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V is for Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart. Part 1

Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart- his twisted life, music and undeniable influence

• 25 mins

V is for Voorman, Vincebus Eruptum and Velvet Underground. Part 2

Velvet Underground's debut, artist Klaus Voorman & 'loud band' Blue Cheer

• 23 mins

W is for Woodstock and Brian Wilson's Beach Boys

The undisputed genius of Brian Wilson and how Woodstock became a free festival

• 23 mins

W, X & Y are for Who, Yardbirds and West Coast

The Who write a mini opera - rock on Tommy and Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds.

• 21 mins

Y & Z are for Yellow Submarine and Zombies

The film Yellow Submarine is released in 1968, that could be 50 years ago today

• 21 mins

Z is for Zappa and Year Zero

Z is for zappa - TV Zappa? No Frank Zappa.

• 27 mins

A to Z of Punk: A is for Anarchy, Ants and Adverts

The Anarchy Tour, Goddard's inspiration for Adam and the Ants and the ‘One Chord Wonders’

• 17 mins

A to Z of Punk: B is for Boredom, Brains and Blondie

The story of Buzzcocks, ‘hardcore’ punk band Bad Brains and the band Blondie

• 19 mins

A to Z of Punk: C is for Complete Control and The Clash

The Clash sign to CBS, New York's CBGB plus the bard of Salford Dr John Cooper Clarke

• 19 mins

A to Z of Punk: D is for Damned Damned Damned

Find out how Chrissie Hynde was nearly in The Damned and what Dave Vanian did before

• 19 mins

A to Z of Punk: E is for EMI, Eater and the Electric Chairs

Who was Eddie in Eddie and the Hot Rods? Plus punk rock's answer to the Cavern, Erics

• 19 mins

A to Z of Punk: F is for Falling Out, Fire Engines and Factory

Tales of The Fall, the phenomenon of fanzines plus the ubiquitous Factory Records

• 21 mins

A to Z of Punk: G is for Grundy, Goading and Gobbing

Story of the goading Bill Grundy interview with Sex Pistols and the furore that followed

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: H is for Heroin, Heartbreakers and Hynde

The advent of heroin use in the punk scene, plus tributes to Buzzcocks star Howard Devoto

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: I is for Idol, Iggy and Influences

Marc proposes Louis Jordan is the punk godfather and reveals how Sid Vicious got his name

• 21 mins

A to Z of Punk: J is for Jam, Jelly and Jordan (not that one)

How Jello Biafra was influenced to form ‘Dead Kennedys’, plus the exploits of Jordan

• 21 mins

A to Z of Punk: K is for Killers and Kaos

Hear tales about Killing Joke, plus Nick Kent and Kevin Rowland, who formed The Killjoys

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: L is for Lux Interior, Lydia Lunch and Lesser Free Trade Hall

Lux Interior of the Cramps, the birth of No Wave plus the most famous Pistols gig

• 23 mins

A to Z of Punk: M is for two Malcolms and a Marquee

The Ruts singer Malcolm Owen and promoter, Malcolm McLaren, plus the album Marquee Moon

• 21 mins

A to Z of Punk: N is for Nipples and No Future

Marc and Rob explore Northern Ireland's punk rock scene and the punk past of Nick Cave

• 21 mins

A to Z of Punk: O is for Outrage and Osterberg

O is for outrage, so be warned. It's also for Gene October and James Newell Osterberg.

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: P is for Punk and Post Punk (obviously)

P is also for Public Image and the Prefects. Plus we discover just who invented the Pogo

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: Q is for Queen, the Queen and Queensland

Discover how Freddy Mercury's teeth played a pivotal role in punk. Yes, really.

• 19 mins

A to Z of Punk: R is for Ramones, Raincoats and Rough Trade

The secret history of the brothers Ramone and how did John Lydon turn into Johnny Rotten

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: S is for Stranglers, Suicide and Spitting. Part 1

A brief history of the Stranglers and the murky question - just who introduced spitting?

• 21 mins

A to Z of Punk: S is for Siouxsie, Strummer and Stiff. Part 2.

Stories featuring Siouxsie, Patti Smith and the Skids. Plus Bowie's Starman airs on TV

• 20 mins

A to Z of Punk: T is for Talking Heads, TV Personalities and Throbbing Gristle. Part 1.

David Byrne's journey from Dumbarton to Talking Heads, plus Chelsea's 'Part Time Punks'

• 21 mins

A to Z of Punk: T is also for Transmissions, Thau and TRB. Part 2.

TV and radio transmissions that brought punk to the nation, or in some cases, didn't...

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: U & V are for Undertones, Upstarts and Vibrators

Why Sid Vicious was named after a hamster, plus how Charlie Harper became a punk hero

• 22 mins

A to Z of Punk: W is for Wally, Wire and Wreckless Eric

Lost Pistol Wally Nightingale, 'not-a-punk-band' Wire and the success of Wreckless Eric

• 21 mins