25 Years of Rock
| Genre | Radio Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Running time | 1 Hour |
| Country | England |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC 1 |
| TV adaptations | The Rock 'n' Roll Years |
| Producer(s) | Trevor Dann |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Other themes | "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac |
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]
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 and his Comets hit the British Top 20 – the series focussed on music and the events up to 1979.
Related Media
"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 between 2 December 2014 and 3rd January 2015.
- "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
- 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
- ↑ 25 years of rock bbc radio 1. google.com.np. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "» Timeline 1978 to 1992". radiorewind.com.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "Watch The Rock 'n' Roll Years Free Online". ovguide.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "Various– 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1981 - Volume 2". discogs.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.