20 Years of Britpop
The BBC is celebrating 20 Years of Britpop with a week of special programming.
Not Just Britpop: Jan Kincaid from The Brand New Heavies
Jan and Trevor reminisce about The Brand New Heavies success during the Britpop years.
Andy Ross and Alan McGee on the Britpop Chart Battle of 1995
Steve hears Alan McGee and Andy Ross' accounts of the Oasis v Blur chart battle.
Britpop Timeline: Steve Lamacq talks about 1994
Steve Lamacq looks at 1994, which features Pulp, Blur, Radiohead and Oasis.
Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq: The Evening Session highlights
Hear highlights as Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq reunite to celebrate 20 years of Britpop.
Pulp - Archive concert (1994)
Pulp perform live at Glastonbury in 1994.
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Louise Wener on Sleeper
Louise Wener talks to Jo and Steve Lamacq about her time in Britpop band, Sleeper.
Britpop Timeline: Steve Lamacq talks about 1996
Steve's history lesson on Britpop takes us through the year 1996.
Radiohead's Track By Track guide to The Bends - March 1995
Radiohead talk to The Evening Session about their sophomore LP The Bends in March 1995.
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Britpop at the BBC with Damon Albarn—Jo Whiley
Jo and Steve are joined by Damon Albarn for a Britpop Session from Maida Vale Studios.
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Not Just Britpop: Sharleen Spiteri from Texas
Sharleen reveals how they got Method Man to perform with them at The Brit Awards 1998
Britpop at the BBC with Josh Record—Jo Whiley
Jo and Steve Lamacq's Evening Session returns with a Britpop cover from Josh Record.
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Not Just Britpop: Mike Pickering with Zoe Ball
Mike discusses the early Britpop furore of M People beating the likes of Blur and Pulp.
Britpop Timeline: Steve Lamacq talks about 1995
Steve looks at 1995, the release of Parklife and (What's the Story?) Morning Glory.
Britpop at the BBC with Gaz Coombes—Jo Whiley
Jo and Steve Lamacq reunite the Evening Session to celebrate Britpop at the BBC season.
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The True Story Of The Different Class Wedding Photo
Chris talks to Dom O'Connor; owner of the wedding photo on Pulp’s Different Class LP.
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Justine Frischmann chats with Steve Lamacq
Steve chats with Justine Frischmann of Elastica who talks about the Britpop era.
Gaz Coombes talks Supergrass with Steve Lamacq
Britpop Week begins with Gaz Coombes talking Steve through Supergrass' debut album.
#BBCBritpop 20th Anniversary Playlist—Now Playing @6Music
Tom Robinson asks 6 Music listeners to help create a Britpop 20th anniversary playlist.
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How Britpop Changed the Media—6 Music Artist Collection, Elastica
Miranda Saywer presents How Britpop Changed the Media
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Oasis - What's The Story? Episode 1—6 Music Artist Collection, Oasis
Mark Radcliffe takes a canny look at the trials and tribulations of the Gallaghers.
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Your Favourite Britpop Anthem - the long list
Hear snippets of the 40 tracks competing to be crowned YOUR favourite Britpop anthem.
Was Britpop the last British scene?
Stuart Maconie looks back at how Britpop celebrated ideas of what it was to be British.
Britpop Timeline: Steve Lamacq talks 1993
Steve Lamacq charts the history of Britpop, starting off with 1993 and featuring Suede.
Miranda Sawyer: When Britpop became mainstream
Miranda discusses how Britpop crossed into the mainstream with various Britpop artists.























