Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
2023– · BBC iPlayer · 59 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Stayin' Alive
Sun, 17 Dec, 9:00 am
By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it.
About
From the sweaty basement bars of 70s New York to the glittering peak of the global charts, how disco conquered the world - its origins, its triumphs, its fall and its legacy.
Episodes
- E01
Rock the Boat
Sun, 17 Dec· 59 minThe remarkable story of how a global music phenomenon was born among the gay and black communities in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.
- E02
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Sun, 17 Dec· 59 minSet against the backdrop of black power and sexual liberation, a look at the high watermark of disco in the mid-to-late 70s, conquering the mainstream and turning black women and gay men into icons.
- E03
Stayin' Alive
Sun, 17 Dec· 58 minBy the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it.