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United Skates

A Storyville documentary. When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battles to save an underground subculture.

When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battles in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture - one that has remained undiscovered by the mainstream for generations, yet has given rise to some of the world's greatest musical talent.

1 hour, 26 minutes

Last on

Sat 2 Oct 202122:40
BBC Four

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DirectorTina Brown
DirectorDyana Winkler

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