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6 Music Stories Episodes

  1. The Story of Pop - Episode 40: King Guitar

    Alan Freeman tells the story of the Jimi Hendix, the Seattle-born guitar virtuoso.

  2. The Story of Pop - Episode 39: Kiss My Axe

    Alan Freeman celebrates the electric guitar and some of those who play it.

  3. The Story of Pop - Episode 38: The Graduates

    Alan Freeman explores the post-1960s careers of the major Motown artists.

  4. The Story of Pop - Episode 37: The Tuff Gong

    Alan Freeman celebrates Bob Marley.

  5. The Story of Pop - Episode 36: Smile Jamaica

    Alan Freeman celebrates the musical contributions of the small island of Jamaica.

  6. The Story of Pop - Episode 35: Synthetic Material

    Alan Freeman celebrates synth-pop.

  7. The Story of Pop - Episode 34: Another Saturday Night

    Featuring extracts from Nik Cohn's Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night.

  8. The Story of Pop -Episode 33: Philly Groove

    Alan Freeman celebrates the music that emerged from the city of Philadelphia.

  9. The Story of Pop - Episode 32: All That Funky Stuff

    Alan Freeman celebrates James Brown and the funkiest music ever recorded.

  10. The Story of Pop - Episode 31: Today's Music Today

    Alan Freeman celebrates the 'new breed' of independent labels in Britain from 1976 to 1981

  11. The Story of Pop - Episode 30: Young, Loud and Snotty

    Alan Freeman charts the rise and fall of the ultimate punk band - the Sex Pistols.

  12. The Story of Pop -Episode 29: A Reasonable Guide to a Horrible Noise

    Alan Freeman looks back at the rise and fall of punk rock in Britain.

  13. The Story of Pop -Episode 28: Hit Factories

    Alan Freeman explores the world of teen idols and the managers who pull the strings.

  14. The Story of Pop -Episode 27: Glam Slam

    Alan Freeman looks back at the glam rock era from 1970 to 1975.

  15. The Story of Pop-Episode 26: A Trip on the London Underground

    Alan Freeman explores the progressive music scene in Britain from 1967 to 1971.

  16. The Story of Pop - Episode 25: Pomp It Up

    A look back at the mid-to-late 1960s, when musicians wanted to be taken seriously.

  17. The Story of Pop - Episode 24: Let's Go Get Stoned

    Alan Freeman explores the relationship between musicians and drugs.

  18. The Story of Pop - Episode 23: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine

    Alan Freeman takes a look at the 1960s US underground scene.

  19. The Story of Pop - Episode 22: Listen to Me Me ME

    Alan Freeman continues to look in to the youth protest movement of 1967 to 1972.

  20. The Story of Pop - Episode 21: Turning Rebellion Into Money

    Alan Freeman continues to look at the folk protest movement of the mid 1960s.

  21. The Story of Pop - Episode 20: Hobos to Hippies

    Alan Freeman looks at the folk protest movement from 1960 to 1965.

  22. The Story of Pop - Episode 19: I Know You Got Soul

    Alan Freeman celebrates the passion and the energy of soul music.

  23. The Story of Pop - Episode 14: The Blues Had a Baby

    Alan Freeman explores the origins and development of blues music.

  24. The Story of Pop - Episode 12: England Swings

    Alan Freeman investigates the myths and legends of swinging London.

  25. The Story of Pop - Episode 11: When We Was Fab

    Alan Freeman remembers the Beatles and the British invasion of the USA.

  26. The Story of Pop - Episode 10: Escape from Tin Pan Alley

    Alan Freeman assesses British pop up to 1963 and the arrival of the Beatles.

  27. The Story of Pop - Episode 9: Big Surf

    Alan Freeman looks into the Californian surf sound.

  28. The Story of Pop - Episode 8: Teenagers in Love

    Alan Freeman looks at the teen idols of the late 1950s and early 60s.

  29. The Story of Pop - Episode 7: The King is Dead - Long Live the King

    Alan Freeman considers the life and death of Elvis Presley.

  30. The Story of Pop - Episode 6: Goin' Up Country

    Alan Freeman assesses the contribution of country music to the development of pop.

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