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| Rockschool | |
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| Created by | Educational Broadcasting Corporation |
| Starring | Herbie Hancock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 (Series 1) 8 (Series 2) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 1 November 1983 – 8 December 1987 |
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Rockschool is a television series aired by the BBC and PBS on 1 November 1983. The series explored the history of rock music and gave instruction in popular performance techniques.
Aired in the United States by public television station WNET, Herbie Hancock was brought in to host the series for the American market. Hancock presented various topics in a studio classroom setting, interspersed with short lessons from the "Rockschool Band" composed of Deirdre Cartwright on electric guitar, Geoff Nicholls on drums, and Henry Thomas on bass, and interview segments with well-known musicians.
The series was produced by the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and distributed in the U.S. by Lorimar Productions in 1987, as six volumes on VHS tape.