Queens Of Disco on BBC One this friday

[Ysl]

Friday 10 BBC One TV 10:35 pm

Queens Of Disco

Graham Norton guides us through the colourful careers of some of the leading ladies of the disco era, looking at the work of stars such as Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, Grace Jones and Chaka Khan. [S]

[Skywalker]

Thanks for the info!!

[Ysl]

I saw too late that this was already on an other tread....anyway, better twice than nothing !!


And for those who missed it last year :


BBC tv The Story of I Will Survive Sun 19 Mar, 01:05 - 02:05

BBC Three

The Story of I Will Survive uncovers the intriguing life of one of the most famous songs of all time. This classic anthem for the broken hearted was the biggest single in the history of disco. [S]

[darrens]

I've not watched the whole programme yet, I recorded it and have so far watched 4 out of the 6 artists featured. The six "disco queens" featured were:

Gloria Gaynor
Donna Summer
Sylvester :o
Grace Jones
Chaka Khan
Madonna :-?

Choosing Sylvester as a queen was obviously an unconventional choice, but it was excellent to see him as a subject for a mainstream documentary when he actually only had 1 Top 10 hit in this country.

Choosing Madonna I think ruined the theme of the programme slightly, since her success didn't start until well after the disco era ended.

Anyway, I've watched the first 4 artist features, all were very well researched with some excellent interviewees. Donna Summer wasn't interviewed, but Giorgio Moroder and Patti Brooks were. Gloria and Grace were interviewed, as were Tom Moulton, Dino Fekaris, Vince Montana Jr., Martha Wash, Jeanie Tracy and Jocelyn Brown. There was some rare footage of Donna singing LTLYB, and of Grace Jones singing "La Vie en Rose".

Very entertaining, I'm looking forward to getting the opportunity to watch the Chaka Khan bit, and I suppose I'll sit through the Madonna part...

[Discomanic]

Thanks for your review of these programs. I wish we could obtain some of these shows here in the U.S.