The Dance Years
Title sequence for first episode
GenreDocumentary
Created byGlenn Sims
Written byDave Pearce
Presented byDave Pearce
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes14
Production
ProducerAnna Kingsley / Paul Sampson
EditorTim Rogg
Running time60 minutes
Production companyHewland International
Original release
NetworkITV
Release21 April (2001-04-21) 
21 July 2001 (2001-07-21)

The Dance Years is a British documentary series created by Glenn Sims and written and presented by radio DJ Dave Pearce.[1] It premiered on 21 July 2001 on the British channel ITV. The 14-episode series focused on dance music in the UK between 1988 and 2001,[2] with each episode charting Pearce's personal top 10 dance tracks for a particular year.[3] The programme also explored the year's most influential people, songs and nightclubs. Each episode was broadcast on ITV on Saturday mornings at approximately 1 a.m.[4][5] Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian described The Dance Years as being part of a "bumper year" for retrospectives of dance music.[6]

The show featured talking head interviews with artists such as Double 99, Artful Dodger, Faithless, Slipmatt, Fabio, Judge Jules, Joey Negro, Sneaker Pimps, Boy George, Tony Wilson, Graeme Park, Roger Sanchez, Phats & Small and M&S. Following the TV series of The Dance Years, Pearce went on to release a set of compilation albums under the same name in 2009,[7] and hosted a similarly titled radio series in 2012.[8]

Episodes

No. Year Written by Original air date
1"1988"Dave Pearce21 April 2001 (2001-04-21)
2"1989"Dave Pearce28 April 2001 (2001-04-28)
3"1990"Dave Pearce5 May 2001 (2001-05-05)
4"1991"Dave Pearce12 May 2001 (2001-05-12)
Top 10 for 1991
5"1992"Dave Pearce19 May 2001 (2001-05-19)
6"1993"Dave Pearce26 May 2001 (2001-05-26)
Top 10 for 1993
  1. Leftfield and John Lydon – "Open Up"
  2. Urban Cookie Collective – "The Key, The Secret"
  3. U.S.U.R.A. – "Open Your Mind"
  4. Juliet Roberts – "Caught in the Middle"
  5. Baby D – "Let Me Be Your Fantasy"
  6. Golden Girls – "Kinetic"
  7. Shades of Rhythm – "Sounds of Eden"
  8. Underworld – "Rez"
  9. Slam – "Positive Education
  10. Jaydee – "Plastic Dreams"
7"1994"Dave Pearce2 June 2001 (2001-06-02)
Top 10 for 1994
8"1995"Dave Pearce9 June 2001 (2001-06-09)
9"1996"Dave Pearce16 June 2001 (2001-06-16)
Top 10 for 1996
10"1997"Dave Pearce23 June 2001 (2001-06-23)
11"1998"Dave Pearce30 June 2001 (2001-06-30)
12"1999"Dave Pearce7 July 2001 (2001-07-07)
13"2000"Dave Pearce14 July 2001 (2001-07-14)
14"2001"Dave Pearce21 July 2001 (2001-07-21)
Top 10 for 2001

See also

Similar programmes

References

  1. "Short Biography March 2012". davepearce.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. "Welcome to HEWLAND INTERNATIONAL". Hewland International. 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2002. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. Skiddle Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Pressbox Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Robinson, John (29 June 2001). "Music TV". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. Lynskey, Dorian (11 January 2002). "The old skool reunion". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. The Belfast Telegraph
  8. Music Week Archived 14 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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