Comics Britannia – Season 1
2007
3 Episodes
Episodes
S01E01
The Fun Factory
Concentrating on the work of comic geniuses such as Leo Baxendale, programme one takes us from the launch of The Dandy through to the comics of the mid-1960s to examine how the anarchic humour of these cheap, colourful publications enchanted an entire generation.
10 Sept 200760m
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S01E02
Boys and Girls
From Dan Dare, Captain Hurricane and Roy of the Rovers to the distressed damsels of Bunty, Girl and School Friend, part two celebrates the gender-defining comics of post-war Britain. Includes interviews with celebrity fans such as Jacqueline Wilson.
17 Sept 200760m
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S01E03
X-Rated: Anarchy In The UK
In the 1970s and 1980s comic books became darker, more graphic and more adult. This programme features interviews with ground-breaking writers such as Alan Moore, who spearheaded this new wave of comics.
24 Sept 200760m