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Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Zine Scene, Episode 1

Jarvis Cocker uncovers the birth and development of the fanzine.

4 Extra Debut. Jarvis Cocker uncovers the birth and development of the fanzine, from sci-fi through to punk rock music and beyond. From January 2008.

In the first of two programmes, Jarvis Cocker uncovers the history of fanzines - those little home-made publications designed and made by fans of popular phenomena. With the help of fanzine-makers, collectors and experts, including Roger Sabin, Teal Triggs, Jon Savage, and John Robb, Jarvis discovers the origin of fanzines in science fiction, long before the explosion of home-made fanzines during the punk rock days of the late 1970s. 

Presented by Jarvis Cocker
Produced by Bob Dickinson.

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Jarvis Cocker explores the history of fanzines

Jarvis Cocker explores the history of fanzines, small publications designed and produced by devotees of popular phenomena

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