The BBC's current obsession with the 80s continues with a night on BBC Four devoted to chubby Brummagems Duran Duran. Apparently, the network has fought off all-comers to obtain "exclusive access to the band".
Controller BBC4 Cassian Harrison, Director of Radio & Music Bob Shennan and Music Commissioner Jan Younghusband are in their 50s; Simon Le Bon will be 60 later this year.
Also on the way on BBC4 in June: Smashing Hits! The 80s Pop Map of Britain & Ireland with Midge Ure, and Kim Appleby revealing how the 80s was actually one of the most revolutionary musical decades in British pop history. Actually.
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