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Wannabe: The 90s

Documentary series about how pop music is driven by a fascination with sex and gender. The 1990s saw the return of the boy band, Blur v Oasis and the Spice Girls.

Four-part documentary series that tells the story of British pop music and our changing attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality. 1990s pop begins with a smiley face and men discovering their softer side as the party picks up again. Manchester becomes the centre of the pop universe as the boy band makes a comeback with Take That. Come the mid-90s, the big battle is irony v laddism as Blur and Oasis slug it out. Then five girls come along, add a little Spice to the mix and soon everyone is a wannabe Pop Idol.

1 hour

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Thu 24 Jan 2008 21:00

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