

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
2023-12-16 · 59 min / episode · ★ 7.8
From the basement bars of 70s New York to the peak of the global charts, this is the story of how disco conquered the world: its origins, its triumphs, its fall and its legacy.
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- BBC Studios Documentary Unit, BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions
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- United Kingdom
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