Tag Archives: 1970s
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust – revisited
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust is getting a re-broadcast on Radio 4 on Saturday afternoon. Here’s a bit about why: When I pitched I Dressed Ziggy Stardust to Radio 4 back in 2012 there was nothing more to it than a … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Music, Radio, Science Fiction/Fantasy, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, 70s, 80s, alice bloch, BBC, David Bowie, London, Rupa Huq, Shyama Perera, Ziggy Stardust
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Bye Bye Baby: The Bay City Rollers & the lost innocence of the 70s
Three ageing rockers are holding up big glasses of milk in a toast. There’s always something poignant about seeing how teen stars have aged, but the Bay City Rollers really were angelic faced teeny boppers, and I am stung by … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Justice, Culture, Music, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970s, 70s, bay city rollers, Caroline Sullivan, jimmy savile, les mckeown, pat mcglynn, tam paton
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We gotta get out of this place: Small town boys & the curse of pop stardom
“I used to scrump apples in the grounds here here,” says Jim Dale, smiling that boyish smile as we sit for our interview in a grand medieval manor house. Now a country house hotel it used to be a school … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Media, Music, Radio, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, Basildon, Carry On, Corby, Dave Gahan, Jim Dale, Paul Morley, Six Five Special
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