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Episode 06 April 2019

One record company has been a constant presence in popular music throughout our lives. \n \nEMI brought The Beatles to the world and in every decade since has been instrumental in producing some of Britain's most celebrated and enduring music. \n \nBut behind the success lay a very British institution often at odds with the music it released. It had to come to terms with psychedelia, face punk head-on and find huge sums of money to feed the excesses of the 1980s. \n \nInterviews with EMI artists including members of Queen, Pink Floyd, The Sex Pistols and Pet Shop Boys reveal how their demands for more and more control ultimately led to drastic changes at EMI. Former EMI employees share the gossip and goings-on in an industry infamous for its extravagance. \n \nThe British music industry is world renowned. It has produced decades of memorable music that has reached all corners of the globe. EMI has always been at the forefront and has left an indelible mark on our culture forever.

Source: BBC 4