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Repetitive Beats
Back in the early days of BBC 6 Music, there was incredible scope for creative programme-making. Budgets were minimal, but it says a lot for the pioneer spirit of the network that I was given the chance to write, produce and present a four part documentary. Its title was Repetitive Beats: A Social History Of Electronic Dance Music.
Election night in Chicago
Theodora Rose wept beneath her baseball cap. The mascara ran down her face as she pumped her fist in the air. “You have to have lived through what I’ve lived through to feel it,” she said.
© 2009 Andrew Purcell. 