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The Synth Years

Video Killed The Radio Star heads back to the '80s as leading recording artists and video directors of the post-punk electronic music scene talk about how they gave birth to the music video boom. Released in 1981, Ultravox's Vienna became a seminal track of the era. As its director Russell Mulcahy says: "A lot of my videos tried to tell a little story and Vienna is the perfect example of a video that was created as a story that had a climax". He created the effect of a feature film by putting black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, and his pioneering approach caught the attention of Duran Duran. Gary Kemp talks about the impact that video had on an emerging new romantic scene.

English español
  • Originally Aired April 18, 2014
  • Runtime 21 minutes
  • Network Sky Arts
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created May 23, 2020 by
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Name Type Role
Andy McCluskey Guest Star
Brian Grant Guest Star
Phil Oakey Guest Star
Russell Mulcahy Guest Star
Tim Pope Guest Star
Robert Elms Guest Star
Nick Rhodes Guest Star
Herbie Hancock Guest Star
Kevin Godley Guest Star
Simon Le Bon Guest Star
Gary Kemp Guest Star