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Boy George's 1970s: Save Me From Suburbia

British pop star Boy George recalls, revisits and assesses how the 1970s moulded the person and artist he has become. This is his musical, social and sexual coming of age when he discovered the power of his own sexuality before setting about turning that persona into a pop star. Set against a backdrop of social discord, disenfranchisement and sexual repression, the seventies was also conversely the decade that revelled in colour and creative chaos, giving the world glam rock, disco and punk, and the young George O'Dowd was at the birth of them all. The documentary includes contributions from contemporaries like Martin Degville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik), Andy Polaris (Animal Nightlife), DJ Princess Julia and pop star Marilyn. This is, as George said, 'the last ever bonkers decade', and it totally and completely shaped him.

English
  • Originally Aired October 8, 2016
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC
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