Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave BBC Radio 5 Live

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When Ecstasy and Acid House first swept Britain, a group of lives would be changed forever. One Story. Half real life. Half drama. Coming soon... Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave.

The very first MDMA pills hit Britain. Ecstasy fuses with the music of Acid House - and four ordinary people's lives are changed forever. #BattleOfRave

This podcast contains strong language and references to drug use.
Credits
Presenter: Chris Warburton
Series Producer: Emma Forde
Additional Production: Nicola Dowling and Jane Andrews
Sound Design: Sam Turner
Digital: Eleanor Layhe and Alex Entwistle
Editor and Executive Producer: Ciaran Tracey

She's Mrs Ordinary now. But offer her an E, and she might just bite your hand off. All because there's a hole she has to fill... #BattleOfRave
All characters portrayed by the dramatic actors are fictional. This drama contains strong language and references to drug use.
Credits
Performed by Meera Syal
Written by Danny Brocklehurst
Producer and Director: Gary Brown
Sound Design and Mixing: Steve Brooke
Editor and Executive Producer: Ciaran Tracey

In the music and drug underground of Manchester, the pills have changed everything - all helped along by a famous name. In the Acid House dives and clubs, a special romance begins. #BattleOfRave

This podcast contains strong language and references to drug use.
Credits
Presenter: Chris Warburton
Series Producer: Emma Forde
Additional Production: Nicola Dowling and Jane Andrews
Sound Design: Sam Turner
Digital: Eleanor Layhe and Alex Entwistle
Editor and Executive Producer: Ciaran Tracey