Music Uncovered
Episodes
8. The Year of the Diamond Dog
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The series concludes with Kate Moss exploring the lasting legacy of David Bowie and the story behind Diamond Dogs, an album that carried themes from B...
7. The 1980 Floor Show
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the end of Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie entered a period of reinvention. While Tony Defries negotiated a complex publishing deal, Bowie owed ...
6. A Lad Insane
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In April 1973, David Bowie fulfilled a long-held dream by touring Japan. Designer Kansai Yamamoto gifted him a collection of flamboyant stage outfits ...
5. Walk On The Wild Side
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Moss digs into how Bowie brought Ziggy Stardust to life, through a striking transformation. Though Hunky Dory showed him with flowing golden hair...
4. Becoming Ziggy
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Bowie was captivated by Tony Zanetta—known as ‘Z’—who played Andy Warhol in Pork, and asked him to arrange a meeting with Warhol in New ...
3. The Warhol Connection
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amid writing, recording, and performing, David Bowie married Angie on March 20, 1970. With no time for a honeymoon, Bowie was back in the studio worki...
2. All The Madmen
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Encouraged by the success of Space Oddity, David Bowie began working with producer Tony Visconti to craft another hit. He and his girlfriend Angie mov...
1. Oh You Pretty Things!
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Moss describes David’s early life in Brixton, South London and the family influences that began to shape his early interest in music. School fr...
Introducing - The UK Garage Story
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the 90s and 00s the sonics of UK Garage took the country by storm. In a short few years the genre emerged from underground events and transform...
1. Bad boy Tunes!
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK Garage 30th birthday celebrations starts with a bang(er). Jamz Supernova and DJ Spoony rewind through the genre’s hits and the party-starting...
2. Broken glass and a kebab shop… where it started.
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how a genre gets made? You’re in the right place, because Jamz and Spoony explore the origins of UK Garage and meet the peop...
3. Here come the pirates… spread the word!
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamz and Spoony discover the creative methods DJs used to launch UK Garage from the underground and reach people across the country. Ignored by the ma...
4. Put on your dancing shoes!
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamz and Spoony take to the international dancefloor as they find out what made UKG events like no other. Spotting rap royalty Jay Z, dancing with act...
5. Sweet sweet vocals
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamz and Spoony discover the voices behind some of Garage’s biggest records and our go-to karaoke songs. Colour Girl shares how she became one of th...
6. Rise and fall..new kids on the block.
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamz and Spoony bubble and vibe to the wicked lyrics and flows of the UK Garage MCs. The Godfather, MC Creed, shares how he changed the scene hidden b...
7. Wot do u call it?
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamz and Spoony travel to the early 2000s, as a new rough-and-ready genre is forming: Grime. Inspired by the raw sound of garage MCs, jungle and more...
8. Long live UK Garage.
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Summer 2019, no one expected a summer garage anthem, but we definitely got it when AJ Tracey dropped Ladbroke Grove. Electronic music aficionado El...
Coming soon... The Genius of Coldplay.
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James dives into Coldplay's remarkable journey from chart-topping hits to global eco-advocates. Unpacking their influence on culture, economy and...
1. Adventure of a Lifetime
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why should we appreciate Coldplay? Greg James dives into Coldplay’s firsts; first radio appearance, first Glastonbury, first award. And, of course, ...
2. Head Full of Dreams
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James gets personal with Coldplay, exploring the characters that make up the band: Chris, Jonny, Will and Guy. And talk directly to their mysteri...
3. Sky Full of Stars
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James explores amazing Coldplay stories, the trouble, the success, and the fans.
4. Everyday Life
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The reality of fame, how Chris became THE frontman, not just on stage but in everyday life. How the band as whole reacted to this and how they stand n...
5. Kaleidoscope
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about inspirations and the inspired. We begin to understand the impact Coldplay have really had on music. Presented by Greg J...
6. Hymn for the Weekend
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We chart the transformative journey of Coldplay's live performances, from their humble beginnings to the groundbreaking spectacles they're known for t...
7. Humankind
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg James delves into Coldplay's transformative impact, highlighting their commitment to philanthropy, environmental stewardship and innovative appro...
8. Everglow
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode, Greg James concludes what the Genius of Coldplay is and hear what they really mean to people.
This is... Turn It Up: A Short History of Drum & Bass
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
DJ Flight, Storm and other genre-defining contributors tell the story of Drum & Bass.
1. The Birth
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
D&B is the fast-beating pulse of everything from workouts to nights out, but where did it come from? DJ Flight steps back into the halcyon days of...
2. Metal Headz
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As jungle rapidly morphs, a groundbreaking new record label and club night becomes a nerve centre for this dynamic new movement: Metalheadz, founded b...
3. D&B Pops
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a period of being shunned by the press, the mainstream makes its first step towards accepting the music. Goldie’s debut album is heralded as a...
4. Rebirth
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drum & Bass approaches the 2000s on the brink of disaster: the spirit has left the music, eaten up by the major labels and the money. Kemistry’s...
5. Xtra Bass!
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When BBC 1Xtra launches in 2002, DJ Flight finds herself at the frontline of a radio station committed to broadcasting 11 hours of drum & bass a w...
6. D&B Pops, Again
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Dubstep invades dance floors in 2008, it’s like UK garage all over again. What happened to all the D&B lovers? Where did they go? But as th...
7. Renaissance
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
D&B’s reputation continues to grow, thanks to high profile remixes and more chart success from the likes of Rudimental - who score the music’s...
8. Staying Power
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
30 years on from the birth of the genre, drum & bass is still adapting. When the global pandemic closes nightclubs in 2020, a period of soul searc...