• 2012
  • 1h 30m
Punk Britannia

Summary A series which explores the why's and how's of Punk music's emergence in the mid 1970's, and the legacy it left for British music. It features interview and classic performances. View more details

  • 2012
  • 1h 30m

Punk Britannia

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Billy Idol Peter Capaldi John Lydon Tony Parsons

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7.6

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Genres : Music Documentary

Release date : May 31, 2012

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary A series which explores the why's and how's of Punk music's emergence in the mid 1970's, and the legacy it left for British music. It features interview and classic performances. View more details

Details

Genres : Music Documentary

Release date : May 31, 2012

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Episode 1 • May 31, 2012
Pre-Punk: 1972 - 1976
Before the punk generation finally arises to have its say during 1976 come a group of pub rockers, a generation of bands sandwiched between 60s hippies and mid-70s punks who will help pave the way towards the short, sharp shock of punk.
Episode 2 • Jun 07, 2012
Punk: 1976 - 1978
Daydreaming England was about to be rudely awoken as punk emerged from the underground scene. A nation dropped its dinner in its lap when the Sex Pistols swore on primetime television. Punk had finally found its enemy- the establishment.
Episode 3 • Jun 14, 2012
Post-Punk: 1978 - 1981
Punk had shown what it was against - now what was it for? In the wake of the Pistols' demise a new generation of musicians would re-imagine the world they lived in through the music they made.

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