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Diving deep into a wild decade of chaos, creativity and hedonism – from Oasis to ‘Friends’, from grunge to girl power, from Kate Moss to alcopops to ‘Trainspotting’ and beyond. Join award-winning Observer journalist and Smash Hits graduate Miranda Sawyer as she meets the people who were really there for the decade of Cool Britannia, Cantona and the Chemical Generation.
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Queer As Folk’s AIDEN GILLEN on fame, breaking TV’s rules… and John Malkovich’s feet
Diving deep into all things ’90s… From The Wire to Game of Thrones, Mojo to Peaky Blinders and The Dark Knight Rises, acting superstar Aidan Gillen has made his name playing characters of complexity and grit. But the role that first took hi
My ’90s – NICK GRIMSHAW – “I saw Beckham and knew I was gay”
Diving deep into all things ’90s… He made his name at the heart of the ’00s indie explosion, became a mainstay of breakfast radio, and has since become a podcasting sensation with his shows Dish with Angela Hartnett, and Sidetracked with An
Hardcore! How ’90s TECHNO blew up the dancefloor – with Joe Muggs
Diving deep into all things ’90s… Hardcore, crusty, dub, four to the floor, LET’S HAVE IT… we are, of course, finally diving into the unrelenting, tribe-declaring world of ’90s techno (and the chemical revolution that fuelled the whole thin
Hole, Courtney Love, Smashing Pumpkins… Bass legend MELISSA AUF DER MAUR on the “beautiful mess” of grunge
Diving deep into all things ’90s… Canadian art school kid turned indie bass player Melissa Auf Der Maur was sucked into the whirlwind of two of the biggest alt.rock and grunge bands of the ’90s, centre stage with two of the most divisive ch
Censored! – Queer moments of ’90s TV that changed history – with Scott Bryan
Diving deep into all things ’90s… Which TV moments stick with you forever? If you were growing up queer in the 90s, some of those scenes went beyond fond memory and became monumentally life-affirming. From Two of Us to Queer as Folk, Brooks
Andrew Weatherall – From Primal Scream to Warp Records and beyond, the Guv’nor of British dance music
Diving deep into all things ’90s… We celebrate Andrew Weatherall, the DJ giant who influenced every corner of electronic music across the ’90s and ’00s. Master arranger, remix royalty, father of indie dance and pioneering selector, he broug
Kylie! – Michael Hutchence, ‘Indie Kylie’ and those gold hotpants
Diving deep into all things ’90s… It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for. We present to you, Princess of Pop, ultimate gay icon, international treasure… Kylie. She kicked off the decade with Michael Hutchence on her arm – a masterclass in
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The Face magazine – How the Bible of the ’90s launched Kate Moss and got sued by Jason Donovan
Diving deep into all things ’90s… From Kate Moss and Keanu Reeves to Blur, Britpop and climate change, the original style mag The Face celebrated youth culture as well as spotlighting social change. Founded by former NME editor Nick Logan i
Mark Kermode – My all-time favourite soundtracks from the ’90s
Diving deep into all things ’90s… He’s Britain’s best and most admired film critic and he cut his teeth in the ’90s, but what are Mark Kermode’s favourite movie soundtracks from our favourite decade? The bequiffed star of 5Live, primetime T
The Girlie Show’s Sarah Cawood – “I was never a ladette!”
Diving deep into all things ’90s… Young and quick-witted with an infectious energy and a flame of short red hair, Sarah Cawood encapsulated everything it meant to be a ’90s TV presenter. Fronting The Girlie Show with Sara Cox before moving
DJ legend SMOKIN JO on 90’s clubs – “It was hot, it was sweaty, everyone was off their t*ts!”
Diving deep into all things ’90s… A regular on the decks at Turnmills, Fabric, Ministry of Sound, The Haçienda, Space, Amnesia, Privilege and Panorama Bar, the legendary Smokin Jo is the only woman ever (!!) to win DJ Mag’s coveted DJ of th
Raving in the ’90s – Pills, acid, warehouse parties and more with author Kirk Field
Diving deep into all things ’90s… “It’s an event for 4000 people starting at midnight. We won’t need alcohol – just water and soft drinks.” When Kirk Field found himself helping a mobile bar service to deliver to strange, out-of-town, alcoh
Tim Booth from James – “Sit Down? I’d rather keep dancing.”
