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
Duration: 01:44
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The UK
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00:01³§â€ÍÖ³æ±è°ù±ð²õ²õ
Theme From S'Express
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00:02Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The UK
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00:02Gary Numan
Cars
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00:02Gary Numan
Cars
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00:03³§â€ÍÖ³æ±è°ù±ð²õ²õ
Theme From S'Express
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00:03Gary Numan
Cars
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00:03³§â€ÍÖ³æ±è°ù±ð²õ²õ
Theme From S-Express
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00:04The Proclaimers
I'm on My Way
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00:05Simple Minds
Don't You (Forget About Me)
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00:06Edwyn Collins
Falling and Laughing
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00:07The Byrds
All I Really Want To Do (Album Version)
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00:08Orange Juice
Lovesick
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00:09Altered Images
Don't Talk to Me About Love
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00:10Siouxsie and the Banshees
Hong Kong Garden
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00:11Altered Images
Happy Birthday
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00:13Altered Images
Happy Birthday
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00:14Altered Images
I Could Be Happy
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00:14Stevie Wonder
Living For The City
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00:14Aztec Camera
Oblivious
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00:15Orange Juice
Rip It Up
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00:15Stevie Wonder
Living For The City
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00:16Hue and Cry
Labour Of Love
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00:18Deacon Blue
Dignity
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00:19Wet Wet Wet
Wishing I Was Lucky
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00:21Texas
I Don't Want A Lover
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00:25Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town
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00:27Stiff Little Fingers
At The Edge
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00:27The Undertones
My Perfect Cousin
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00:28Thin Lizzy
Dublin
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00:31U2 (In The Name of Love)
Pride
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00:35Clannad
In A Lifetime (feat. Bono)
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00:36Clannad
An Gabhar Ban
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00:38Clannad
Newgrange
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00:38Enya
Orinoco Flow
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00:3910cc
I'm Not In Love
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00:39Clannad
Theme from Harry's Game
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00:40Enya
Orinoco Flow
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00:41The Boomtown Rats
I Don't Like Mondays
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00:42The Boomtown Rats
I Don't Like Mondays
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00:43Johnny Keating & The Z Men
Theme From Z Cars
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00:43Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
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00:44Spandau Ballet
Gold
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00:44Ultravox
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
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00:46Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes
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00:45Spandau Ballet
Gold
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00:48Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
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00:50Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
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00:51Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
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00:55Public Image Ltd
(This Is Not A) Love Song
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00:56The Alarm
68 Guns
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00:58The Alarm
Rain In The Summertime
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00:58Catatonia
Road Rage
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00:59Black Box
Ride On Time
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00:59Black Box
Ride On Time
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00:59Deacon Blue
Real Gone Kid
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Broadcasts
- Fri 13 Jul 2018 22:00
- Sun 15 Jul 2018 00:30
- Fri 30 Aug 2019 21:30
- Sat 31 Aug 2019 02:20
- Fri 10 Jan 2020 23:30
- Sat 3 Oct 2020 01:00
- Fri 16 Apr 2021 23:30
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