Rip It Up

Rip It Up

Ended First aired 17/Jul/2018 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
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The rise of the independent record industry in Scotland and why it continues to produce some of the most interesting and influential pop music in the world - as told by the indie pioneers and global superstars who made the music, the people behind the scenes, and the fans.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
3 episode(s) · Air date: 17/Jul/2018
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S1E3
DIY or Die
Air date: 31/Jul/2018 · Runtime: 59 min
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Disaffected Scottish youth embraced bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain and Cocteau Twins, whose music spoke to how they experienced everyday life. The emergent indie scene in Bellshill elevated bands like Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits, and The Soup Dragons. Dance music, most notably by Glasgow band Chemikal Underground, is exported around the world, highlighting the modern diversity of Scotland's music industry.

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Disaffected Scottish youth embraced bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain and Cocteau Twins, whose music spoke to how they experienced everyday life. The emergent indie scene in Bellshill elevated bands like Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits, and The Soup Dragons. Dance music, most notably by Glasgow band Chemikal Underground, is exported around the world, highlighting the modern diversity of Scotland's music industry.

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Success and Excess
Air date: 24/Jul/2018 · Runtime: 59 min
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Simple Minds grew from the ashes of punk and post-punk, and adopted synthesiser technology. Songs rife with social commentary began to chart in the 1980s, sparking a pop enlightenment while art-dance mavericks The KLF navigated the tension between success and credibility.

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Simple Minds grew from the ashes of punk and post-punk, and adopted synthesiser technology. Songs rife with social commentary began to chart in the 1980s, sparking a pop enlightenment while art-dance mavericks The KLF navigated the tension between success and credibility.

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Blazing a Trail
Air date: 17/Jul/2018 · Runtime: 59 min
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The first act in Scotland's pop story takes in schoolboy skiffle, psychedelic folk revolution, a 'beat riot', gallus rock rebellion and the unique story of Scottish punk. The biggest names of the era - Lulu, Donovan, Nazareth, The Average White Band, and more - tell their stories in their own words about going from bedroom dreamers to international superstars.

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The first act in Scotland's pop story takes in schoolboy skiffle, psychedelic folk revolution, a 'beat riot', gallus rock rebellion and the unique story of Scottish punk. The biggest names of the era - Lulu, Donovan, Nazareth, The Average White Band, and more - tell their stories in their own words about going from bedroom dreamers to international superstars.

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Laura Fraser
Laura Fraser
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Pete Agnew
Pete Agnew
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Dan McCafferty
Dan McCafferty
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Richard Jobson
Richard Jobson
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Malcolm Ross
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Hamish Stuart
Hamish Stuart
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Mike Heron
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Davy Henderson
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Rab Noakes
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Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
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Alex Kapranos
Alex Kapranos
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Alan McGee
Alan McGee
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Lulu
Lulu
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Donovan Leitch
Donovan Leitch
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Jim Kerr
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Alan Rankine
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Emma Pollock
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Martin Bulloch
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Pete Stanton
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Margaret Shankland
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Rachel Bell
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Margaret Shankland
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