Post punk band Savages - the only all female band on this year’s Mercury music prize list

Guitarist Gemma Thompson on the band & writing a manifesto to take control of their music

30 October 2013

5 minutes

This clip is from

Woman's Hour—Cressida Dick; Philomena Lee; Savages

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