Tower Block Dreams

Tower Block Dreams
GenreDocumentary
Directed byDavid O’Neill
Adam Smith
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerDimitri Doganis
ProducerChristian Ponder
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyRaw TV
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release8 January (2004-01-08) –
22 January 2004 (2004-01-22)
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Tower Block Dreams was a British documentary series that broadcast on BBC Three during January 2004, investigating the underground music scene on council estates in London and Southend in the United Kingdom. A total of three 1 hour episodes were produced and broadcast at a 9pm timeslot.[1]

Tower Block Dreams looked at modern inner city life, through the stories of young musicians trying to make a career in music. The series showed that the underground music scene is fuelled by pirate radio stations and rappers' ambitions to become successful in the future.

The series was shot on council estates in Tottenham, Finsbury Park, Bow and Archway in London and Southend-On-Sea in Essex.[2]

UK hip hop acts Skinnyman and Sloth featured on the first episode, Spittin' and Shottin', and garage producer and MC Jaimeson featured on the third episode, Grimetime to Primetime.

  1. ^ "Tower Block Dreams". BBC Genome. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ Dean, Jason (11 December 2003). "BBC3 unleashes 'Killer' documentary". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2024.