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British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Brian Jones wants to be a famous blues musician. The only problem is, he hasn’t got a band. When he meets talented upstarts Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, he knows he’s onto something good. Onstage, they’re electric, but behind the scenes a battle ensues to define the soul of The Rolling Stones. Jones put the band together. But as they hit the big time, can he keep hold of the reins?

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0:00.0	Hello, Prime Members! You can listen to British scandal one week early and ad free
0:04.4	on Amazon Music or via the OneDrew Plus subscription on the OneDrew app or Apple podcasts.
0:10.5	Just to let you know this episode contains very strong language, please be advised.
0:20.1	Hi Alice! Hi Matt, I'm really excited, I love a new series, so what's this one about?
0:24.3	Well, I think this series is going to give you a lot of satisfaction.
0:28.6	Okay, vague. I'd quite like it to be a political one, I think that would be nice.
0:33.2	Well, you can't always get what you want and you may have guessed this one is about a band.
0:36.9	Why would I guess? Will the listeners like this one?
0:39.2	Wild horses will not be able to drag the listeners away from this series.
0:43.8	Okay, you're talking riddles and you're acting really weird, so should just get going.
0:47.4	Start me up.
0:49.5	3rd of July 1969,
0:52.2	Kochford Farm Hartfield Sussex.
0:55.2	It's a Bar Me Summer evening. 24-year-old Anavoh Lin is wearing a loose fitting cotton dress.
1:01.6	Her hair is still damp with chlorine. She lies on her stomach on the creaky brass bed with
1:06.4	its faded patchwork throw. Legs crossed behind her, flicking through a magazine.
1:12.5	She glances out of the window, taking in the verdant treeline, pushing into the darkening
1:17.0	sky. She loves Kochford Farm. It belongs to her boyfriend, Brian Jones, the guitarist of the
1:24.0	Rolling Stones. The house is beautiful. A sprawling country pile clad with orange tiles.
1:31.6	Inside, it's a maze of uneven floors and vaulted ceilings, with floral paper lining the walls
1:37.3	and pink frilly curtains. Not exactly rock and roll. Not exactly nice.
1:42.8	Something's happened to Brian! Anna sits bolt upright as a frantic voice calls at the stairs.
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