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Aserieswhichexploresthewhy'sandhow'sofPunkmusic'semergenceinthemid1970's,andthelegacyitleftforBritishmusic.Itfeaturesinterviewandclassicperformances.　　ep1Pre-Punk1972-1976　　NarratedbyPeterCapaldi,thisopenerofathree-partdocumentaryseriesinBBCFOUR'scelebrated'Britannia'strandisscheduledtochimewiththe35thanniversaryoftheQueen'sSilverJubileeandthearrivalofpunkasnationalandtheninternationalmusicculture.ThefilmexplorestheroadtopunkinBritain,whichbeginsintheearly70swithayounggenerationalreadyconsciousthattheyhave'missedthe60sparty'andarestuckinaBritainheadingforeconomicwoesanddwindlingopportunities.Meanwhilethemusicoftheday-progandsuperrock-seemstoasknotfortheirinterestandinvolvement,butonlytheiraweandtheirmoney.　　Butbeforethepunkgenerationfinallyarisestohaveitssayduring1976comeagroupofpubrockers,agenerationofbandssandwichedbetween60shippiesandmid-70spunkswhowillhelppavethewaytowardstheshort,sharpshockofpunk,onlytobeelbowedasidebytheemergenceoftheSexPistols,theClashetal.　　Anunlikelycastofcharacterssetthesceneforpunkinearly70sBritain.ReactingagainstoverblownsuperrockofthedayandtheglamtheiryoungersisterslikeonTopofthePops,pubrocksetthetemplateforpunk.Smallvenues,fastretrorocknrollandbagsofattitudetypifiedbandslikeDrFeelgood,DucksDeluxe,KilburnandtheHighRoadsandEddieandtheHotrods.ThesebandsengenderedasmallLondonscenewhichissometimesforgottenandhelpeddefinethePistols,theClashandtheDamned,bothpositivelyandnegatively.　　FeaturingcopiousunseenarchivefootageandinterviewswithJohnLydon,PaulWeller,MickJones,WilkoJohnson,NickLowe,AdamAnt,BrianJamesandmanymore.　　ep2Punk1976-1978　　DaydreamingEnglandwasabouttoberudelyawakenedaspunkemergedfromtheLondonundergroundscene.AnationdroppeditsdinnerinitslapwhentheSexPistolssworeonprimetimetelevision.Punkhadfinallyfounditsenemy-theestablishment.InManchester,theBuzzcocks'self-releasedSpiralScratchwasaclarioncallforado-it-yourselfgeneration,whiletheClash'sWhiteRiottourtookpunk'smessageacrossBritain.MoraloutragefollowedthePistolsaroundthecountry,effectivelyoutlawingpunk-buttherewasonerefugeforthemusic.Nestledinthewastelandof70sCoventGarden,theRoxywaspunk'scathedral.PunkinterloperstheJamraisedthebarforlyricism,challengingpunk'sLondonelite.　　Punkalsobegantoextenditsthree-chordvocabularythroughanalliancewithreggae,memorablycapturedbytheClashonWhiteManinHammersmithPalais.Withtheirsecondsingle,GodSavetheQueen,thePistolsscoredadirecthitattheestablishmentinsummer'77,butadisastrousPRstuntonaThamesbargewouldmarkaturningpoint.Thedarkerunderbellyofthesummerof'77wouldseeraceriotsinLewisham.Thisstreetturbulencewasthebackdropforarawer,workingclasssound.IfthePistolsandtheClashhadbeenthetheory,asecondwaveledbySham69wasthereality.　　By'78punkwasbecomingacostume-theverypoporthodoxyithadoriginallysoughttodestroy.FormanypunkendedwhenthePistolssplit,besetbyinternalproblems,followinganabortivetouroftheUSAinJanuary'78.Thosepractitionerswhowouldgoontoenjoysustainedsuccesssoughttomodifytheirsoundtosurvive,suchasSiouxsieSioux.Punkhadshownwhatitwasagainst,nowitwastimetoshowwhatitwasforinthepost-punkera.　　WithJohnLydon,MickJones,SiouxsieSiouxandPaulWeller.　　ep3Post-Punk1978-1981　　Punkhadshownwhatitwasagainst-nowwhatwasitfor?InthewakeofthePistols'demiseanewgenerationofmusicianswouldre-imaginetheworldtheylivedinthroughthemusictheymade.Freedupbypunk'sDIYethos,akaleidoscopeofmusicalinfluencesbrokethreechordconformity.　　PublicImageLimitedallowedJohnnyRottentobecomeJohnLydontheartist.InManchester,MagazinewouldbefirsttorecordinthewakeofthePistols'split,MarkESmithmadestreetpoetrywhileIanCurtisturnedpunk'sexternalrageintoanexistentialdrama.Araftofleft-wingartschoolintellectualslikeGangofFourandWireimbuedpost-punkwithasenseofradicalpoliticsandconceptualismwhilethePopGroupinfusedfunkwithanti-capitalistsentimentintheearlydaysofThatcher.Flirtingwithfascismandviolence,theworkingclassOi!movementtriedtodragpunkfromtheKingsRoadintotheheartoftheEastEndwhilstAnarchopunksCrassembarkedonthemostradicalvisionofany.　　InatimebesetbydreadandtensionperhapsthebiggestparanoiawasMutuallyAssuredDestructionessayedperfectlybyYoungMarbleGiants'FinalDay.ReleasedintheheightofThatcherism,GhostTownbyTheSpecialsmarkedapartingofthepost-punkwaves.Somewouldremainavowedlyuncommercialwhilstotherswouldexplorepopasanewavenueinthenewdecade.Thesongthatperhapssummeduppost-punk'sjourneywasOrangeJuice'sRipItUpandStartAgain.　　WithJohnLydon,HowardDevoto,MarkESmith,PeterHook,JerryDammers,TheRaincoats,Wire,JahWobble,MarkStewart,EdwynCollins,YoungMarbleGiantsand