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A look at the club. From Studio 54, to Shoom, illegal raves and The Hacienda to the contemporary megaclub brands in Las Vegas and Ibiza.

This episode celebrates the club. From Studio 54, The Loft and Paradise Garage to Shoom, illegal raves, The Hacienda, Cream and on to the contemporary megaclub brands in Las Vegas and Ibiza.

Telling the story of how club culture went from shady Chicago lofts to desert casinos. Along the way we learn about the pioneering sound systems that powered the clubs that transitioned disco into house.

Studio 54 DJ Nicky Siano takes us to see the last Richard Long system - in a fairground on Coney Island. Paul Oakenfold takes us to the place he considers to be the birthplace of modern day dance culture - a back alley in Streatham, south London. New Order members Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner recall the trip that led to the birth of The Hacienda.

We end with the multi-billion dollar business of modern clubbing where huge dance events dominate and clubbers in Las Vegas can pay $50,000 for a table by the dance floor. Has the corporate dance experience killed the true meaning of clubbing?

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Sat 5 Nov 2022 00:00
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Music Played

  • Daft Punk

    Around The World

  • Daft Punk

    Around The World

  • David Morales, The Face, Juliet Roberts

    Needin' U

  • MFSB

    Love Is the Message

  • The Cosmic Echoes, Lonnie Liston Smith

    Expansions

  • Manu Dibango

    Soul Makossa

  • Cerrone, Cerrone, Wisniak, Fairstein, Fitouss, Cerrone

    Supernature

  • The Joubert Singers

    Stand On The Word

  • Dennis Edwards

    Don't Look Any Further

  • Gwen Guthrie

    Seventh Heaven

  • Keedz

    Stand On The Word (Original Version 1981)

  • The Blackbyrds

    Rock Creek Park

  • New Order

    Confusion (Uk 7 Promo Edit) 2015 Remastered Version

  • Shriekback

    My Spine Is The Bassline (1982 12" Edit)

  • New Order

    Blue Monday

  • The Night Writers

    Let The Music Use You

  • Phuture

    Acid Traxx (Original Mix)

  • Mr. Fingers

    You Can Feel It

  • The Future Sound of London

    Papua New Guinea (Original 12" Mix)

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem / Lachrimosa Dies Illa

  • ±·β€J΄ΗΎ±

    Anthem

  • Bizarre Inc

    Playing With Knives

  • Opus III

    It's A Fine Day

  • Xpansions

    Move Your Body (12" Mix)

  • The Beloved

    The Sun Rising

  • Guru Josh

    Infinity

  • Robert Miles

    Children

  • New Order

    Elegia

  • Way Out West

    Ajare (Original)

  • Underworld

    Dark & Long

  • Bicep

    Glue

  • Afro Medusa

    Pasilda

  • Paul Morrell

    Giving It Up (feat. Kimberly Wyatt)

  • Underworld

    Dark & Long

  • Stardust

    Music Sounds Better With You

  • New Order

    Elegia

  • Mk, Becky Hill

    Piece of Me

  • Daft Punk

    One More Time

Credits

Narrator Rosalind Eleazar
Series Producer Steve Condie
Producer James Giles
Executive Producer Jez Nelson
Production Manager Lee-Anne Richardson
Editor Paul Ruston
Editor Jonny Quinn
Producer Mira Aroyo
Producer Nicky Lessware
Production Manager Jenny James
Production Coordinator Clare Porter
Production Coordinator Eleanor Gecks
Production Coordinator Abi Beasley
Producer Karen Walsh
Producer James Hunt
Re-recording mixer John Scott
Colourist Chris Greybe
On-line editing Paul Ruston
Music Supervisor Gary Welch
Director of photography Franklin Dow
Camera Operator Alexander Hill
Camera Operator Cal Hallows

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