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Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

Annie Nightingale introduced a generation to an exciting new sound as the face of the Old Grey Whistle Test from 1978. Now Annie opens up the archive on this era.

Annie Nightingale led the way as Radio 1's first female DJ and introduced a generation to exciting new sounds as the face of the Old Grey Whistle Test from 1978. Back then, punk was hard to find on mainstream television and Annie sought to build a platform for young people to have their say.

In this programme, Annie opens up the archive to select some of the finest and most intriguing moments from this era. Covering punk, post-punk and new wave, Annie has chosen to explore a movement in music that became the soundtrack to a generation.

The programme includes The Damned鈥檚 set-smashing performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test and the Sex Pistols' anarchic trip on the Thames. It also features powerful live performances from Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Gang of Four, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Tubeway Army, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soft Cell, The Selecter, Joy Division and the Au Pairs. In addition, there are gems from The New York Dolls, The Fall, Blondie, Pete Shelley, The Police, Devo, X-Ray Spex, Klaus Nomi, Laurie Anderson and many more.

Annie is full of great anecdotes and her wealth of knowledge drives a compelling narrative in a programme that features rare footage and many stellar acts who graced the Old Grey Whistle Test studio during Annie鈥檚 reign.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Nov 2020 00:55
大象传媒 Four

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:02

    The Stranglers

    No More Heroes

  • 00:02

    Martin Rushent, Doug Bennett

    No More Heroes

  • 00:07

    Wishbone Ash

    Vas Dis

  • 00:07

    New York Dolls

    Jet Boy

  • 00:08

    The Slits

    Typical Girls

  • 00:17

    None

    Deleted Record

  • 00:24

    Pretenders

    Stop Your Sobbing

  • 00:28

    Young Marble Giants

    Final Day

  • 00:29

    The Clash

    White Riot

  • 00:30

    The Specials

    Ghost Town

  • 00:32

    Pil

    Poptones - Bbc Tv, Old Grey Whistle Test 5/2/80 (Audio)

  • 00:36

    Laurie Anderson

    O Superman

  • 00:38

    Soft Cell

    Sex Dwarf

  • 00:41

    Tubeway Army

    Are Friends Electric

  • 00:44

    The Fall

    Totally Wired

  • 00:45

    Blondie

    (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear

  • 00:51

    The Police

    Bring On The Night

  • 00:51

    Klaus Nomi

    Lightning Strikes

  • 00:52

    Visage

    Fade To Grey

  • 00:55

    Duran Duran

    Save A Prayer

  • 00:56

    Pete Shelley

    Homosapien

  • 00:58

    New Order

    Blue Monday

Credits

Presenter Annie Nightingale
Editor John Gillanders
Executive Producer Siobhan Logue

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