Diving deep into all things ’90s… It was impossible to miss anthemic Manchester groundbreakers James’ monster hits (https://open.spotify.com/album/379HctFmaWUiHTlfUjF5qN?si=YNEkblYETFCtRvddEwKuEw) in the ’90s, like Sit Down, Laid and She’s
Shirley Manson of Garbage – “Weird girls and disobedient women? That’s the ’90s”
Diving deep into all things ’90s… The fierce face and blazing voice of post-grunge feminist rock’n’roll, Shirley Manson became a 90s icon with Garbage’s era-defining hits: Only Happy When It Rains, Stupid Girl, Milk, I Think I’m Paranoid an
Primal Scream! – Bobby Gillespie on ’90s rock, rave and getting loaded (and having a good time)
Diving deep into all things ’90s… Primal Scream began the decade by smashing indie rock into acid house. Their euphoric classic Screamadelica made everyone briefly believe in a happier, kinder, more disco-psychedelic Britain. But there’s mo
Tony Hawk, RaD magazine, MTV and more – the rebirth of SKATING
Diving deep into all things ’90s… In 1978, skate died for good. Skateparks closed, toys went to landfill, boards gathered cobwebs and Tony Hawk couldn’t pay his bills. But then a new wave of skaters swapped the vert for the street, new fash
Godfather of Britpop! – Producer Stephen Street on Blur, The Cranberries, Morrissey and more
Diving deep into all things ’90s… If you wanted the Britpop sound* you called Stephen Street – the legendary record producer, musician and band-wrangler who brought out the magic in Blur’s Parklife and The Great Escape, two colossal Cranber
ELIS JAMES of BBC 5Live – “Manics, Super Furries, terrible shoes and MY ’90s”
Diving deep into all things ’90s… Stand-up comic, actor, prolific podcaster, 5 Live fixture and proud ’90s kid Elis James (https://www.elisjames.co/) has led a hectic life, from playing in indie bands in his mum’s wedding dress to selling o
Clueless! Why this ’90s classic is still the best teen film of all time
Diving deep into all things ’90s. Observant, razor-sharp, and totally uncynical, there’s a reason why Clueless has stood the test of time. Often referred to as the best teen film ever, it takes Jane Austen’s Emma and transplants her into th
Paula Yates – The life, loves and tragedy of a Big Breakfast superstar
Diving deep into all things ’90s. Big Breakfast presenter, tabloid icon and 50% of THE rock power couple, Paula Yates was one of the most fascinating and complicated figures of the 1990s. A journalist, presenter, style icon and gossip colum
Select Magazine – How the ’90s greatest music mag launched Britpop and reinvented Glastonbury
Diving deep into all things ’90s. Not many images epitomise Britpop more than Suede’s Brett Anderson in front of a Union Jack with “Yanks go home!” emblazoned across his chest. Suede were not happy… but the readers of Select Magazine – the
Buffy the Vampire Slayer! – How a surprise monster hit redefined horror
• This episode was recorded prior to the sad death of the brilliant Anthony Head on 5 June 2026. Diving deep into all things ’90s. Fangs for the memory! Buffy the Vampire Slayer began life as a teen horror-comedy film that came and went in
Cash, cocaine and chaos – The mad, bad ’90s music biz with author John Niven
Diving deep into all things ’90s. The music business’s last hurrah of excess, extravagance and super-colossal expense accounts came in the ’90s – and John Niven was in the front row as an A&R man* at era-defining label London Records. His e
Showgirls – Worst film of the ’90s or misunderstood gem?
Diving deep into all things ’90s. Paul Verhoeven’s camp, deranged, Vegas-based “erotic drama” Showgirls was a $45 million Hollywood gamble that became one of the biggest box office flops of the decade. Nominated for 16 Razzies, it got its l
From Queen to Mogwai – John Robins on his ’90s music journey
Diving deep into all things ’90s. John Robins was a child at the start of the ’90s and eighteen by the end of it. He talks through his early obsession with Freddie Mercury and Queen’s ‘90s releases, his controversial non-uniform day outfits
Prozac Nation! – How one grunge-era depression memoir changed everything
Diving deep into all things ’90s… Elizabeth Wurtzel’s groundbreaking grunge-era memoir of depression, medication and alienation Prozac Nation (https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/prozac-nation-book-elizabeth-wurtzel-9780704380080#GO
Alcopops! – Hooch, Metz, Breezers and the booze of the ’90s
Diving deep into all things ’90s. Bright, sugary and brewed to go down far too easily, alcopops arrived in the ’90s with a bang. They blurred the line between soft drink and spirit, encouraged a new generation into the pubs and if you belie
Ash! – Tim Wheeler on the Northern Irish kids who crashed the Britpop party
Diving deep into all things ’90s. It’s 1994, three schoolkids from Downpatrick get permission from their headteacher to go on tour with Elastica… and the rest is history. Ash arrive with the bombastic Girl From Mars and pure teenage nerve,
Goldie – The drum’n’bass bad boy who defined ’90s Jungle
Diving deep into all things ’90s. Nothing captures the raw excitement of ’90s clubbing like the speaker-shattering sound of jungle and drum’n’bass – a collision of real time breakbeats and chest-rattling sub-bass that created a culture that
