The Britpop Story

In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of `The Last Party', the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s, presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of `new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left.

Category

Documentary / Music / Special

Original air date

2010-10-05