Stock Aitken Waterman at the BBC

BBC Four HD

11:35 PM to 1:05 AM

Friday 5 July

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Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman were the producers who conquered the UK charts in the 1980s, with their instantly recognisable brand of disco floor-filling pop hits. They divided the nation between those who loved their high-energy sound and the singers they transformed into cheesy pop sensations, and a music press that loathed them for turning music-making into a production line. This selection celebrates some of their most memorable hits, from acts including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Rick Astley, Dead or Alive, Donna Summer, Bananarama, and Mel and Kim