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Nov 2023
30m 36s

Britpop and Cool Britannia Part 1 | 102

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In the 1990s all areas of British culture underwent a massive re-birth. A new wave of pop music swept the nation, the film industry was booming, the fashion world was alive with fresh new talent and a group of non-conformist Young British Artists was taking the art world by storm. Even a younger, cooler Prime Minister had moved in to 10 Downing Street.

Over the next two episodes we’re looking back at the era of Brit Pop and Cool Britannia.

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Instagram: @that90spodcast

Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca

Guest Info:

Daniel Rachel, 90s musician turned award-winning author. His book is called: Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia Told by Those Who Were There. www.danielrachel.com


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