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on BBC Radio 1 England

Presented by Anne Nightingale
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Serious Minds
They've conquered the charts, won worldwide respect for their commitment to touring and taken the stadiums by storm. But the rise and rise of Simple Minds has concealed a long-running battle to reconcile the demands of the pop industry with the need to confront the issues of the day. As a two-part documentary on the band starting this week reveals, Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr and Mick MacNeil are no late converts to this cause. If you're looking for rock-biz glitz and glamour, forget it - there's good music, good talk and the chance to hear three great demo tracks from 1978 which were never released. Don't miss!
Simple Minds: Street Fighting Years, Saturday 2.00pm

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Presenter:
Anne Nightingale
Researcher/Producer:
Stewart Cruickshank
Source: Radio Times

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BBC Radio 1 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967.

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