Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 282,182 playable programmes from the BBC

The History of Clubbing

on BBC Radio 1 England

Another chance to hear Pete Tong's history of the British club scene, starting with the days of the Mecca ballrooms when DJs practised sub-Emperor Rosko lines. He explores the 70s soul scene and its north-south divide with Chris Hill of Canvey Island's Goldmine and Ian Levine of the Blackpool Mecca, not forgetting the Wigan Casino. Saturday Night Fever then knocked the soul scene dead and it split into the underground worlds of jazz-funk and high energy.

Recalling the 80s are Steve Strange, Coldcut, Dave Haslam and Danny Rampling. But is today's scene really a club scene and do kids really dream of being a DJ?

Contributors

Presenter:
Pete Tong
Unknown:
Chris Hill
Unknown:
Ian Levine
Unknown:
Steve Strange
Unknown:
Dave Haslam
Unknown:
Danny Rampling

BBC Radio 1 England

About BBC Radio 1

The best new music and entertainment across the UK

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More