BBC 4: Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of Music and Fashion

[Ian Townsend]

Episode 1 still on I-Player

Part 1 of 3.

Loads of fun. Small Faces, Psychedelia, Rude Boys Skinheads..and Status Quo. Like flicking a magazine but cool contributions from fans.

Independent Review

[Sie-Fly]

Cheers Ian - looking forward to this

[Ian Townsend]

Cheers Ian - looking forward to this

It's not deep, but there's some good footage!

[treeboy]

As you said, quite light-hearted, but very watchable." Here's Jenny, talking to a tree" !!! Nearly fell out of my armchair

[Sie-Fly]

Small Faces on Dateline Diamonds made me swear = as in f**k this is amazing - what a band

[bennyboy]

Ha ha, Jenny & Nigel were great. The very picture of middle class respectability, and he's explaining how he got his LSD directly from Hoffman.

Enjoyed the whole thing, but found the 'Small Faces invented Mod!' then 'Status Quo invented double denim!' then 'Desmond Dekker invented rude boys!' a bit wearing.

[treeboy]

Small Faces on Dateline Diamonds made me swear = as is f**k this is amazing - what a band

[ginghamkitchen]

Watched both episodes this weekend - Bennyboy is right, many daft pronouncements made in order to get an ipso facto - also, if you base your history around who you're able to get an interview with then you're in trouble. I had no idea that Suzi Quatro created the rock look nor, indeed, that she invented feminism.

[SirSlim]

many daft pronouncements made in order to get an ipso facto - also, if you base your history around who you're able to get an interview with then you're in trouble.

Indeed.

[Slim Jim]

Watched both episodes this weekend - Bennyboy is right, many daft pronouncements made in order to get an ipso facto - also, if you base your history around who you're able to get an interview with then you're in trouble. I had no idea that Suzi Quatro created the rock look nor, indeed, that she invented feminism.

Well, once Robert Elms and Stuart Maconie claimed every other genre as started by them, maybe that's all that was left for ol' Suze!!??

[ginghamkitchen]

Well, once Robert Elms and Stuart Maconie claimed every other genre as started by them, maybe that's all that was left for ol' Suze!!??

You're right. I'm not saying Suzi wasn't influential but, listening to her talk, I felt as if she were claiming the sum of human endeavour as something she came up with in her lunch time (presumably with the assistance of Mickie Most and Chinn and Chapman).

[alanmck]

You're right. I'm not saying Suzi wasn't influential but, listening to her talk, I felt as if she were claiming the sum, of human endeavour as something she came up with in her lunch time (presumably with the assistance of Mickie Most and Chinn and Chapman).

aka: can the cant.