🎧 Pop's Golden Era: Success & Scandal
Archive of Dan Snow's History Hit 🎧 • 41m
What made the decade between 1996 and 2006 a pop breeding ground? And what was this time like for the pop stars involved?
From the Spice Girls to Girls Aloud, and Take That to Blue, Kate is Betwixt the Sheets with journalist Michael Cragg to look at the success and scandals during the golden age of pop.
You can find out more about Michael Cragg's new book here.
Senior producer: Charlotte Long. Producer: Sophie Gee. Mixed by Stuart Beckwith.
Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.
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