25 Years of Rock was a 25-part radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 22 June to 7 December 1980. Each hour-long episode featured music and news stories from a year, starting with 1955 and finishing with 1979. The series encapsulated the period from the birth of rock and roll in 1955 to the post-punk era of the late seventies, and charted social and political events with a rock soundtrack. The series was repeated in 1981 between 4 April (1955) and 19 September (1979).[1]
| Genre | Radio Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Running time | One hour |
| Country of origin | England |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| TV adaptations | The Rock 'n' Roll Years |
| Produced by | Trevor Dann |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Other themes | "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac |
The series was produced by Trevor Dann. Its theme music was the instrumental section of "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac.[2]
Taking 1955 as its start – the year "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets reached the UK Singles Chart – the series focused on music and the events up to 1979.
Related media edit
The Rock 'n' Roll Years was a television show that was adapted from the radio show. It was aired on the BBC.[3][4]
- 30 Years of Rock
An extended version, 30 Years of Rock, was on Radio 1 in 1985. This consisted of the original series plus five new episodes covering 1980 to 1984. 30 Years Of Rock was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 1-2pm each week, between 20 April (1955) and 16 November (1984). A one-week gap was made due to the live broadcast of "Live Aid" on 13 July. The series was most recently repeated on BBC Radio 6 Music from 28 November 2015[5] and finished on 27 December 2015.[6]
- 25 Years of Rock
A companion book by the same name was published by Hamlyn in 1980. (ISBN 0-600-37638-9)
Original broadcast dates edit
- 1955 - 22/06/80
- 1956 - 29/06/80
- 1957 - 06/07/80
- 1958 - 13/07/80
- 1959 - 20/07/80
- 1960 - 27/07/80
- 1961 - 03/08/80
- 1962 - 10/08/80
- 1963 - 17/08/80
- 1964 - 24/08/80
- 1965 - 31/08/80
- 1966 - 07/09/80
- 1967 - 14/09/80
- 1968 - 21/09/80
- 1969 - 28/09/80
- 1970 - 05/10/80
- 1971 - 12/10/80
- 1972 - 19/10/80
- 1973 - 26/10/80
- 1974 - 02/11/80
- 1975 - 09/11/80
- 1976 - 16/11/80
- 1977 - 23/11/80
- 1978 - 30/11/80
- 1979 - 07/12/80
References edit
- ^ Regev, Motti (10 July 2013). 25 years of rock bbc radio 1. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780745670904. Retrieved 28 September 2013 – via Google.com.np.
- ^ "» Timeline 1978 to 1992". Radiorewind.com.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Watch The Rock 'n' Roll Years Free Online". Ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Various– 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1981 - Volume 2". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "25 Years of Rock". BBC. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "25 Years of Rock". BBC. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
See also edit
- "We Didn't Start the Fire" — a song by Billy Joel whose lyrics include brief references to significant political, cultural, scientific, and sporting events between 1948 and 1989.
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