Main content
Stranger on the Shore
Terence Stamp narrates a series on the development of jazz in Britain over 60 years. Postwar Britain saw two distinct scenes emerging - trad and modern jazz.
Terence Stamp narrates a series on the assimilation and development of jazz in Britain over the past 60 years. Two distinct scenes emerged in the late 1940s - trad jazz and modern jazz. Postwar Britain saw issues of class, race and the first stirrings of youth rebellion collide in the underground jazz clubs of Soho.
Key players included Ronnie Scott, Humphrey Lyttelton, Acker Bilk, Tubby Hayes, Joe Harriott, Chris Barber and Stan Tracey.
Last on
Thu 11 Dec 2008
02:10
More episodes
Previous
You are at the first episode