BBC Radio 2 Definitive History of UK Dance Music

[axon]

Does anyone know where I can get the first 2 episodes of this show, as I forgot to listen again within 7 days? 8)

 

[Don Simon]

Oh yeh! Start's off with the Wigan Casino I believe,think there might be a 'deeper' archive,have to look into it.Most of these series are repeated though,but can be placed somewhere unexpected Have to keep on buying the Radio Times I guess..

 

[The Sun God]

why the definitive history of dance music might not be as definitive as you thought

How much of UK dance music history is real?

Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss explores how a tendency towards selective documentation of dance music culture in the UK has led to a widespread acceptance of reductive...

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