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Radio 1 Documentaries

Music, sex, politics, celebs, money, religion, drugs, sport...Radio 1's award-winning documentaries cover anything to do with youth culture and society.

Radio1Doc: The Story of Soul ll Soul. 26 Sep 08

Jazzy B with the help of Caron Wheeler Howie B, Trevor Nelson & Judge Jules, amongst others, recall the rise of the band from their early house party and warehouse days to becoming the worlds number one dance act.

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Radio1Doc: The Road to The Big Weekend. 09 May 08

As Radio 1's Big Weekend lands in Kent, Pete Tong traces the evolution of the Big Weekend, from the summertime shennanigans of the Radio 1 Roadshow through to Madonna in Maidstone. Features severe flooding, penguins and wombles in a speedboat.

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Radio1Doc: The Last Real Record Store. 02 May 08

Colin Murray and guest James Dean Bradfield of The Manic Street Preachers try to rediscover the magic of vinyl records, with contributions from Soulwax, Lethal Bizzle and DJ Shadow.

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Radio1Doc: Fast Fashion Nation. 21Apr 08

The popularity of high street shops selling cut-price, clothing means 'Fast Fashion' is now worth six billion pounds annually but at what cost to the sweatshop workers in Asia and the environment? Nihal looks at the cheap end of the clothing market…

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Radio1Doc: Friction in San Francisco 11 Apr 08

International Radio 1. Radio 1 ’s specialist DJs present a series of documentaries about their favourite cities around the world. In this podcast Bobby Friction takes us on a journey through US home of Asian Beats - San Francisco.

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Radio1Doc: The Cap Trap. 17 Mar 08

Are all young people hoodies and criminals? This week Chappers and Dave hosted The Surgery, and looked at ways of motivating young people including the art of Capeoira.

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Radio1Doc: I see a darkness. 22 Feb 08

Twenty years ago, depression in children was almost unknown. Now the fastest rate of increase in depression is among young people. For some people it's hard to understand how someone with friends, prospects and ambitions could suffer so much. The…

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Radio1Doc: The Science of Attraction. 15 Feb 08

There are people who Can train you to be attractive to the opposite sex. Colin Murray talks to one - Mr.M , and We Are Scientists investiagate the science of seduction and try to find out what smells, sounds and sensory sensations do the trick.

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Radio1Doc: Dubstep Souljahs. 08 Feb 08

Mary Anne Hobbs presents a definitive guide to Dubstep - the most groudbreaking scene to have come out of the U.K. in the last ten years.

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Radio1Doc: Best of 2008 07 Jan 08

Klaxons, St. Trinians girls Jodie Whittaker & Tamsin Egerton, Dr. Who's Freema Agyeman and Calvin Harris present their guide to the best music, film and t.v of the year ahead.

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Radio1Doc: Underage. 28 Dec 07.

The underage or under 18's music scene is bigger than ever, and 2007 saw the UK ’s first Underage Festival. 16 year old Max Fletcher tells the story of the scene and introduces us to a few of his friends who are in bands and run club nights,…

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Radio1Doc: Art Crimes. 21 Dec 07

Rob da Bank parades through the art of graffiti with a great documentary which features modern artist Banksy.

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Radio1Doc: Mark Ronson. 14 Dec 07

Pete Tong tells the story of "The Golden Boy Of 2007 - Mark Ronson", with contributions from Kanye West, Jack Penate, Paul Oakenfold and Wu Tang's RZA, as well as talking to the man himself.

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Radio1Doc: MI6 Special. 30 Nov 07

Radio 1's Newsbeat are allowed exclusive access to the MI6 headquarters in London, for the first time in history. We speak to agents themselves about the recruitment process and life within Britain's Secret service.

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Radio1Doc: Bullying 23 Nov 07

Bullying takes many forms, like name-calling, hitting, spreading rumours, stealing, excluding people and turning someone ’s friends against them. Radio 1's Kelly Osbourne and guests, discuss the issues and talk to victims and bullys themselves.

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