Episode 1

Synopsis

Queens of British Pop and narrator Liza Tarbuck offer a celebration of six female pop stars, singers and icons that lit us up from the early 60s to the late 70s.

Programme one tells the story of Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, Marianne Faithfull, Suzi Quatro, Siouxsie Sioux and Kate Bush - some of the female artists that emerged alongside some of Britain's defining musical movements, from the swinging sixties through to glam rock and punk.

The programme gives an insight into the lives of these top female artists, offering first-hand or eyewitness accounts of the highs, the lows and the obstacles they had to overcome. The selected artists have pushed boundaries, played around with gender roles and had their private lives overshadow their success, but it is their experiences that have helped change the face of British pop as we know it today.

Includes new interviews with Sandie Shaw, Marianne Faithfull, Suzi Quatro, Siouxsie Sioux and contributions from Tom Jones, Lulu, Burt Bacharach, John Lydon, Martha Reeves, Nancy Sinatra, Mark Radcliffe, Henry Winkler, Marc Almond, Peter Gabriel, Claire Grogan, Jarvis Cocker, Kiki Dee, Nigel Havers, Lily Allen and Adele, to name but a few.

Credits

Presenter

Liza Tarbuck

Participant

Sandie Shaw

Participant

Marianne Faithfull

Participant

Suzi Quatro

Participant

Siouxsie Sioux

Director

Dione Newton

Producer

Dione Newton

Broadcasts

1. Wed 1 Apr 2009
   22:45
   BBC One (except Northern Ireland, Scotland)
2. Wed 1 Apr 2009
   23:25
   BBC One (Northern Ireland only)
3. Wed 1 Apr 2009
   23:35
   BBC One (Scotland only)
4. Sat 25 Apr 2009
   20:00
   BBC Four
5. Sun 26 Apr 2009
   00:55
   BBC Four
6. Mon 18 May 2009
   00:00
   BBC Four