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Top of the Pops

08/12/1988

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Nicky Campbell and Caron Keating present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 8 December 1988 and featuring Status Quo, Angry Anderson, Petula Clark, New Order and Cliff Richard. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicky Campbell
Presenter:
Caron Keating
Performer:
Status Quo
Performer:
Angry Anderson
Performer:
Phil Collins
Performer:
Petula Clark
Performer:
New Order
Performer:
Inner City
Performer:
Kylie Minogue
Performer:
Jason Donovan
Performer:
Cliff Richard

Country Music by Ken Burns

Series 1

The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

How country music reflected a changing America. Loretta Lynn spoke to women everywhere, Merle Haggard became the 'Poet of the Common Man' and audiences looked beyond race to embrace Charley Pride. Show more

Country Music by Ken Burns

Series 1

Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1968-1972)

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

How country music responded to a nation divided by the Vietnam War. Army captain-turned-songwriter Kris Kristofferson set a new lyrical standard while Johnny Cash returned to the Ryman Auditorium. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the politics of music. Suzy Klein investigates how Hitler and Stalin used and abused music for ideological ends. Show more

BBC Four HD

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