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Episode Guide

Sugababes

The fourth in BBC Four's trilogies on the emergence of British music and culture since the 1950s, Pop Britannia explores our flair for pop, our fascination with finding our own pop voice and our obsession with style and the imagery of empire and nationhood.

EPISODES

Episode 1: Move It

Cliff Richard

In the early 60s, British pop music ruled the world. Even America had to admit defeat. For the first time since the war, Britain was the best at something.
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Episode 2: A Well Respected Man

Bryan Ferry

In 1963, Britain went pop. The architects of this revolution were a group of managers and producers - starmakers who turned the world upside down.
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Episode 3: Two Tribes

Holly Johnson

For the last 30 years British pop has been locked in a constant struggle between the forces of art and commerce. That struggle has both fuelled and crippled our pop artists.
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