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television programme aired between 1985 and 1994. In a half-hour time slot the programme focused on a different year each week, starting with the year 1956 and ending with 1989.
The format of the programme, which was based on the
BBC Radio 1
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series ''
25 Years of Rock'', was primarily of news clips with narrative subtitles set to music of the time with no presenters or voice-overs. Archive footage of performers, mostly from BBC programmes such as ''
Top of the Pops
''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most o ...
'', was also featured.
For instance, the programme on 1960 featured the
Sharpeville massacre
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, the Russians shooting down two US spy planes, the advent of
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s and the election of John Kennedy to the White House, set to music by Adam Faith, Duane Eddy and the Rebels, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, the Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison.
The theme tune to ''The Rock 'n' Roll Years'' was a
medley containing riffs from a number of popular songs, including for example "
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by
The Rolling Stones
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and "
Layla
"Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' (1970). Its contrasting movements were compos ...
" by
Derek and the Dominos
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. The first set of episodes covered the years 1956–63, and was aired over July and August 1985. The second set covered 1964–71, and aired between June and August 1986. The years 1972–80 were over the same period in 1987.
For the 1994 series, which covered 1981–89, a similar medley was created using extracts from 1980s hits such as "
Like a Virgin" by
Madonna, "
Radio Ga Ga
"Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 song performed and recorded by the British rock band Queen, written by their drummer Roger Taylor. It was released as a single with " I Go Crazy" by Brian May as the B-side. It was included on the album '' The Works'' ...
" by
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Every Breath You Take
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" by
the Police
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, "
Do They Know It's Christmas?
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of pop ...
" by
Band Aid and "
The Look of Love" by
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. These episodes were aired between February and April.
Series overview
List of episodes
Pilot
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Similar formats
Other programmes with similar formats are:
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History Rocks
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'' on
The History Channel
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*''
Pop-up Video
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'' on
VH1
*''
Reeling in the Years'' on
RTÉ
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Siar Sna…'' on
TG4
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TG4 was formerly known ...
*''
Pop Goes Northern Ireland'' on
BBC Northern Ireland
*''Alba'' on
BBC Alba
*''
That's So...'' on
Channel 5
*''
Rewind'' on
BBC Scotland
*''Don't Look Back in Anger'' on
Virgin Media Four
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The channel focuses on general entertainment programming from both Ireland and the UK as well as weekly coverage of the NFL.
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Trivia
As part of his 1987 Christmas Special,
Lenny Henry
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Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in '' The Le ...
performed a
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version of the show. He lampooned various artists including
Mungo Jerry
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,
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
and
Michael Jackson
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.
Another version of the show appeared online only on the BBC's ''Doctor Who'' website in 2004, covering the adventures of the Doctor from the 1960s to the 1980s, using footage from the sci-fi series and accompanying music from each of the decades as per the regular format of the show.
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