Main content

Pete Tong's Essential History of DanceEpisodes

  1. 24/01/2026

    From trance and techno, to jungle and D&B, Pete curates a history of dance music.

  2. 17/01/2026

    From trance and techno, to jungle and D&B, Pete curates a history of dance music.

  3. The year 2009

    Your essential guide to the very best in dance and electronic music from the year 2009!

  4. The year 2008

    Your essential guide to the very best in dance and electronic music from the year 2008!

  5. The Year 2007

    Pete rewinds the biggest dance tracks from 2007 and replays a Groove Armada live set.

  6. The year 2006

    Your essential guide to the very best dance and electronic music from the year 2006!

  7. The year 2005

    Your essential guide to the very best dance and electronic music released in 2005!

  8. The year 2004

    Your essential guide to the very best dance and electronic music released in 2004!

  9. The year 2003

    Your essential guide to the very best dance music to be released in the year 2003!

  10. The year 2002

    Your essential guide to the very best dance music released in the year 2002.

  11. The year 2001

    Your essential guide to the very best dance music released in the year 2001!

  12. The year 2000

    Your essential guide to the very best dance music released in the year 2000!

  13. Best of the UK

    Pete celebrates some of the best UK dance music.

  14. Melodic techno

    Enter the world of melodic techno with Pete Tong as he explores the origins of the sound.

  15. Indie dance

    Pete explores the world of alternative dance music, commonly known as indie dance.

  16. Progressive house

    Pete Tong takes us on a journey through the sound of progressive house.

  17. Rave and Hardcore

    Pete takes us on a journey through the history of UK rave music and culture.

  18. Chilled dance

    Pete takes us on a journey through the ages of chilled dance and electronica.

  19. Disco

    Your essential guide to one of the oldest sub genres of dance - disco!

  20. UK funky

    It's all about the little sister of UK garage... UK funky.

  21. Hard house

    Expect some driving basslines, fast tempos and energetic beats as we explore hard house.

  22. Dubstep

    Deep basslines, syncopated rhythms and dark atmospheres - it's all gone dubstep.

  23. EDM

    EDM - the origins, the hits, the biggest drops and the legends of the scene.

  24. French touch

    Your essential guide to all things French touch...

  25. Afro house

    From South Africa to the world, Pete explores some essential Afro house.

  26. Trance

    Trance music: the origins, the hits and the hidden gems!

  27. Techno

    It's time to up the tempo and take you on a journey through all things techno!

  28. UK garage

    Your essential guide to UK garage.

  29. Tech house

    Your guide to one of house music’s most prominent & popular subgenres today - tech house.

  30. Jungle and Drum & Bass

    Pete shares some essential tracks from the world of jungle and drum & bass.

  1. Previous
  2. 1
  3. 2