The Joy of ABBA
Between 1974 and 1982, ABBA plundered the Anglo-Saxon charts but divided critical opinion. This documentary explores how they raised the bar for pop music as a form and made us fall in love with the sound of Swedish melancholy. A saga about the soul of pop.
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ABBA
Gimme Gimme Gimme
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ABBA
Chiquitita
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ABBA
Super Trouper
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The Vipers Skiffle Group
The Glory Land
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Hootenanny Singers
En H氓ttespeleman
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The Hep Stars
Cadillac
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The Hep Stars
No Response
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The Hep Stars
Sunny Girl
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Agnetha F盲ltskog
Det Kommer En Var
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Anni-Frid Lyngstad
En Ledig Dag
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Benny Andersson & Bj枚rn Ulvaeus
Hej, Gamle Man
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Bj枚rn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Agnetha F盲ltskog
People Need Love
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Rock n Roll Band
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I Am Just a Girl
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Fernando
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Ring Ring
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Waterloo
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ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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S.O.S.
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Mamma Mia
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Money Money Money
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Does Your Mother Know
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George McCrae
Rock Your Baby
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
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ABBA
The Name of the Game
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ABBA
Knowing Me, Knowing You
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ABBA
Summer Night City
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Oliver's Army
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The Clash
Spanish Bombs
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Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant
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The Winner Takes it All
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ABBA
Intermezzo #1
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The Visitors
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Slipping Through My Fingers
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ABBA
The Day Before You Came
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Thank You For The Music
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ABBA
Take a Chance on Me
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ABBA
Tiger
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ABBA
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
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ABBA
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
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Dancing Queen
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ABBA
Fernando
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David Bowie
Queen B****
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ABBA
Waterloo
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Makeup and Vanity Set
A Glowing Light, A Promise
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ABBA
Waterloo
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ABBA
S.O.S.
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ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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ABBA
So Long
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ABBA
Mamma Mia
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ABBA
Does Your Mother Know
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The Wailers
Get Up Stand Up
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
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ABBA
The Name Of The Game
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ABBA
Summer Night City
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ABBA
Knowing Me, Knowing You
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Oliver's Army
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Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant
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ABBA
The Winner Takes It All
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ABBA
Take a Chance on Me
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
| Producer | Ben Whalley |
| Director | Ben Whalley |
Broadcasts
Fri 27 Dec 2013 21:00- Sat 28 Dec 2013 01:00
- Thu 2 Jan 2014 00:50
- Sat 1 Feb 2014 23:00
- Mon 26 May 2014 19:00
- Tue 27 May 2014 00:00
- Mon 25 Aug 2014 02:00
- Fri 24 Oct 2014 21:00
- Sat 25 Oct 2014 01:00
- Mon 27 Oct 2014 00:00
- Mon 27 Oct 2014 03:00
- Wed 31 Dec 2014 21:00
- New Year's Day 2015 02:15
- Wed 25 Mar 2015 00:00
- Fri 26 Feb 2016 21:00
- Sat 27 Feb 2016 01:50
- Fri 23 Dec 2016 22:30
- Christmas Eve 2016 02:45
- Tue 9 May 2017 22:15
- Wed 10 May 2017 02:45
- Fri 20 Jul 2018 23:00
- Sat 21 Jul 2018 02:30
- Thu 27 Dec 2018 01:20
- Sat 13 Nov 2021 21:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Fri 12 Aug 2022 22:10
- Sun 7 May 2023 00:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland
- Fri 10 Nov 2023 23:55
- Sun 7 Apr 2024 00:30大象传媒 Two except Scotland
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