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  • The UK Garage Story: 1. Bad boy Tunes!

    The UK Garage 30th birthday celebrations starts with a bang(er).

    Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony rewind through the genre’s hits and the party-starting classics. From Ms Dynamite's speaker-breaking ‘Boo’ to the delightful sounds of Shanks and Bigfoot’s ‘Sweet Like Chocolate’, this nostalgic ride through the 90s and 00s takes you through the soulful, gritty and pop-infused blend of genre-defying songs that rose to #1 success.
    In this episode, we hear from Reggie Yates, Matt ‘Jam’ Lamont, Fekky, Ms Dynamite, Grant Nelson, DJ Pied Piper, So Solid Crew’s Neutrino and MC Creed.

    Archive footage in this Episode:

    Ms Dynamite on BBC Radio 1Xtra
    Richard McCourt & Dominic Wood on CBBC Bring It on

    Artwork Image - Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony

    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    18 min
  • The UK Garage Story: 2. Broken glass and a kebab shop… where it started.

    Have you ever wondered how a genre gets made?

    You’re in the right place, because Jamz and Spoony explore the origins of UK Garage and meet the people who started it all.
    Exposed to US house and garage records in small pubs and the super club Ministry of Sound during the 90s, London ravers were inspired to create their own version of the sound.
    The Godfather of UK Garage, Grant Nelson, retells how some of the genre’s earliest records were created in a kebab shop basement.
    Matt Lamont’s South London afterparty turned Sundays into the new Saturdays as UK Garage’s iconic Sunday scene was born.
    In this episode, we hear from Matt ‘Jam’ Lamont, Grant Nelson and Omar Adimora.

    Artwork Image - Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony

    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    20 min
  • The UK Garage Story: 3. Here come the pirates… spread the word!

    Jamz and Spoony discover the creative methods DJs used to launch UK Garage from the underground and reach people across the country.

    Ignored by the mainstream and evading the police, DJs took untold risks to spread the sound.
    Creating cult followings in London, Birmingham, Manchester and more, the illegal airwaves of pirate radio, recorded tape packs and underground raves became the megaphone for the sound.
    Experiencing chart success during the late 90s, the scene went all the way to the top of the pops in this great British takeover.
    In this episode, we hear from Matt ‘Jam’ Lamont, Omar Adimora and So Solid Crew’s Oxide and Neutrino.

    Archive footage in this episode:

    Double 99 on Top of the Pops

    Artwork image- Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony

    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    15 min
  • The UK Garage Story: 4. Put on your dancing shoes!

    Jamz and Spoony take to the international dancefloor as they find out what made UKG events like no other.

    Spotting rap royalty Jay Z, dancing with actor Wesley Snipes or even hearing a DJ mix from football legend David Beckham were just some of the many things that happened at the iconic Twice as Nice South London event.
    The UK Garage crowd were famously dressed up to the nines. So Jamz and Spoony find out what made the garage look and Spoony’s brown leather pants so legendary.
    Make sure to book your flights as we discover how the sounds of UKG took thousands of ravers abroad and transformed the small fishing resort of Ayia Napa into its International home

    In this episode, we hear from Reggie Yates, Ms Dynamite, Kele Le Roc, DJ S and DJ Target.

    Archive footage in this episode:

    BBC Radio 1 Ayia Napa Weekender

    Artwork image - Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony

    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    17 min
  • The UK Garage Story: 5. Sweet sweet vocals

    Jamz and Spoony discover the voices behind some of Garage’s biggest records and our go-to karaoke songs.

    Colour Girl shares how she became one of the first British UK Garage vocalists when her 4x4 floor fillers became classics.
    Kele Le Roc and Sweet Female Attitude’s Leanne Brown share how their RnB and soulful records got a UKG 2 step remix / makeover and became legendary.
    Craig David tells the story of the anthem Re-Rewind and how it almost didn’t happen.
    In this episode, we hear from vocalists Colour Girl, Kele Le Roc, Leanne Brown and Craig David.

    Archive footage in this episode:

    Craig David and Artful Dodger on Top of the Pops

    Artwork image - Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony
    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    16 min
  • The UK Garage Story: 6. Rise and fall..new kids on the block.

    Jamz and Spoony bubble and vibe to the wicked lyrics and flows of the UK Garage MCs.

    The Godfather, MC Creed, shares how he changed the scene hidden behind a DJ booth, becoming the genre’s first ever MC.
    Taking inspiration from the Jungle scene and Caribbean sound system culture, in the early 2000s, London crews Heartless, So Solid and Pay As You Go emerged as UKG's next superstars.
    The versatile, unapologetic and high energy MC-led records became the hot and new sound from the Garage scene.
    The raw sound changed the lives of artists overnight but also brought problems. The music brought widespread criticism and the untimely demise of the garage scene.
    In this episode, we hear from MC Creed, So Solid Crew’s Oxide and Neutrino, DJ Fonti and MC Bushkin, and DJ Target.

    Archive footage from this episode:

    BBC Crimewatch
    Former British MP Kim Howell on BBC Radio 4

    Artwork image- Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony

    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    17 min
  • The UK Garage Story: 7. Wot do u call it?

    Jamz and Spoony travel to the early 2000s, as a new rough-and-ready genre is forming: Grime.

    Inspired by the raw sound of garage MCs, jungle and more, Grime became the voice for the streets and inner city youth.
    As the sound spread, it created #1 records, international artists and took underground stars to the world’s biggest stages.
    In this episode, we hear from DJ Target, Fekky, Sir Spyro, Tinchy Stryder and Stormzy.

    Archive footage from this episode:

    Stormzy at Glastonbury 2019

    Artwork Image Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony

    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    15 min
  • The UK Garage Story: 8. Long live UK Garage.

    In Summer 2019, no one expected a summer garage anthem, but we definitely got it when AJ Tracey dropped Ladbroke Grove.

    Electronic music aficionado Eliza Rose became inspired by underground records and female vocalists to create the ultimate sing along with her hit record Baddest of Them All (B.O.T.A.).
    AJ Tracey and Eliza are part of a new school of British stars re-imagining garage music and introducing the genre to a brand new generation.
    Jamz and Spoony look at just how far UK Garage has come and some of the new voices creating their own UKG legacy.
    In this episode, we hear from AJ Tracey, Eliza Rose, Leanne Brown and Craig David.

    Archive footage from this episode:

    AJ Tracey performance at Reading and Leeds Festival 2019
    Eliza Rose performance at 2022 MOBOs

    Artwork image - Ewen Spencer

    Presenters: Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony

    Producer: Tommy Dixon
    Written by Tommy Dixon
    Technical production: Ant Danbury
    Additional production: Ibz David Thompson, Zayna Shaikh, Dan Jones
    Editor for BBC Audio: Andy Worrell
    Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin
    A BBC Audio production

    14 min

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