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HISTORICAL FACTS: 9 - The Untold Story

Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones: ‘The monarchy means nothing to me’

To celebrate the re-release of the controversial 1977 Sex Pistols track ‘God Save the Queen’, guitarist Steve Jones reflects on how the punk anthem was created – and whether his views on the monarchy have changed in the years since

The Independent UK

Platinum Jubilee: 10 controversial songs about the Queen

The long-serving monarch has been the subject of a number of barbed and satirical songs. Ellie Muir picks 10 of the most scandalous

The Independent UK

As the UK celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, why will so many Americans also be cheering her on?

Whether it is reporting the role of the Sex Pistols or that of the royal corgis, U.S. media has suddenly taken an interest in a peculiar four-day ceremony taking place across the pond: Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

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Corgis, Sex Pistols and the royal bedtime tipple – take the platinum jubilee quiz

You’ve probably had a lifetime’s exposure to royal trivia – but how much can you remember?

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Rotten says he ‘totally respects’ the Queen – but still hates the monarchy

The singer, whose band were famous for their anti-establishment lyrics, says he’s looking forward to jubilee weekend celebrations

The Independent UK

Sex Pistols aim to give Queen Elizabeth's jubilee a touch of punk

A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.

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Platinum Jubilee: 10 controversial songs about the Queen

The long-serving monarch has been the subject of a number of barbed and satirical songs. Ellie Muir picks 10 of the most scandalous

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Ex-Sex Pistols singer John Lydon to play Dublin's National Stadium

Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is coming to Dublin in June with his band Public Image Ltd

Dublin Live

Sex Pistols aim to give queen's jubilee a touch of punk

In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols

The Independent UK

‘The Queen’s gone round the bend!’ – HM in pop, from Slowthai to the Smiths to Blur

She’s been called a fascist, a parasite and a pretty nice girl who doesn’t have a lot to say. So are all pop songs about the monarch treasonous? And are they really directed at her?

The Guardian - UK

Sex Pistols story spills out in a fast-paced, aggressive bio on Hulu

No punk expertise required to make sense of the flashy six-part series about Johnny Rotten and his bandmates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sex Pistols show's rock 'n' roll swindle

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? "Pistol" boasts a great premise and cast, but skimps on the insights

Salon

How ‘Pistol’ highlights the height of the punk movement in 1970s London

A tiny shop in 1970s London, in neon pink letters, shouted to passersby: SEX.

Tribune News Service

Review: You think you know the Sex Pistols. This new TV show tries to deliver a corrective

It's been 44 years since the Sex Pistols broke up and only a couple more since they played their first gig, having produced only one actual album in their lifetime. And yet they seem very much with us; the best of their music continues to sound massively huge, outside of…

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The Sex Pistols rock again in Danny Boyle's FX show 'Pistol'

Anson Boon got so into playing Johnny Rotten that he hurt himself rocking too hard.

Wales Online

Disney+ Pistol: Everything you need to know about new biopic series - including cast, release date

The band’s singer Johnny Rotten has criticised the show

Tribune News Service

For Alicia von Rittberg, 'becoming' Queen Elizabeth required more than one crowning moment

It’s a casting director’s nightmare: How do you find a young actress to play one of England’s greatest monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I?

Evening Standard

Pistol on Disney+: A guide to the real-life punks who brought anarchy to the UK

The new Danny Boyle TV show is out today

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The Guardian - UK

Pistol review – Danny Boyle’s wonky Sex Pistols show is like Punk: the Panto!

Johnny Rotten is the Artful Dodger crossed with an animated rodent in Boyle’s frustrating series that feels so cartoonish it falls totally flat

The Independent UK

Pistol review: Danny Boyle’s series never achieves the rollicking kineticism we associate with the Sex Pistols

Toby Wallace leads the cast of this series about the wild rise and incendiary fall of Britain’s most notorious and fractious punk rock band

Manchester Evening News

ITV This Morning viewers get what they expected as hosts issue apology over Sex Pistols' John Lydon

The Sex Pistols singer appeared live on the ITV daytime show

Chronicle Live

Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten swears during live This Morning interview

There was "fruity language" to kick off the Jubilee week thanks to Sex Pistol's John Lydon's appearance on ITV today

Daily Mirror

Sex Pistols' John Lydon calls Danny Boyle an 'a***hole' during chaotic This Morning chat

Danny Boyle directed and produced the upcoming series, Pistol, which is based on the iconic punk rock band Sex Pistols

Daily Mirror

Sex Pistols' John Lydon slams Disney Plus' Sex Pistols TV series as 'pile of nonsense'

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon - aka Johnny Rotten - has been open about his dislike of the upcoming Disney Plus series, Pistol, which is set to air at the end of the month

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve seen bedsheets with my face on them’: Thomas Brodie-Sangster on obsessive fans, Love Actually and the Sex Pistols

The actor became famous at 13 in Richard Curtis’s yuletide romance. Now 32, he talks about playing Malcolm McLaren, the success of The Queen’s Gambit and coming to terms with not playing Ron Weasley

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