1966-1976: The Love Affair
Series telling the story of pop music through fans' memories and memorabilia. Danny Baker looks at 1966 to 1976 - a time when music fans really let rip.
Writer, journalist and broadcaster Danny Baker looks at the years of his youth - 1966 to 1976 - a time when music fans really let rip.
From the psychedelia of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper to the birth of the large-scale music festival, this is when hair, sounds and ideas got wilder and looser as a whole new generation of fans got really serious about British pop music and the world around them.
There is testimony from hippies who found love and happiness at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival, from a teenager growing up in Birmingham who discovered a new sound called 'heavy metal', and from fans sent wild with excitement after David Bowie and Marc Bolan were beamed down and glam rock was born.
A shy young man tells how he found expression through progressive rock, a fan relives her weekend escapes to Wigan Casino and a new scene called northern soul, and a young man discovers a new hero as reggae becomes mainstream.
Unearthed pop treasures include a rare item of clothing worn by Marc Bolan and given to a young fan as a gift after he knocked on Marc's door. A former teacher and pupil of Peckham Manor School are reunited, more than forty years after they witnessed an unknown Bob Marley perform in their sports hall, and rare photos of the event are shown. Plus, some rare and special material from the biggest star of the 70s himself - David Bowie.
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Music Played
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Cream
I Feel Free (Album Version)
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The Beatles
Tomorrow Never Knows
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Screen Play
Love Is the Sweetest Thing
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The Who
The Magic Bus
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
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T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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T. Rex
Children of the Revolution
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T. Rex
Jeepster
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David Bowie
The Jean Genie
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David Bowie
The Jean Genie
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David Bowie
My Death
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David Bowie
Farewell Speech
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David Bowie
Space Oddity
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Concrete Jungle
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Stir It Up
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Fanfare for the Common Man
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Pink Floyd
Breathe (In The Air)
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The Four Seasons
The Night
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Chuck Wood
Seven Days Too Long
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Danny Baker |
Series Producer | Zoe Jewell |
Executive Producer | Steve Condie |
Producer | James Giles |
Director | James Giles |
Production Company | 7 Wonder Productions |
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Jul 2016 21:30
- Sat 23 Jul 2016 00:30
- Fri 12 Oct 2018 23:00
- Fri 24 May 2019 23:10
- Sat 9 May 2020 00:00
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