Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols went from playing in empty rooms to kick-starting a cultural revolution. From anarchy to tragedy, Steve Lamacq and Gina Birch trace the band's enduring legacy.
Few bands burned as brightly, or as briefly, as the Sex Pistols.
In just three years, they went from playing in empty rooms in art school bars to kick-starting a cultural revolution that terrified the British establishment. They were banned from venues, hounded by the press, and accused of corrupting the nation's youth. They baited the establishment, horrified the public and stole whatever wasn't nailed down.
And amid all this, they delivered one of the most explosive albums in rock history, a soundtrack forged from anger and boredom that went on to inspire a generation of creatives.
Told across eight explosive episodes, The Rise and Fall of Sex Pistols traces the whole story; from the sweltering summer of '76, to the filth and the fury of live television... through moral panics, cancelled tours, and a Jubilee stunt that shook the monarchy itself.
And then, finally, to America, where the Pistols' dream collapsed in paranoia and personal tragedy.
The fights, the scandals....and the enduring legacy.
From anarchy to tragedy, this is The Rise and Fall of Sex Pistols.
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