Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols) | The Wrong John | 1
British Scandal
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🗓️ 1 November 2021
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Malcolm Mclaren is bored of his life running a clothes store. And so he decides to try and set up a band – a band, he hopes, who will rock the British establishment to its core.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Prime Members. You can listen to British scandal at free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:06.6 | Matt, just a quick one. I know you're an innocent. |
| 0:09.5 | There's a bit of strong language in this episode. |
| 0:12.1 | Swearing. Yeah. Okay, I'll brace myself. |
| 0:19.4 | The matmaster general. Okay, hello. We'll just let it hang in there. Okay, have I got a treat for you today? |
| 0:25.2 | Let me give you a clue. What is your favourite thing in the whole world that begins with P? |
| 0:29.0 | Oh, pasties. Oh, yeah. Second favourite thing. |
| 0:32.8 | Pace trees. That's the same thing. Okay, one more thing. It's music. |
| 0:36.8 | Oh, the philomonic orchestra. |
| 0:38.2 | I forgot you like that. It's more anarchic than that. |
| 0:43.0 | Plants people. Do you know what, forget it. The answer is actually punk. |
| 0:47.1 | One letter away. You're going to love this. |
| 0:51.3 | It's October 12th, 1978, midday London. Malcolm McLaren is in his company office. |
| 0:58.0 | He wears a well-cut fitted suit and drags on a cigarette. |
| 1:01.9 | He's the manager of the infamous punk band, The Sex Pistols. |
| 1:06.1 | He's waiting through the company accounts when the phone rings. |
| 1:10.0 | He's eager to take his mind off the figures in front of him. Hello? |
| 1:14.5 | A man with a mercy-side accent speaks. He sounds like he's calling long distance. |
| 1:19.6 | Malcolm, is that you? |
| 1:21.9 | This is Malcolm, who's calling? |
| 1:23.7 | It's right in from the post and calling from New York. |
| 1:30.0 | Malcolm has a long-standing relationship with the press. |
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