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Video Jukebox

The story of rock video in this Omnibus history presented by John Peel and John Walters. The roots of rock video are traced through the musicals and promotional shorts of the 30s, the jazz soundies of the 40s, the rock 'n' roll films and scorpitones of the 50s and the television pop programmes of the 60s to the first true videos in the 70s and the cable TV channels of rock videos in the 80s. A modified version was rebroadcast on 11th Jun 1987 with some edits for licensing reasons.