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Rock Goes to College
Directed byJohn Burrowes
Presented byPete Drummond
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series4
Production
ProducerMichael Appleton
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release22 September 1978 (1978-09-22) –
19 March 1981 (1981-03-19)
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Rock Goes to College (RGTC) was a BBC series that ran between 1978 and 1981 on British television. A variety of up-coming rock oriented bands were showcased live from small venues and broadcast simultaneously on television and radio during a 40-50 minute live performance.

It was a follow-on to the mid-1960s BBC series Jazz Goes to College.[1]

  1. ^ BFI.org

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