Boy George's 1970s: Save Me from Suburbia
British popstar Boy George assesses how the 1970s moulded the person and artist he has become. The 1970s were his musical, social and sexual coming of age.
British popstar Boy George recalls, revisits and assesses how the 1970s moulded the person and artist he has become. This is his musical, social and sexual coming of age, when he discovered the power of his own sexuality before setting about turning that persona into a popstar. Set against a backdrop of social discord, disenfranchisement and sexual repression, the 70s was also conversely the decade that revelled in colour and creative chaos, giving the world glam rock, disco and punk, and the young George O'Dowd was at the birth of them all. The documentary includes contributions from contemporaries like Martin Degville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik), Andy Polaris (Animal Nightlife), DJ Princess Julia and popstar Marilyn.
Boy George says: 'I think of the 70s as being this glorious decade where I discovered who I was and discovered all these amazing things - punk rock, electro music, fashion, all of that. And yeah of course there was that dark side to the 70s, the rubbish, the strikes, the poverty, and I'd get chased and confronted for the way I looked. But I was a teenager. I didn't have any time for misery. I was just having a great time with my friends.'.
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Music Played
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Slade
Cum On Feel The Noize
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Sweet
Block Buster!
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Donna Summer
I Feel Love
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T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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War
Low Rider
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The Meters
Cissy Strut
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Gary Numan
Metal
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The Velvet Underground
Sunday Morning
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Buzzcocks
Why Can't I Touch It?
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Brian Eno
On Some Faraway Beach
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Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
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Throbbing Gristle
Hot In The Heels Of Love
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Gang of Four
At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ He's a Tourist
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The Clash
Hate & War
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Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Love Missile
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The Stooges
I Wanna Be Your Dog
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Neu!
Hallogallo
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Electricity
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Roxy Music
Love Is The Drug (1999 Digital Remaster)
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Roxy Music
Love Is the Drug
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Siouxsie and the Banshees
Hong Kong Garden
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Kraftwerk
The Robots
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Kraftwerk
Die Roboter (Original Album Version)
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Culture Club
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
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Culture Club
Church Of The Poison Mind
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T. Rex
Twentieth Century Boy
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T. Rex
20th Century Boy
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Boy George |
Interviewed Guest | Nicola Tyson |
Interviewed Guest | Andy Polaris |
Interviewed Guest | Philip Sallon |
Interviewed Guest | Princess Julia |
Interviewed Guest | Rusty Egan |
Interviewed Guest | Caryn Franklin |
Interviewed Guest | Marilyn |
Interviewed Guest | Jon Savage |
Interviewed Guest | Martin Degville |
Producer | Ian Denver |
Director | Ian Denver |
Executive Producer | Paul Murray |
Executive Producer | Emma Cahusac |
Production Company | IWC Media |
Broadcasts
- Sat 8 Oct 2016 21:30
- Sat 15 Oct 2016 00:10
- Thu 1 Dec 2016 03:35
- Fri 9 Nov 2018 21:00
- Sat 10 Nov 2018 02:35
- Sat 29 Jun 2019 00:00
- Fri 24 Jan 2020 22:30
- Thu 25 Jun 2020 21:00
- Fri 26 Jun 2020 02:15
- Fri 19 Feb 2021 23:00
- Sat 20 Feb 2021 01:50
- Fri 11 Jun 2021 23:00
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