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Sounds,10 Jun 2025,65 mins

The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)

The Rest Is History

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What are the origins of Britain’s original bad boys, The Rolling Stones? Where did they all come from and how did they meet? What was it about the 1960s, with its air of sexual liberation, newly Labour government, and rising youth culture that allowed them to burst onto the musical scene? Who was Brian Jones, the troubled and now largely forgotten man who really founded the band? And, what made the Rolling Stones, even from the earliest stages, so much more controversial than their predecessors, The Beatles? _______ X: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett + Aaliyah Akude Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor

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