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Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave

When Ecstasy and Acid House first swept Britain, a group of lives would be changed forever. One Story. Half real life. Half drama. Welcome to Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave.

Radio 5 Live,14 episodes

Episodes

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One pill. One sound. A story - from when Ecstasy and Acid House changed Britain forever.
08 Sep 2020,1 min,
Ep1. I Need Your Love
The first pills hit Britain - and four lives are set on an incredible journey.
32 mins,
Meera Syal as The Raver
She's Mrs Ordinary now. But would she take a pill again? #BattleOfRave
15 mins,
Ep2. Wizards Of E
Ecstasy reaches the dives, squats and clubs of Manchester - and a special romance begins.
31 mins,
Ian Hart as The Dealer
From a few bags of weed to a career in E: a life of money and madness. #BattleOfRave
11 mins,
Ep3. Pump Up The Volume
The city of a million E’s. #BattleOfRave
28 mins,
Monica Dolan as The DJ
She was the DJ – he was the doorman. It all went way too far. #BattleOfRave
18 mins,
Ep4. Blackburn Ravers
Warehouses. Illegal raves – and their unlikely leaders. But the pleasure of E will kill.
32 mins,
Adrian Edmondson as The Entrepreneur
He was committed to the raves – but also to the cash. Could he win against the tabloids?
15 mins,
Ep5. Call The Cops
'The Second Summer Of Love’ becomes a battle of wills between ravers and the law.
34 mins,
David Morrissey as The Undercover Cop
A new breed of dealer has to be stopped - in the clubs and on the doors. #BattleOfRave
11 mins,
Ep6. The Last Dance
The gangs muscle in to control supply of E - choking the dreams of the Acid House scene.
39 mins,
Bonus Ep: John, Danny and Chris
How do you change a life of drugs – and how do you make these characters?
34 mins,
Bonus Ep: The DJs
Hear from Paul Oakenfold, Marshall Jefferson, Judge Jules, John Digweed and Dave Clarke.
11 Sep 2020,59 mins,