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Punk Heaven for Little Girls

Robert Sandall hears from Siouxie Sioux, Chrissie Hynde, Viv Albertine of the Slits and X-Ray Spex's Poly Styrene about the difference punk made to women's lives and their place in the music industry.

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Thu 5 Jul 200123:00

Mary Anne Hobbs recommends

Mary Anne Hobbs recommends
"It’s shocking to discover that Siouxsie Sioux was punched in the face, and members of The Slits were beaten-up and stabbed in the street, simply because they were punks. These are first hand accounts from Sioux and The Slits’ Viv Albertine, in a programme that explores the way in which the punk movement empowered women and girls who were audacious enough to kick against the pricks and the endemic sexism of the 1970s."

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterRobert Sandall
Interviewed GuestSiouxsie Sioux
Interviewed GuestChrissie Hynde

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  • Thu 5 Jul 200123:00

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