A look at the development of British indie music, born in the 1970s when the music industry was controlled by the major record labels and releasing a record independently seemed an impossible dream.
S1E1 · 2015-10-02 · 60m
In the 1970s, a time when even The Sex Pistols were on a major label, the true act of rebellion was to release music independently.
S1E2 · 2015-10-09 · 60m
This episode looks back to a time when the independent labels transformed from cottage industries into real businesses.
S1E3 · 2015-10-16 · 60m
The last episode of a series exploring British indie music looks at dance music's influence, the Britpop era and the emergence of new labels in the late 90s.
Mark Radcliffe
Self - Presenter
James Dean Bradfield
Stephen Morris
Gillian Gilbert
Bernard Butler