| The Britpop Story | |
|---|---|
| Format | Documentary |
| Directed by | Chloë Thomas |
| Presented by | John Harris |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Cooper |
| Producer(s) | Chloë Thomas |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Four |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original airing | 16 August 2005 |
The Britpop Story is a British television documentary about the Britpop movement which occurred in Britain during the 1990s. Hosted by John Harris, it was first broadcast on BBC Four in August 2005. It features interviews with Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica frontwoman Justine Frischmann, Louise Wener of Sleeper and Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records.
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Harris presented the programme, after the BBC were impressed with his 2003 book The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock. It was first broadcast in August 2005 as part of Britpop Night on BBC Four, ten years after Blur and Oasis went head-to-head in the charts.[1][2]
The show started with a look at grunge music and how British music was at an all-time low. It charted with the development of Blur, Suede, Elastica and Sleeper. Harris recalled the time when he was at the "Good Mixer" pub in Camden Town, London with Noel and Liam Gallagher, on a "sightseeing" trip, when future rival Graham Coxon was there. There was further information on other Britpop groups, such as Menswear. There was a focus of Tony Blair and his support of Oasis, as well as showing the decline of the movement.