A READING professor has taken part in a documentary about Scottish girl bands after being part of the scene’s history.
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands examines the history of Scottish girl bands from the 1960s onwards interviews and personal anecdotes from the trailblazing women who were part of it.
Professor Trish Reid, Head of School of Arts and Communication Design, is a former member of the 1980s Glaswegian post-punk bands ‘His Latest Flame’ and ‘Sophisticated Boom Boom’.
She is featured in the documentary, explaining some of the struggles girl bands at the time faced working the music industry.
It comes after Professor Reid took part in a reunion performance with Sophisticated Boom Boom in Glasgow, as part of the launch of the documentary.
As part of Women’s History Month events being held at the University of Reading, the Women@Reading staff network is hosting a screening of Since Yesterday.
It will also be followed by a question and answer panel featuring Professor Reid.
Other events during the month of programming will include the annual Edith Morley Lecture will be given by Olympic medallist, mother, and Reading alumna, Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne.
Mathilda will share her story and explore advancing rights, promoting equality, and fostering empowerment for women and girls everywhere.
She will discuss balancing elite rowing with earning a chemistry degree, as well as making her Olympic debut and returning to sport after motherhood.
Professor Reid said: “The film really captures the excitement and energy of the post-punk moment in Glasgow. What fun we had!
“It has been quite discombobulating but nonetheless a real pleasure to revisit my misspent youth in this way.”
The screening and Q&A will be held from 1-3pm, on Thursday, March 6, in the Minghella Studios on the University’s Whiteknights campus.
Full details and tickets to the university’s range of Women’s History Month are available via: reading.ac.uk/events
