Video of the Week: Sex Pistols History Lesson

On this day in 1976, the Sex Pistols appeared on ITV’s live early evening ‘Today’ show (in place of Queen, who had pulled out following a trip to the dentist by Freddie Mercury).  Taunted by interviewer Bill Grundy who asked the band to say something outrageous, guitarist Steve Jones says: “You dirty bastard … you dirty fucker … what a fucking rotter!”