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Featuring memories contributed by Radio 2 listeners, Stuart Maconie narrates the story of post-war Britain via 50 records that soundtracked this dramatic and kaleidoscopic period.
The burgeoning internet allows the Arctic Monkeys to turn the music business on its head.
Wednesday 22:00 BBC Radio 2
Joe Meek's music brought romance to the space race, albeit in a DIY, home-made fashion.
Dizzee is the sound of 21st century Britain, mirroring the culture clash of modern life.
Every show will be on BBC iPlayer until December 2013, or you can download for a small fee
We're asking the British public to choose the topic and song for our final, 50th episode.
European electronica's influence on world music Duration: 00:31 Are 'Friends' Electric? - A Dystopian Vision
Gary Numan's ever-changing look Duration: 00:28 Are 'Friends' Electric? - A Dystopian Vision
Re-recording Telstar with the original Tornados Duration: 00:37 Telstar - The Sound of the Future
Nigel - How on earth did the Daleks cope with stairs? Duration: 00:24 Telstar - The Sound of the Future
Kate Carr - Political songs Duration: 00:27 Part of the Union - We All Stand Together
Linda: Unrest in 1977 Duration: 00:52 God Save the Queen - When Punk Rocked Jubilee Britain
Join the conversation about The People's Songs with the programme makers and Stuart Maconie
Listen again to last night's fabulously futuristic episode: http://t.co/B4de1GNYXs #garynuman #humanleague
Good heavens, we never knew there were so many cover versions of Are 'Friends' Electric?! ♫ Are 'Friends' Electric? http://t.co/So8KYOqvTN
RT @daveshaw66: Human League - Being Boiled - stunning! @bbcpeoplessongs
Numanoids and electro nuts: are you ready for tonight's synthtastic episode at 10pm on @BBCRadio2 ?
Did you believe synthesizer music was bad music? Tonight's episode is Are 'Friends' Electric? - A Dystopian Vision: http://t.co/kP8DnkJjiU
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