UPCOMING EPISODES

In the late 80s, notorious LA rap group NWA rocked the world with their brutal, violent music about racism and police brutality. Known as ‘the most dangerous band in the world’, their first album Straight outta Compton changed the face of rap music and went triple platinum, yet after only three short years the band split up. Breaking the Band – NWA uncovers the greed, violence and recriminations that led the members of NWA to tear themselves apart, as told by the people who were there.

With more than 100 million records sold worldwide, the Jackson 5 - later known as the Jacksons - changed the pop landscape forever, paving the way for the modern boy band and bringing black music to a mainstream audience. But beneath their wholesome, bubble gum image, was a dark side: Betrayal, fraternal jealousy, a controlling father and a burgeoning megastar fighting to break free, threaten to rip the once close-knit family and group apart. This is the story of the spectacular break-up of the Jackson 5.

Created from the imagination of enigmatic pop superstar Prince, the Revolution grew to be one of the most successful bands of the eighties. Their greatest album, Purple Rain, produced some of the most iconic tracks of all time, selling millions of records and turning them into Hollywood stars. Recruited from Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis and the music studio scene of LA, this group of talented young musicians were barely out of their teens as they stormed stadiums nationwide and won the hearts of fans across the globe. But as The Revolution reached legendary heights, Prince’s controlling nature took hold and disagreements and disputes began to dog the once tight knit group. Everything came to a head as Prince and the Revolution performed in front of thousands of people, and an explosive Prince shocked fans and the band with his blazing onstage antics, throwing the Revolution into disarray and jeopardizing his greatest ever achievement.