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DANCE SEASON

BBC Radio 2 remembers the Second Summer of Love – twenty years after the acid house scene exploded in the UK – with a season of programmes dedicated to dance music.

Make a date for these programmes:

    Zoe Ball
    The Definitive History of UK Dance Music

    Saturdays 21 June - 5 July at 1900
    Zoe Ball charts the development of the musical genre, in this three-part series.

      Chris Coco
      Acid House - The Next Generation

      Tuesday 24 June at 2230
      DJ Chris Coco explores the impact of Acid House, and asks what's next for dance music.

        Don't Start me Talking About... Dance Music (image: male clubber)
        Don't Start Me Talking About... Dance Music

        Friday 27 June at 1900
        How dance music and clubbing impacted on our everyday life, as told by you.

          The Greatest Dance Music Records of All Time (image: vinyl records)
          The Greatest Dance Music Records of All Time (three parts)

          From Tuesday 1 July at 2330
          The ten best ever tracks - as voted by you.

            Behind the Velvet Rope - Studio 54 Revisited (image: Boy George)
            Behind the Velvet Rope - Studio 54 Revisited (revised repeat)

            Saturday 12 July at 1900
            Boy George looks back at the infamous disco.

              Moments in Love - The History of Chillout (image: silhouette of palm trees at sunset)
              Moments in Love – The History of Chillout Music (repeat)

              Saturday 19 July at 1900
              Chris Coco traces the history of the genre.
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