The Joy of ABBA
Between 1974 and 1982, ABBA plundered the Anglo-Saxon charts but divided critical opinion. This documentary explores how they raised the bar for pop music as a form and made us fall in love with the sound of Swedish melancholy. A saga about the soul of pop.
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ABBA
Gimme Gimme Gimme
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ABBA
Chiquitita
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ABBA
Super Trouper
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The Vipers Skiffle Group
The Glory Land
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Hootenanny Singers
En Håttespeleman
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The Hep Stars
Cadillac
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The Hep Stars
No Response
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The Hep Stars
Sunny Girl
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Agnetha Fältskog
Det Kommer En Var
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Frida
En Ledig Dag
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Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Hej, Gamle Man
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Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Agnetha Fältskog
People Need Love
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ABBA
Rock n Roll Band
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ABBA
I Am Just a Girl
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ABBA
Fernando
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ABBA
Ring Ring
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ABBA
Waterloo
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ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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ABBA
S.O.S.
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ABBA
Mamma Mia
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ABBA
Money Money Money
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ABBA
Does Your Mother Know
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George McCrae
Rock Your Baby
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
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ABBA
The Name of the Game
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ABBA
Knowing Me, Knowing You
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ABBA
Summer Night City
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Oliver's Army
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The Clash
Spanish Bombs
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Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant
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ABBA
The Winner Takes it All
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ABBA
Intermezzo #1
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ABBA
The Visitors
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ABBA
Slipping Through My Fingers
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ABBA
The Day Before You Came
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ABBA
Thank You For The Music
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ABBA
Take a Chance on Me
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ABBA
Tiger
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ABBA
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
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ABBA
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
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ABBA
Fernando
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David Bowie
Queen B****
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ABBA
Waterloo
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Makeup and Vanity Set
A Glowing Light, A Promise
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ABBA
Waterloo
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ABBA
S.O.S.
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ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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ABBA
So Long
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ABBA
Mamma Mia
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ABBA
Does Your Mother Know
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The Wailers
Get Up Stand Up
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
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ABBA
The Name Of The Game
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ABBA
Summer Night City
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ABBA
Knowing Me, Knowing You
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Oliver's Army
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Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant
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ABBA
The Winner Takes It All
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ABBA
Take a Chance on Me
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
| Producer | Ben Whalley |
| Director | Ben Whalley |
Broadcasts
- Fri 27 Dec 201321:00
- Sat 28 Dec 201301:00
- Thu 2 Jan 201400:50
- Sat 1 Feb 201423:00
- Mon 26 May 201419:00
- Tue 27 May 201400:00
- Mon 25 Aug 201402:00
- Fri 24 Oct 201421:00
- Sat 25 Oct 201401:00
- Mon 27 Oct 201400:00
- Mon 27 Oct 201403:00
- Wed 31 Dec 201421:00
- New Year's Day 201502:15
- Wed 25 Mar 201500:00
- Fri 26 Feb 201621:00
- Sat 27 Feb 201601:50
- Fri 23 Dec 201622:30
- Christmas Eve 201602:45
- Tue 9 May 201722:15
- Wed 10 May 201702:45
- Fri 20 Jul 201823:00
- Sat 21 Jul 201802:30
- Thu 27 Dec 201801:20
Sat 13 Nov 202121:00BBC Two except Scotland- Fri 12 Aug 202222:10
- Sun 7 May 202300:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 10 Nov 202323:55
- Sun 7 Apr 202400:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 7 Feb 202523:40
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