Four to the Floor (TV series)

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Four to the Floor
Created byLemonade Money [1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series5
No. of episodes28
Production
ProducersJames Payne [2] Faraz Osman, Jeremy Cole
Running time30 minutes inc adverts
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)

Four To The Floor is a music magazine programme originally broadcast as a four-part series on Channel 4 from September 2014 and returned for a second series in 2015. The show is intended to showcase modern alternative music [3] [4] and features live performances, short films, animations and music videos. [5]

Contents

The show was awarded "Best Music Programme" at the 2015 Broadcast Awards [6]

Episodes

The first episode focused on MC culture and was broadcast on 25 September 2014. It featured performances from artists including Joey Bada$$ and Little Simz, as well as music from Mac DeMarco, Majid Jordan and Novelist. [1]

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