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Boybands at the BBC

From Take That to 1D, JLS to BTS, the Backstreet Boys to Boyzone and East 17 to Westlife, this is a celebration of the boy bands who’ve always played a vital role in pop’s dominance of modern music.

From Take That to 1D, JLS to BTS, the Backstreet Boys to Boyzone and East 17 to Westlife, this is a celebration of the groups, made up of frequently gorgeous guys, who’ve always played a vital role in pop’s dominance of modern music – sometimes not taken seriously, despite some seriously catchy songs, but loved forever by those who fell for them first time around.

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Nov 202420:15
BBC Two

Credits

ProducerKarn Christensen
Series ProducerSimon Goretzki

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