238: Disco

Published: Jan. 11, 2024, midnight

Once again, your At The Flicks team bravely go where no other podcasters dare to follow.\xa0\xa0For this mission we take on that mightiest of topics \u2013 the history of the DISCO MOVIE!\xa0\n\nYes, Jeff and Graham are in their element talking once again about the 1970\u2019s.\xa0\xa0This time they have brought a friend.\xa0\xa0BBC reporter and disco expert Steve Knibbs.\n\nYou may well ask how did the team prepare for this one?\xa0\xa0Graham puts on his 70\u2019s disco suit once again (that\u2019s the decade and not his age), Jeff waxes lyrical about his favourite Thank God It\u2019s Friday (he tells anyone who listens that it won an Oscar) and Steve adds some fascinating facts plus amusing stories about the music.\n\nApart from a burning desire to get out the Saturday Night Fever album for an urgent relisten, this show will tell you :\n\n- Which film was considered the first disco movie, but only in retrospect\n- The reality of the story that inspired Saturday Night Fever\n- The forgotten film in John Travolta\u2019s early career\n- What sport took disco to its heart\xa0\n\nThe team also discuss what happened to the disco movie once the craze was over.\xa0\xa0What films since have been inspired by the life and times of the music?\xa0\n\nAs you can guess, this is a comprehensive chat which we hope is as much fun for you to listen to, as it was for us to record.\n\nSo, put on your boogie shoes, stop jive talking and prepare to catch some night fever.\n\nWe\u2019ll see you at the disco or At The Flicks