BBC - The 80s Musics Greatest Decade? (2021) Part 4 Hip Hop to House

Love it or hate it, the pop decade that brought us, variously, Wham!, Bananarama, Annie Lennox, Morrissey, Michael Jackson, S'Express and, er, Joe Dolce certainly had variety. Award-winning author Dylan Jones is in the driving seat for this authoritative four-part look back. No stone (rose) remains unturned, as he revisits the New Romantics, hip-hop, indie jingle, synth-pop and club culture. Not to mention Culture Club… He makes the case that the 1980s was the most radical, innovative and creative decade in the history of pop, when New Romantic, synth pop, house music and hip hop were introduced to the charts. It was 10 years that the taste was forgotten. But the major new BBC series would argue that the 80's was actually the pinnacle of pop music achievement. The 80s, unlike other decades, was undefinable by monolithic musical movements such as punk, disco or Britpop, and unleashed a myriad of new musical genres in just 10 years. Bananarama, Spandau Ballet, and Schick Nile Rodgers are one of the most iconic stars of the BBC Two series in the 80's, the biggest decade of music, and a highly maligned music era. The 80's artists explored in the series include Madonna, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, hip-hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang, Public Enemy, Bronski Beat and Erasure, with contributions from Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Jazzie B, Trevor Horn, Bananarama’s Sara Dallin & Keren Woodward, Gary Kemp, Mark Moore, Cookie Crew's Cookie Pryce and Suzie Q, Bobby Gillespie, UB40's Ali Campbell & Astro, The Fall's Brix Smith, Sarah Jane Morris and more.

Part 4 Hip Hop to House

The 1980s was an era in which a fusillade of new genres emerged, and many are still with us today, such as hip-hop and house. Dylan Jones has mined the archives to select some of the most crucial tracks in the rise of these two genres. From a young Kurtis Blow making his Top of the Pops debut to the sonic bombardment of Public Enemy and the sampling skills of Bomb the Bass, this episode showcases the evolution in rap and house music across the decade. There are rare archival interviews and stellar performances from Run-DMC, Salt 'N' Pepa, S'Express, Cookie Crew and Neneh Cherry, as well as iconic videos from Herbie Hancock, The Beastie Boys, M/A/R/R/S, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and many more.

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