Pauline Black of The Selecter on Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex

Podcast: Great Lives · BBC Radio 4

Opublikowano: 2026-09-14

Poly Styrene was born Marie Joan Elliot-Said in 1957 and went on to become front woman of X Ray Spex. When Pauline Black first saw her on Top of the Pops, Poly was wearing a red military jacket and cap. Her attitude, says the lead singer of ska band The Selector, was captivating. Helping tell the story of Poly's tough upbringing, bright career and sadly early death are her daughter, Celeste Bell, plus the writer Zoe Howe. Together they wrote Dayglo - The Poly Styrene story. "She was an artist, a maverick, an individual, and an eccentric. She...