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Who Is Poly Styrene?

Two years ago Marion Elliott, a 20-year-old from Brixton, gave up working in Woolworths and became punk singer Poly Styrene. Having created her own plastic image, she formed a band, X-Ray Spex, and set about reflecting life in the synthetic 70s with songs like 'The Day the World Turned Day-Glo' and 'Germ-Free Adolescents'. This film observes the differing worlds of Marion Elliott and Poly Styrene.

English
  • Originally Aired January 22, 1979
  • Runtime 40 minutes
  • Production Code b01jn409
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created April 11, 2017 by
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