Brian Appleton's History Of Rock 'n' Roll. Brian Appleton (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC
Brian Appleton's History Of Rock 'n' Roll

Brian Appleton's History Of Rock 'n' Roll

  • Radio comedy
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2001
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Brian Appleton talks about his overlooked contribution to music. Stars Graham Fellows.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2 - Consider Yourself Dumped Upon

Brian performs the first progressive-rock song ever written, reveals he inadvertently encouraged the Who to smash up their equipment and was instrumental in Phil Collins becoming the lead singer in Genesis.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 26th September 2001
Time
11pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
15 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 2nd April 2013 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 13th November 2017 11:45pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 27th May 2021 10:45pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 14th May 2023 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Graham Fellows Brian Appleton
Writing team
Graham Fellows Writer
Production team
Dawn Ellis Producer

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