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The Pop Years

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The Pop Years
GenreDocumentary
Directed bySonia Paladini
Narrated by
ComposerSteve Cripps
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes20
Production
Producers
  • Ric Blaxill
  • Sonia Paladini
Production companyLondon Weekend Television
Original release
NetworkSky1
Release1 April (2003-04-01) –
12 August 2003 (2003-08-12)

The Pop Years is a British television show that reviewed pop music of a certain year from 1980 to 1999. It was first shown on Sky1 in 2003 and was later repeated on Sky3. The programme featured archive clips relating to the particular year that it was reviewing, e.g. music videos or live performances. It also featured interviews with famous singers from that year and talking heads who enjoyed that year's music. The show ran for a single series of 20 episodes and was narrated by Scott Mills and Edith Bowman.

The producer was Ric Blaxill, who had previously produced Top of the Pops and CD:UK.[1]

Pundits

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The Pop Years contained interviews with many celebrities, who acted as pundits or talking heads for the show, and discussed various aspects of the year that was being featured. Some of these included:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hemsley, Steve (10 November 2001). "Sky One and Blaxill make new TV series". Music Week. Retrieved 25 May 2024 – via Gale General OneFile.
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