The Patrick Hamilton Appreciation Society discussion

PODCAST: What Happened to Counter Culture?


This Radio 4 series is pure audio catnip, marrying a truly fascinating topic – how did the counter culture emerge and then slowly evaporate – with the perfect host for it in alternative comedian titan and true counter culture lifer Stewart Lee. He should do more documentary work: his Sky Arts film King Rocker, about cult Birmingham post-punk artist Robert Lloyd, was also excellent.

He’s assisted here by a top supporting cast of talking heads, including Brian Eno, novelist Iain Sinclair and one of Lee’s other faves, Shirley Collins.

Episode one, about the postwar emergence of the counter-culture, is out now with new episodes coming Thursdays.


www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gqy7/epi...


Available via BBC Sounds search under Artworks

And talking of the Counter Culture....


The Bureau of Lost Culture podcast


...is superb

There's loads of episodes to enjoy and most are fascinating

Nigeyb wrote: "PODCAST: What Happened to Counter Culture?


This Radio 4 series is pure audio catnip, marrying a truly fascinating topic – how did the counter culture emerge and then slowly evaporate – with the p..."

I'm a big fan of the Bureau of Lost Culture myself. Excellent stuff.

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