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Season 1 | 30s

From the basement bars of ‘70s New York to the peak of the global charts, this is the story of disco: its rise, its fall... and its legacy. Revelling in iconic tracks and remarkable footage, this is a powerful, revisionist history of the disco age.

Extras
Dive into how disco fell victim to a violent backlash and emerged to come back stronger.
Explore the opening of Studio 54.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Discover how disco fell victim to a violent backlash – and how it came back stronger.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Discover how members of the Gay Activist Alliance challenged the status quo at the Rainbow Room.
Explore how this global music craze was born in the apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.
Discover more about Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage.
Discover how disco fell victim to a violent backlash – and how it came back stronger.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Explore how this global music craze was born in the apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.