25 Years of Rock
| Genre | Radio Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Running time | One hour |
| Country of origin | England |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| TV adaptations | The Rock 'n' Roll Years |
| Produced by | Trevor Dann |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Other themes | "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac |
25 Years of Rock was a 25-part radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 22 June to 7 December 1980. Each hour-long episode featured music and news stories from a year, starting with 1955 and finishing with 1979. The series encapsulated the period from the birth of rock and roll in 1955 to the post-punk era of the late seventies, and charted social and political events with a rock soundtrack. The series was repeated in 1981 between 4 April (1955) and 19 September (1979).
The series was produced by Trevor Dann. Its theme music was the instrumental section of "Oh Well" by Fleetwood Mac.
Taking 1955 as its start – the year "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets reached the UK Singles Chart – the series focused on music and the events up to 1979.