3.1 Things Can Only Get Better
3.2 Goodbye, England’s Rose
3.3 Different Class
In this episode, Emma and Chloe cross the Atlantic, moving on from ‘New Democrats’ to talk about ‘New Labour’. The 90s in Britain were a time when politicians, princesses, and pop stars promised modernisation of tired, worn-out traditions. But looking back on Tony Blair’s rise and the tragic death of Princess Di suggests not all was well beneath the surface of ‘Cool Britannia’. Chloe then goes on to explain why, in her opinion, some of the best explanations of what was really happening in Britain in the 90s came, in fact, from culture.
Links and sources
Noel Gallagher on *that* visit to Downing Street
Hilary Mantel,
‘Royal Bodies’,
London Review of Books, 21 February 2013.
Owen Hatherley, Uncommon: An Essay on Pulp, Zero Books, 2011.
Common People by Pulp
Written by: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior
Cocaine Socialism by Pulp
Written by: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior, Mark Webber and Antony Genn
Tony Blair ‘Windfall Tax’ excerpt from UK Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II ‘Death of Princess Diana’ excerpt from AP Archives
Noel Gallagher ‘Downing Street Part Invitation’ excerpt from kinoLibrary at
www.knolibrary.com Clip Ref DW022092
Tony Blair ‘Sinn Fein’ excerpt from UK Parliament
Tony Blair ‘The People’s Princess’ excerpt from AP Archives
Queen Elizabeth II ‘Annus Horribilis Speech’ from ITN Source