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Episode 2: Puttin' on the Style

The British teenager - the era of flower power, student protest and the road to Katmandu.

Another chance to hear the acclaimed series (first broadcast in 1985) telling the story of the British teenager through music, archive and reminiscence. Introduced by John Peel, the second programme 'Puttin' on the Style' deals with the era of skiffle and trad. jazz, beatniks, beehive hairdos, coffee bars, the Aldermaston march and the Twist.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 22 Aug 2020 04:00

Music Played

  • Roy Orbison

    YOU'LL NEVER BE SIXTEEN AGAIN

    • N/A.
    • LONDON.
    • HLU-10067.
  • Lonnie Donegan

    ROCK ISLAND LINE

  • Don Lang and His Frantic Five

    Six-Five Special

    • British Rock 'n' Roll The Early Years.
    • MFP.
    • CDDL-1164.
  • TOMMY STEELE

    Singing The Blues

    • Tommy Steele's Greatest Hits.
    • Deram.
    • 820 688-2.
  • Cliff Richard & The Drifters

    Dynamite

    • Let Me Tell You Baby... It's Called Rock'n'Roll.
    • Rollercoaster Records.
    • ROLL-2026.
  • Cliff Richard & The Drifters

    Move It

    • CLIFF RICHARD: 40 GOLDEN GREATS.
    • EMI/ MULTIMOOD MUSIC LTD.
    • CDP-792426 2.
  • Billy Fury

    HALFWAY TO PARADISE

    • GOLDEN HITS OF THE 60'S.
    • PICKWICK.
    • BOXD-16P.
  • Adam Faith

    POOR ME

    • HITS OF 1960.
    • EMI.
    • CD MFP-6018.
  • Craig Douglas

    ONLY SIXTEEN

    • STARS OF THE 50'S (VARIOUS).
    • EMI.
    • CC-205.
  • The Rivingtons

    PAPA OOM MOW MOW

  • DAVE APPELL

    HAPPY JOSE

    • N/A.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • DB-4763.
  • Freddy Cannon

    Transistor Sister

    • The Best Of Freddy cannon.
    • Rhino.
    • R2-72210.
  • Bert Weedon

    FURY

    • N/A.
    • TOP RANK.
    • JAR-582.
  • Buddy Holly

    THAT'LL BE THE DAY

    • WORDS OF LOVE.
    • POLYGRAM.
    • LC-514 487-2.
  • Frankie Avalon

    BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS

    • TEENAGE CRUSH.
    • ACE.
    • CDCHD-640.
  • Dave Brubeck

    TAKE FIVE

    • REDISCOVER THE 50'S - HERE COMES SU.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • OG-3203.
  • Charles Mingus

    Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop that Atomic Bomb on Me

    • Oh Yeah.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7567-90667-2.
  • Charles Persip, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Bryant, Sonny Rollins & Sonny Stitt

    After Hours

    • The Eternal Triangles.
    • FSR.
    • CD-558.
  • Claudine Clark

    PARTY LIGHTS

    • THE HISTORY OF POP MUSIC.
    • DISKY.
    • DCD-15.
  • Conway Twitty

    Hey Little Lucy

    • 20 Classics - Conway Twitty.
    • Warner.
    • 123.
  • John D. Loudermilk

    The Language Of Love

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Ann.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
    • AROMG CD-50 02.
  • Bert Weedon

    Twist Me Pretty baby

    • Twist Me Pretty Baby.
    • Warner.
    • 123.
  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    The Young Ones

  • THE SHADOWS

    APACHE

    • THE SHADOWS.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-79 3753 2.
  • The Beatles

    BAD BOY

    • PAST MASTERS VOLUME ONE (THE BEATLES).
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP-790043 2.
  • The Dead Weather

    Treat Me Like Your Mother

    • CD SINGLE.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 1.
  • The Beatles

    Bad Boy

    • The Beatles - Past Masters, Volume 1.
    • Apple.
    • 16.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Oct 2011 03:00
  • Sun 27 May 2012 04:00
  • Sun 16 Dec 2012 04:00
  • Sun 16 Jun 2013 04:00
  • Tue 17 Jun 2014 01:00
  • Mon 22 Sep 2014 04:00
  • Mon 15 Jun 2015 04:00
  • Thu 7 Apr 2016 01:00
  • Mon 10 Oct 2016 04:00
  • Wed 2 Aug 2017 01:00
  • Sun 25 Mar 2018 04:00
  • Wed 12 Jun 2019 01:00
  • Sat 22 Aug 2020 04:00

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