London Calling: The Untold Story of the British Pop

Overview

London Calling cracks the creative code underpinning the global ascent of British pop, to reveal the players that created brand Britannia.

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Episodes

S01E01 Fuck Art Let's Dance

June 9, 2012 8.0 52 min
"Fuck art let's dance!" proclaimed the famous slogan on a post-punk T-shirt, expressing the rebellious musical spirit that thrived in art colleges at the time.

S01E02 Every Picture Tells a Story

June 16, 2012 7.0 52 min
From the memorable fury of The Clash's London Calling cover to the retro rural traditionalism of the Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society, the cosmic psychedelia of Pink Floyd and the grainy monochrome existential gloom of...

S01E03 You Wear It Well

June 23, 2012 7.0 52 min
In the late 60s the album, formerly just a collection of singles, established itself as the ultimate musical statement, and an album sleeve art culture was born that forsook obvious band photos for graphical invention...

S01E04 Master of Puppets

June 30, 2012 8.0 52 min
Britain's rock managers, with their largely theatrical background, were flamboyant in a way that baffled their secretive American counterparts.

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