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BBC iPlayer (GB)
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2023-12-16
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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.
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S1E1 - Rock the Boat
The 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.
Air Date: 16 Dec 2023 16:05 (CDT)
S1E2 - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Set 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.
Air Date: 16 Dec 2023 17:05 (CDT)
S1E3 - Stayin' Alive
By the end of the 1970s, disco seemed untouchable. But it was about to face a violent backlash that almost destroyed it.
Air Date: 16 Dec 2023 17:05 (CDT)