Episode 2
Midge and Kim explore the American influences that shaped Scottish music, look at the punk and folk backdrop to Irish music and delve into the Welsh merger of folk and punk.
Two 80s icons explore the distinct sounds that came out of different parts of Britain and Ireland in one of pop's golden decades.
Midge Ure, lead singer of Ultravox and one of the men behind Band Aid, and Kim Appleby, who had a string of hits with her sister Mel in the Stock, Aitken and Waterman-produced band Mel and Kim, go on a journey back in time to the 80s to figure out why certain cities produced their own diverse tunes.
It's a fascinating tale. Emerging from the ashes of punk, British and Irish music ripped up the pop rule book in the 80s and topped the charts worldwide. But there was no definitive 'British' pop sound. Innovative chart-toppers were being produced by artists hailing from all over the UK and Ireland.
In this second episode, Midge and Kim explore the sounds that came from Scotland, Ireland and Wales. They start in Glasgow with the American influences that shaped a substantial part of Scottish music, look at the punk and folk backdrop to Irish music and, finally, delve into the Welsh merger of folk and punk.
The show features evocative archive, superb music and interviews with significant figures, like Bob Geldof, Clare Grogan from Altered Images, Pat Kane from Hue and Cry, Moya Brennan of Clannad and Mike Peters from legendary Welsh band The Alarm.
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Why Bob Geldof wasn't a fan of early U2
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Music Played
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Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The UK
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厂鈥椭虫辫谤别蝉蝉
Theme From S'Express
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Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The UK
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Gary Numan
Cars
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Gary Numan
Cars
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厂鈥椭虫辫谤别蝉蝉
Theme From S'Express
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Gary Numan
Cars
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厂鈥椭虫辫谤别蝉蝉
Theme From S-Express
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The Proclaimers
I'm on My Way
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Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me)
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Edwyn Collins
Falling and Laughing
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The Byrds
All I Really Want To Do (Album Version)
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Orange Juice
Lovesick
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Altered Images
Don't Talk to Me About Love
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Siouxsie and the Banshees
Hong Kong Garden
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Altered Images
Happy Birthday
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Altered Images
Happy Birthday
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Altered Images
I Could Be Happy
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Stevie Wonder
Living For The City
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Aztec Camera
Oblivious
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Orange Juice
Rip It Up
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Stevie Wonder
Living For The City
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Hue and Cry
Labour Of Love
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Deacon Blue
Dignity
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Wet Wet Wet
Wishing I Was Lucky
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Texas
I Don't Want A Lover
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Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town
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Stiff Little Fingers
At The Edge
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The Undertones
My Perfect Cousin
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Thin Lizzy
Dublin
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U2 (In The Name of Love)
Pride
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Clannad
In A Lifetime (feat. Bono)
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Clannad
An Gabhar Ban
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Clannad
Newgrange
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Enya
Orinoco Flow
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10cc
I'm Not In Love
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Clannad
Theme from Harry's Game
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Enya
Orinoco Flow
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The Boomtown Rats
I Don't Like Mondays
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The Boomtown Rats
I Don't Like Mondays
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Johnny Keating & The Z Men
Theme From Z Cars
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Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
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Spandau Ballet
Gold
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Ultravox
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes
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Spandau Ballet
Gold
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Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
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Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
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Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
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Public Image Ltd
(This Is Not A) Love Song
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The Alarm
68 Guns
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The Alarm
Rain In The Summertime
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Catatonia
Road Rage
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Black Box
Ride On Time
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Black Box
Ride On Time
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Deacon Blue
Real Gone Kid
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kim Appleby |
Presenter | Midge Ure |
Re-recording mixer | James Routh |
Production Coordinator | Sally Townend |
Production Manager | Joanne Lees |
Sound | Bill Bartlett |
Camera Operator | Paul Riley |
Director of photography | Mark Stokes |
Assistant Producer | Jessika Barcynski |
Executive Producer | Andrew Sheldon |
Director | Rick Goodwin |
Series Producer | Paul Murray |
Assistant Producer | Joel Gellard |
Production Company | True North Productions |
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