S1·E3 – Tainted Love

The musical and sexual preferences of the flamboyant 1980s, when New Romantic bands, including the Human League, Spandau Ballet, Culture Club and Duran Duran, conquered the charts. Awareness of Aids began to grow, and by the end of the decade the nation's concept of masculinity had been eroded, with girls gaining the upper hand.

Cast

Cherie Lunghi

Narrator

Pamela Des Barres

Self

Yoko Ono

Self

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

James Brown

Self

Sandie Shaw

Self

Germaine Greer

Self

Johnny Marr

Self

Marc Almond

Self

Simon Napier-Bell

Self