Apple TV "1971: the year that music changed everything"

[martinbarden]

Loosely based on David Hepworth's book, this eight-part series is available for screening on Apple TV. If you're not already a subscriber, you can try a free subscription for a week.

It uses only archive footage: any interviews undertaken for the series are represented with audio only, which is refreshing.

Episode three includes about 20 seconds of previously unbroadcast footage of Marc Bolan filmed on 18 April 1972 in Coram's Fields, London WC1. This was part of a feature made for "This Week In Britain" - made for distribution to Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. It is held in the National Archive but this is the first time it has found its way out of the archive and on to TV screens in the UK and elsewhere.

Fans of other artistes featured - Lennon, Bowie, Elton, the Who, Ike and Tina Turner, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, etc - may spot other items of interest, too.

[Jeff Leach]

Thanks for the notification Martin - I've read the book
Which I thoroughly recommend, I haven't got Apple TV
but, I'll investigate the options.

[Simon B Kelly]

Buying any new Apple device (iphone, ipad or an apple tv box) entitles you to a years free Apple TV subscription. Otherwise it's £49 a year.

[tonyrees]

I've seen all 8 (I think) episodes and it's the usual hits and headlines format that Roger Scott used to do on Capital Radio in the 70s, or if you like, The Rock N Roll Years with swearing! Most of the headlines were American, with a few token Brit bits put in. Some great Alice Cooper clips from Detroit TV that I'd not seen before though.