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The Blagger's Guide series 1-7

Spoof music documentary series
from archive.org

BBC radio programmes broadcast from 2005 to 2014 in the form of spoof documentaries on music and other popular culture. These witty monologues by presenter David Quantick scamper nimbly across all genres to provide just enough facts to make you sound knowledgeable when the conversation threatens to expose your ignorance - in fact, when you have to blag it. And while the ignorant lap up the bona fide facts, aficionados will enjoy the stream of gentle mockery that leavens the true facts with some not quite so true. Every artist whose name you sort of recognise and every song you can half-remember the words to are covered in this torrent of music history, helpfully accompanied by a stream of musical snippets to spark your memory.

  1. S01E01 Motown, Goths, 2 Tone, Liverpool (24.7Mb)
  2. S01E02 Punk Rock, David Bowie, Ireland (23.9Mb)
  3. S01E03 White Reggae, Nirvana, Britpop, Elvis Presley (24.4Mb)
  4. S01E04 Disco, Word Music, London, Heavy Metal (24.2Mb)
  5. S01E05 Prog Rock, Kate Bush, Funk, Manchester (23.6Mb)
  6. S01E06 Girl Groups, Rock Opera, New Wave, Brian Eno (24.5Mb)
  7. S02E01 The Midlands, Electronic Music, Morrissey (24.4Mb)
  8. S02E02 The Rolling Stones, Reggae, The New Romantics (24.5Mb)
  9. S02E03 Stax Records, Madonna, Scotland (24.7Mb)
  10. S02E04 Velvet Underground, Los Angeles, Stadium Rock (24.8Mb)
  11. S02E05 Beach Boys, Political Pop, Sheffield (24.6Mb)
  12. S02E06 Folk Music, Wales, Paul Mccartney (24.8Mb)
  13. S03E01 Beethoven, Woodwinds, Opera (24.7Mb)
  14. S03E02 Bach, Trendy Electronic Classics (24.7Mb)
  15. S03E03 Tchaikovsky, Strings, The Waltz (25Mb)
  16. S03E04 Elgar, Mood, Modern Classical (24.7Mb)
  17. S04E01 Arctic Monkeys, Seattle, P-Funk (24.9Mb)
  18. S04E02 Detroit, Britney Spears, Krautrock (24.9Mb)
  19. S0403 Skinheads, Gary Numan, New York Dolls (24.4Mb)
  20. S04E04 Led Zeppelin, Surf Music, Bristol (24.4Mb)
  21. S04E05 The Stone Roses, Phil Spector, Texas (24.8Mb)
  22. S04E06 Love, Australia, Americana (24.6Mb)
  23. S04E07 Bruce Springsteen, Early British Rock, West London (24.3Mb)
  24. S04E08 Primal Scream, Folk Rock, Sex Pistols (23.8Mb)
  25. S05E01 Hank Williams, Louisiana, Patsy Cline (25.7Mb)
  26. S05E02 Relationships, Willie Nelson (27.6Mb)
  27. S05E03 Johnny Cash, Booze, The Bakersfield Sound (27.6Mb)
  28. S05E04 Dolly Parton, Political Songs, George Strait (26.6Mb)
  29. S05ESP Bob Dylan (24.7Mb)
  30. S06E01 Duke Ellington, The Saxophone, Bop (24.5Mb)
  31. S06E02 Louis Armstrong, The Trumpet, The Roots Of Jazz (24.9Mb)
  32. S06E03 Miles Davies, Swing, Jazz Piano (24.9Mb)
  33. S06E04 Vocal Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Sun Ra (24.8Mb)
  34. S06E05 Billie Holiday, Jazz Bass, Free Jazz (24.6Mb)
  35. S06E06 Nina Simone, Drums, Latin Jazz (24.8Mb)
  36. S06ESP James Bond (33Mb)
  37. S06ESP The Beatles (33Mb)
  38. S07ESP Doctor Who (33.1Mb)
  39. S07ESP Eurovision (64Mb)
  40. S07ESP The Guitar (33Mb)

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