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Singing in the Wilderness: Les Chansons Anglaises: 2

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Tom Robinson charts the unacknowledged art of song and song writing in England.

He looks at the importance of song to the radical theatre of the seventies, the emergence of gender issues and sexual politics as the subject of songs, and the liberating rush of punk rock. Contributors include Billy Bragg, Sandra Kerr, Attila the Stockbroker and Clive James.

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Robinson
Interviewee:
Billy Bragg
Interviewee:
Sandra Kerr
Interviewee:
Attila the Stockbroker
Interviewee:
Clive James
Producer:
Julian May
Source: Radio Times

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