A look at the high watermark of disco in the middle of the 1970s, from Donna Summer’s anthemic, provocative single Love to Love You Baby to Sylvester’s You Make Me Feel Mighty Real. At a time when the post-civil rights generation struggled to be heard politically and socially, their call for liberation was found in disco.
Source: BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Stayin’ Alive
At the end of the 1970s, the founding principles of disco – queerness, diversity and feminism – were coming under increasing attack from a predominantly white, strai ...
21-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
A look at the high watermark of disco in the middle of the 1970s, from Donna Summer’s anthemic, provocative single Love to Love You Baby to Sylvester’s You Make Me F ...
14-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Rock The Boat
In 1970s, in the aftermath of the Stonewall Riots, a sense of liberation fuelled a new sound from New York. In their quest for a safe space to meet – free from discriminat ...
07-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Stayin’ Alive
At the end of the 1970s, the founding principles of disco – queerness, diversity and feminism – were coming under increasing attack from a predominantly white, strai ...
21-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Rock The Boat
In 1970s, in the aftermath of the Stonewall Riots, a sense of liberation fuelled a new sound from New York. In their quest for a safe space to meet – free from discriminat ...
07-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
A look at the high watermark of disco in the middle of the 1970s, from Donna Summer’s anthemic, provocative single Love to Love You Baby to Sylvester’s You Make Me F ...
14-06-2024
BBC 2