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  1. Monday 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    1. It’s Time The Tale Were ToldThe Smiths

    1/8 The extraordinary story of The Smiths begins with one quiet Manchester dreamer.

  2. Monday 00:15
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    2. Hand in GloveThe Smiths

    2/8 One sunny day in Manchester, a knock on a door changed everything.

  3. Monday 00:30
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    3. You’ve Got Everything NowThe Smiths

    3/8 Top of the Pops, packed venues, and a nation falling in thrall to The Smiths.

  4. Monday 00:45
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    4. This Night Has Opened My EyesThe Smiths

    4/8 Rock and roll excess, a first trip to America, and a family fracturing.

  5. Monday 01:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    5. Money Changes EverythingThe Smiths

    5/8 Two signatures, a verbal agreement, and the seeds of a decade of strife.

  6. Monday 01:15
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    6. Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe Smiths

    6/8 Endlessly quotable, fiercely provocative: Morrissey and the press, a love-hate story.

  7. Monday 01:30
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    7. I Know It's OverThe Smiths

    7/8 Fish and chips, fraying nerves, and the bombshell that ended The Smiths.

  8. Monday 01:45
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    8. A Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths

    8/8 A decade on from the split, old friends meet again. In court.