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.
Episode 1
The DIY Movement
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.
Episode 2
The Alternative 80s
This episode looks back to a time when the independent labels transformed from cottage industries into real businesses.
Episode 3
Into the Mainstream
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
2021 · ★ 7.6
2023 · ★ 8.4
2026 · ★ 8.7
1978 · ★ 8.0
2018 · ★ 6.4
2020 · ★ 7.4
2023 · ★ 6.3
2024 · ★ 7.8
2023 · ★ 7.5
2006 · ★ 7.5
2022 · ★ 7.5
2022 · ★ 8.1
2021 · ★ 7.3
2005 · ★ 8.0
2020 · ★ 7.1
2026 · ★ 7.5
2025 · ★ 7.9
2026 · ★ 8.1
1987 · ★ 6.7
2020 · ★ 7.5
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