly | 20090116 | Stuart Maconie tells the tragic story of Buddy Holly's final flight. | ||
Elvis Joins The Army | 20091008 | Stuart Maconie looks back at the King's time in the military. | ||
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells | 20070918 | 20090915 (6M) | Stuart Maconie assesses the impact of Mike Oldfield's 1973 album. | |
Mtv | 20091127 | 7 More Days That Rocked The World - MTV. Stuart Maconie presents the story of the birth of MTV featuring journalist Karen Krizanovich, film critic Mark Kermode, music TV innovator and former Monkee Mike Nesmith, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Queen - originally broadcast in Feburary 2004. Stuart Maconie tells the story of the birth of MTV. | ||
Rock Around The Clock | 20090916 | Stuart Maconie looks back. | ||
The Beatles Split | 20090917 | Stuart Maconie looks back at the day when the The Beatles split up. | ||
The End Of Pirate Radio | 20090914 | Stuart Maconie remembers 1967 and the end of pirate radio. | ||
The Isle Of Wight Festival | 20070917 | 20090825 (6M) | Stuart Maconie assesses the impact of the 1970 festival headlined by Hendrix and The Who. | |
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust | 20100212 | Stuart Maconie looks back at the fate of David Bowie's alter ego. | ||
The Sex Pistols Play Manchester | 20080320 | 7 More Days that Rocked the World: The Sex Pistols Play Manchester Stuart Maconie assesses the impact of the Sex Pistols' gig in Manchester in June 1976. For the last thirty years, the gig has been shrouded in myth and legend, with literally thousands claiming that they were in attendance. Of the few who actually were, many went on to form some of the most iconic bands of the time, such as The Smiths, Buzzcocks, New Order, Joy Division and The Fall. | ||
03 | The Sex Pistols And Bill Grundy | 20070919 | Stuart Maconie look at the TV interview that earned the Sex Pistols their first headlines. | |
04 | Saturday Night Fever | 20070920 | Stuart Maconie assesses the impact of the film that launched the disco boom. |