Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave Podcast
1) Introducing Gangster Presents... Hooligans
Former boxing champion and proud Evertonian Tony Bellew delves into the brutal world of football hooliganism. At its height in the 1970s and 1980s, it was labelled ‘the English Disease,’ a time when v...Show More
2) Introducing Gangster: The Story of Viv Graham
Listen to the tale of a man who ran a protection empire which spanned Newcastle and beyond. Viv Graham, a 17-stone man mountain, a man feared and revered in equal measure, came to dominate Tyneside’s ...Show More
3) Introducing Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game
Here's a flavour of a new podcast you might like. You can listen to the full series now on BBC Sounds by searching 'Grandest Game'. It’s the game that shocked and thrilled the world: Grand Theft Auto....Show More
4) #BattleOfRave: Coming soon...
When Ecstasy and Acid House first swept Britain, a group of lives would be changed forever. One Story. Half real life. Half drama. Coming soon... Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave.
5) Ep1. I Need Your Love
The very first MDMA pills hit Britain. Ecstasy fuses with the music of Acid House - and four ordinary people's lives are changed forever. #BattleOfRave This podcast contains strong language and refe...Show More
6) Meera Syal as The Raver
She's Mrs Ordinary now. But offer her an E, and she might just bite your hand off. All because there's a hole she has to fill... #BattleOfRave All characters portrayed by the dramatic actors are fict...Show More
7) Ep2. Wizards Of E
In the music and drug underground of Manchester, the pills have changed everything - all helped along by a famous name. In the Acid House dives and clubs, a special romance begins. #BattleOfRave Thi...Show More
8) Ian Hart as The Dealer
It started with a few bags of weed on the estate: but the pills turned it into a multinational operation. And the money... was mad. But so too was the life. #BattleOfRave All characters portrayed by ...Show More
9) Ep3. Pump Up The Volume
Where do you get a million E's to bring into Britain? At the start, there was one answer: Amsterdam. And this is exactly how the deals were done. #BattleOfRave This podcast contains strong language ...Show More
10) Monica Dolan as The DJ
She doesn’t believe in God anymore - but behind the decks she was a messiah. When the dancefloor's fuelled by the pills though... the devil can come too close for comfort. #BattleOfRave All character...Show More