Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In 1996 the MTV Europe show Alternative Nation put out a Punk Rock Special, hosted by Toby Amies.

Part one is here - youtu.be/Kapcn89mHI4

Towards the end there's a couple of jumps as some Green Day footage had to be trimmed out to stop the video being blocked for copyright reasons.

I've cut out the music videos as better quality versions of them are already available on Youtube, but for those who are interested the videos they showed were:

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Jam - Going Underground
Beat Happening - Pinebox Derby
The Offspring - Gotta Get Away
Die Toten Hosen - Hier Kommt Alex
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant (Filthy Lucre live)