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Average audio length:
29 minutes
English
United Kingdom
6 episodes
since Sept. 28, 2026
episodic

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Did major labels and the mainstream media take over and shut down a grassroots scene?Zakia Sewell chats to UKG pioneer Norris ‘Da Boss’ Windross and V&A Researcher Josephine Small to uncover the rise of the UK Garage scene – and the turbulence along the way.Looking at Norris’s early dubplate co…

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Did a Super Nintendo console help create the sound of grime?  Host Zakia Sewell is joined by special guest NoLay to find out how the classic console was instrumental in a global cultural phenomenon, as well as remembering how NoLay won over a highly sceptical Glastonbury crowd (despite an epic tech…
How did one club in the 80s change the face of nightlife across the UK? Host Zakia Sewell is joined by queer club pioneer DJ Paulette, and V&A curator Harriet Reed to unpack the heyday of the Haçienda club of the 1980s and 90s.  Looking at photos and footage of Paulette DJing at clubnight Flesh…
Queens of Lovers Rock Janet Kay MBE and Carroll Thompson join Zakia Sewell and V&A research assistant Josephine Small to explore the genesis of the soulful genre. Looking at objects from the V&A collections, including Sonia Boyce’s Lover's Rock (1998) wallpaper, they discuss the impact of t…
Who really won the battle between Blur and Oasis? Host Zakia Sewell chats to writer, broadcaster (and drummer for 90s Britpop band Menswear) Matt Everitt, and V&A curator Harriet Reed about the heady days of Camden in the mid 90s.  In this episode Matt explains what the scene was really like an…
Welcome to Three Objects, a brand-new podcast miniseries that delves deep into V&A museum collections. Join host Zakia Sewell as she revisits seminal moments in British music history, connecting the people who made them happen to museum objects that uncover untold stories. Discover how a Super …
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