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Tainted Love
Episode 3 of 4
Documentary series about how pop music is driven by a fascination with sex and gender. The 1980s was the decade of flamboyant pop in a politically-divided Britain.
Four-part documentary series that tells the story of British pop music and our changing attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality.
The 1980s was the decade of flamboyant pop in a politically-divided Britain, as New Romantics like Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran set the tone. Disco hit the mainstream and then a new disease changed the rules. By the late 80s Britain's sense of masculinity had taken a hammering and it was girls on top.
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Sun 16 May 201022:30
