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S1E2

Punk 1976-1978

Punk 1976-1978

S1E2

Punk 1976-1978

  • Air date:2012-06-08
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Daydreaming England was about to be rudely awakened as punk emerged from the London underground scene. A nation dropped its dinner in its lap when the Sex Pistols swore on prime time television. Punk had finally found its enemy- the establishment. In Manchester, the Buzzcocks' self-released Spiral Scratch was a clarion call for a do-it-yourself generation, while the Clash's White Riot tour took punk's message across Britain. Moral outrage followed the Pistols around the country, effectively outlawing punk - but there was one refuge for the music. Nestled in the wasteland of 70s Covent Garden, the Roxy was punk's cathedral. Punk interlopers the Jam raised the bar for lyricism, challenging punk's London elite. Punk also began to extend its three-chord vocabulary through an alliance with reggae, memorably captured by the Clash on White Man in Hammersmith Palais.

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Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

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John Lydon

John Lydon

Billy Idol

Billy Idol

Glen Matlock

Glen Matlock

Adam Ant

Adam Ant

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

Siouxsie Sioux

Siouxsie Sioux

Richard Strange

Richard Strange

Julien Temple

Julien Temple

Mark E. Smith

Mark E. Smith

Jah Wobble

Jah Wobble

Don Letts

Don Letts

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