New York 1951
James Fox tells the story of New York in 1951, when the likes of Jackson Pollock, Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and David Ogilvy helped create the world we know today.
Dr James Fox tells the story of New York in 1951, where the world we know today was born. This was the year when Jackson Pollock brought a new dynamism to American painting, when the dazzling jazz style known as bebop hit its stride and when Jack Kerouac defined the Beat Generation with his book On the Road. It was where a young Marlon Brando took cinema by storm, a dapper Brit named David Ogilvy reinvented advertising and modern television arrived with the triumphant debut of a show called I Love Lucy.
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New York arrives on the global stage
Duration: 02:02
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Hathaway shirts
Duration: 01:47
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Monk on Monk
Duration: 01:14
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Kerouac - On the Road
Duration: 01:22
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:41Link Wray & His Raymen
Rumble
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | James Fox |
| Executive Producer | Julian Birkett |
| Series Producer | Helen Shariatmadari |
| Director | Clare Tavernor |
Broadcasts
- Wed 3 Sep 2014 21:00
- Thu 4 Sep 2014 03:00
- Mon 8 Sep 2014 23:30
- Sat 7 Feb 2015 20:00
- Sun 8 Feb 2015 02:00
- Christmas Eve 2015 00:30
- Tue 25 Apr 2017 02:00
- Sun 24 Sep 2017 01:00
- Tue 12 Feb 2019 23:30
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