Comics Britannia

Season 1

2007 · 3 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. The Fun Factory

   10 Sept 2007 · 60 min

   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.

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   2. Boys and Girls

   17 Sept 2007 · 60 min

   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.

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   3. X-Rated: Anarchy In The UK

   24 Sept 2007 · 60 min

   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.