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The Rise and Fall of ...

BBC Radio 6 Music

Get to know the shocking highs and lows of the biggest stories in music.

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20 episodes
Updated July 23

Episodes20

July 23 · 51 sec
Trailer
Stop us if you think you've heard this one before. You haven't.
March 16 · 22 min
8. What the World is Waiting For
Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell discuss what Madchester stood for and it's ongoing legacy.
March 16 · 18 min
7. Regret
Madchester dissolved. The Hacienda is fading. Is the party over?
March 16 · 23 min
6. Shoot You Down
Madchester... once felt unstoppable begins to fracture under its own weight.
March 16 · 18 min
5. World in Motion
Madchester becomes too big to contain!
March 16 · 25 min
4. Loose Fit
Baggy jeans, bucket hats and loose jumpers become the Madchester Uniform.
March 16 · 20 min
3. Twenty Four Hour Party People
The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays release their first records on the very same day.
March 16 · 21 min
2. Movement
Manchester finds its rhythm. The birth of Blue Monday and the reinvention of the Haçienda.
March 16 · 18 min
1. Wilderness
Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell tell the story of Madchester
Oct 27, 2025 · 21 min
8. My Way
A tragic chapter for punk’s most iconic band.
Oct 27, 2025 · 20 min
7. No Fun. Implosion in the USA.
“Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” The first American Tour.
Oct 27, 2025 · 20 min
6. The Album, The Outrage and the Court Case
Sex Pistols take on the law, the tabloids, the establishment… and win?
Oct 27, 2025 · 18 min
5. Anarchy on the Thames
Hijacking the Silver Jubilee - and a legendary riverboat stunt.
Oct 27, 2025 · 22 min
4. Cancelled
The band face the music and harness British outrage.
Oct 27, 2025 · 19 min
3. The Filth and the Fury
A half-cut band. A smirking presenter. The live TV broadcast that shook Britain.
Oct 27, 2025 · 23 min
2. Year Zero
“We’re not into music, we’re into chaos.” The band takes to the stage.
Oct 27, 2025 · 17 min
1. No Future
A trail of chaos that changed British music. Ep 1 traces the band’s turbulent origins.
Jul 25, 2025 · 23 min
8. Not Nineteen Forever
So here we are, twenty years on...
Jul 25, 2025 · 16 min
7. Bang Bang You're Dead
The Word magazine coins the derisory term “Landfill Indie”, turning the genre into a joke.
Jul 25, 2025 · 20 min
6. When The Sun Goes Down
The UK indie guitar music scene hits the tabloids.