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Episode One: The 1970s and '80s

Loud and ProudOut Clubbing
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SHERELLE on pioneering 70s and 80s clubs Heaven, Blitz, Bang and The Nightingale with Princess Julia, Birmingham artist Twiggy, Heaven's Jeremy Norman and drag icon, Jodie Harsh.

SHERELLE explores pioneering 70s and 80s clubs Heaven, Blitz, Bang and Birmingham’s The Nightingale.

Soundtracked by music from these nights we meet DJ, artist, writer and fashion icon Princess Julia, part of the Blitz Kids club scene, who reflects on 1976 superclub Bang; spectacular Birmingham performance artist Twiggy, who’s been involved with The Nightingale club for decades and witnessed its evolution from backstreet speakeasy to today’s multi-floor venue; founder of Heaven, Jeremy Norman on the venue that brought gay clubbing out of the shadows and into the mainstream; and DJ, producer and drag icon, Jodie Harsh who shares her first ever clubbing experience at G-A-Y.

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Music Played

  • Giorgio Moroder

    The Chase

    • Midnight Express O.S.T..
    • Casablanca.
    • 1.

  • Grace Jones

    Send in the Clowns

    • Island.

  • Visage

    Visage

    • Premier.

  • Visage

    Fade To Grey

    • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • Gina X Performance

    No G.D.M.

    • EMI.

  • TVOD & Daniel Otto Joachim Miller

    The Normal

    • MUTE.

  • Sylvester

    You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

    • Sylvester - The Original Hits.
    • Fantasy.

  • Patrick Juvet

    I Love America

    • 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll 1979.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Amanda Lear

    Gold

    • Eurodisc.

  • Sparks

    The Number One Song In Heaven

    • The Best Of.
    • Island.
    • 10.

  • Evelyn Thomas

    High Energy

    • Various Artists - Disco & Dance.
    • BMG.

  • Paul Jabara & Donna Summer

    Shut Out (Heaven is a Disco)

    • Casablanca.

  • Miquel Brown

    So Many Men, So Little Time

    • Close to Perfection (35th Anniversary Edition).
    • TSR Records.

  • Patrick Cowley

    Megatron Man '87

    • Megatone Records.

  • Mark Moore & Pascal Gabriel

    Theme from S'Express

    • Rhythm King.

  • Donna Summer

    This Time I Know It's For Real

    • Best Of Donna Summer.
    • Warner Bros..

  • Billie Ray Martin

    Your Loving Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Magnet.

  • Tony De Vit

    Burning Up

    • icon records.

  • The Source

    You Got The Love (feat. Candi Staton)

    • Tortured Artists Limited.

  • Madonna

    Material Girl

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 2.

  • Madonna

    Causing A Commotion

    • (Single).
    • Sire.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Better The Devil You Know

    • The Abbey Road Sessions.
    • WM Australia.
    • 3.

  • Sheena Easton

    Sugar Walls (Dance Mix)

    • The Definitive Singles 1980 - 1987.
    • RT Industries.
    • 32.

  • Jimmy Somerville

    Smalltown Boy (Loose Ends Live Version)

  • Alabama Shakes

    Don't Wanna Fight

    • Rough Trade Records.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music