Episode 1
A brief history of Acid House part 1
Based on Suddi Raval's 2018 book of the same name, this episode follows the people, clubs, and instruments that helped Acid House become a cultural flashpoint.
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Episode 2
Hip-Hop: Block parties, breaks and B-Boys
A journey into the machines, parties, DJs, MCs, and breaks that turned fragments of records into a global language.
Episode 3
Techno
A Detroit story about futurism, industry, synthesis, and the emotional force of machine music.
Episode 4
Jungle
From Jamaican sound-system culture and pirate radio to chopped breakbeats, seismic bass and 160 BPM - this is the story of how Jungle exploded out of Britain's underground and became something the world had never heard before.
Episode 5
Brit Pop
A cultural story about class, guitars, magazines, optimism, rivalry, and the contested sound of national identity.