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You'll Never Be 16 Again - Episode 6: Pretty Vacant

The story of the British teenager continues, through music, archive and reminiscence. John Peel covers the rise and fall of punk, the disco boom and riots in the cities.

Another chance to hear the acclaimed series (first broadcast in 1985) telling the story of the British teenager through music, archive and reminiscence.

This episode, Pretty Vacant, covers the rise and fall of punk, the John Travolta-inspired disco boom and riots in the cities. The series is introduced by John Peel and was first broadcast in 1985.

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1 hour

Music Played

  • Sex Pistols

    EMI

    • VIRGIN.
  • Arctic Monkeys

    Suck It & See

    • Domino.
  • Thomas Dolby

    Europa And The Pirate Twins

    • Parlophone.
  • Oasis

    The Masterplan

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Big Brother.
  • Prince & The New Power Generation

    7

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Ian Brown

    Whispers

    • Polydor.
  • Pretenders

    Stop Your Sobbing

    • Real.
  • PJ Harvey

    A Place Called Home

    • Island.
  • Sea Power

    It Ended on an Oily Stage

    • Rough Trade Records.
  • The Beatles

    Please Please Me

    • The Beatles: 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 7.
  • Temples

    Colours To Life

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Peter Gabriel

    No Self Control

    • Island.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 Oct 2011 03:00
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  • Thu 20 Dec 2012 04:00
  • Thu 20 Jun 2013 04:00
  • Sat 21 Jun 2014 04:00
  • Fri 26 Sep 2014 01:00
  • Fri 19 Jun 2015 01:00
  • Mon 11 Apr 2016 04:00
  • Fri 14 Oct 2016 01:00
  • Sun 6 Aug 2017 04:00
  • Thu 29 Mar 2018 01:00
  • Sun 16 Jun 2019 04:00
  • Wed 26 Aug 2020 02:30
  • Last Wednesday 02:00