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Jude Rogers is the author of “The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives” (White Rabbit)
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How Kraftwerk’s Autobahn remade pop
Half a century ago, the art-rock band introduced the world to the vocoder. Their sound – and pop music – was forever changed.
By Jude Rogers
Oasis: tribunes of the people
By Jude Rogers
Pop’s gay revolution
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Bernie Taupin: good lyricist, bad writer
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Bob Dylan’s problem with women
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Britain after a nuclear attack: the BBC film that shocked a generation – Audio Long Reads
Inspired by the leaked Protect and Survive films, in 1984 a BBC team set out to create a relentlessly…
By Jude Rogers
Fifty years on, Newsround is still helping children understand the world
The BBC children's bulletin plays the vital role of handling frightening subjects sensitively for a young audience.
By Jude Rogers
The chaotic life and bruising songs of Mark Lanegan
The musician survived addiction and the excesses of the 1990s grunge scene to leave behind a legacy of creativity…
By Jude Rogers
What makes a great public information film?
As the most significant series of public information films in decades rolls out across the UK, we turn to…
By Jude Rogers
Singing for a lost tomorrow: Britain’s lockdown choirs
Why political choirs are on the rise, even in the face of a pandemic.
By Jude Rogers
Forgetting how it feels to be me
Personal accounts of the trauma and joy of becoming a mother are also a persistent and flourishing trend.
By Jude Rogers
Personal Story: Last of the hearts of steel
Forty years ago this week, my dad and grandpa went on the 1980 National Steel Strike, the first of the…
By Jude Rogers
Burning Down the Haus: how punk changed Berlin
Tim Mohr’s history of East German punk is full of vivid characters and raging teenagers.
By Jude Rogers