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The Rock 'n' Roll Years

on BBC One London

The series revisits the years when rock 'n' roll began, connecting the events with the music via newsreels, headlines, movies, broadcasts and rock performance footage. This week: 1958.
The news: Fuchs and Hillary reach the South Pole,
Manchester United's plane crashes at Munich, De Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France,
Elvis goes into the army and Lady Docker is kicked out of Monaco.
The music: Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Danny and the Juniors, Chuck Berry , the Kalin Twins and Cliff Richard.
Research Sue Gagan
Producer Ann Freer (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
De Gaulle
Music:
Buddy Holly
Unknown:
Chuck Berry
Unknown:
Cliff Richard.

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