Episode 4: Bright are the stars that shine

Love & Malice

Sex, love and romance in the 1960s

Produced by Blue Trumpet for Radio 2RRR, Love & Malice explores 1960s attitudes to sex, love, and romance through the music of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan.

Episode 4: Bright are the stars that shine

In this episode, James and Ray look at the rise of the titans and their struggle to establish and maintain dominance in the hearts and minds of young pop audiences all over the world. By mid-1964, the Beatles were hard at it with A Hard Days Night. While they admitted to human frailty, there was no deviation from the theme. The Stones stridently declared themselves roosters in chief, keeping everything in the barnyard upset in every way!

Credits…

Produced by Blue Trumpet for Radio 2RRR
Engineered by Chris Virtue
Written and realized by James Benn
In conversation with Ray Rose
Voices in order of appearance…

• Nadine Helmi
• Ray Rose
• James Benn
• Phil Coventry
• Will Scott
• Chris Virtue