The 42 minutes that started a revolution — before punk got sold back to you.
The summer of the Jubilee in 1977 was mentally dominated by another national anthem - "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols. That same summer was also the summer of punk. Janet Street Porter Reviews The Year Of Punk, Featuring Early Classic Footage Of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Siouxsie And Others.
Production
Janet Street-Porter's raw access before punk became a costume.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on London Weekend Television in 1978, barely a year after the events it depicts — making it one of the fastest-turnaround music docs ever made.
Vivienne Westwood appears running Seditionaries on King's Road, selling bondage trousers to kids who'd shoplift their lunch. The shop's now a Pret A Manger. Punk is dead, long live punk.
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