TV SERIES
London Calling: The Untold Story of the British Pop
Documentary
London Calling cracks the creative code underpinning the global ascent of British pop, to reveal the players that created brand Britannia.
You may also like
TV
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021Series
TV
The Imagineering Story
2019Series
TV
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Series
TV
How Do They Do It?
2006Series
TV
Kylie
2026Series
TV
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018Series
TV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Series
TV
MOURINHO
2026Series
TV
World War II with Tom Hanks
2026Series
TV
History 101
2020Series
TV
Top Gear
1978Series
TV
McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021Series
Episodes
4 Episodes
011. Fuck Art Let's Dance
"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.
022. Every Picture Tells a Story
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 Joy Division to the colourful androgyny of Bowie and Annie Lennox, the image has played a huge part in shaping the success of British pop over the years. In this episode, we investigate photography's role in capturing rock's majesty and mystery frozen in time, hear about the lengths people went to create those moments and how those images and album sleeves defined the times. We follow one of today's star snappers at work and investigate the ever-expanding role played by photography in rock's mythology with some legends of the genre.
033. You Wear It Well
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 and far more ambitious visual pastures.
044. Master of Puppets
Britain's rock managers, with their largely theatrical background, were flamboyant in a way that baffled their secretive American counterparts.