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Comics Britannia

Season 1

3 episodes · Sep 10, 2007

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  • The Fun Factory
    S1E1

    The Fun Factory

    Sep 10, 200760m

    Concentrating on the work of comic geniuses such as Leo Baxendale, programme one takes us from the launch of The Dandy through to the comics of the mid-1960s to examine how the anarchic humour of these cheap, colourful publications enchanted an entire generation.

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  • S1E2

    Boys and Girls

    Sep 17, 200760m

    From Dan Dare, Captain Hurricane and Roy of the Rovers to the distressed damsels of Bunty, Girl and School Friend, part two celebrates the gender-defining comics of post-war Britain. Includes interviews with celebrity fans such as Jacqueline Wilson.

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  • S1E3

    X-Rated: Anarchy In The UK

    Sep 24, 200760m

    In the 1970s and 1980s comic books became darker, more graphic and more adult. This programme features interviews with ground-breaking writers such as Alan Moore, who spearheaded this new wave of comics.

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