Series
Rock Family Trees
Documentary
Series exploring the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands.
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Seasons & episodes
1The Fleetwood Mac Story24 Jun 1995The career of Fleetwood Mac, famous for their complicated inter-band relationships as well as their music
2The Birmingham Beat1 Jul 1995The careers of the biggest bands to emerge from Birmingham in the 1960s, the Moody Blues and the Move, who evolved into the Electric Light Orchestra
3Deep Purple People8 Jul 1995The tempestuous history behind British rock outfit Deep Purple, featuring interviews with the band, who talk candidly about their relationships which have lasted over 30 years
4New York Punk22 Jul 1995The rock-history behind the band New York Punk, including interview's with chart-topping members of the hit combo
5The British R&B Boom29 Jul 1995The British rhythm-and-blues scene of the 1960s, when bands including the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Manfred Mann, together with rock giants Cream and Led Zeppelin, transformed the sound of American blues into rock. The era also spawned such famous guitarists as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, and those commenting on the time include drummer Ginger Baker and bass players Jack Bruce and Tom McGuinness.
6The New Merseybeat5 Aug 1995An account of how Liverpool club Eric's provided a valuable training ground for local bands in the late Seventies, notably the Teardrop Explodes and Echo and the Bunnymen. John Peel narrates the rise of these and other groups, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dead or Alive and OMD, while musicians involved in the scene add a personal perspective.
Details
- First aired
- 24 Jun 1995
- Last aired
- 9 Oct 1998
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 12
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
