Scotland The Rave

Best-selling author Graeme Armstrong takes us on an intensely personal and honest journey through his passion for rave and the accompanying lifestyle. Along the way he meets legends from the genre including Scotland’s superstar DJs Mallorca Lee, Scott Brown and George Bowie. He also enthuses with fellow party-people from his generation who reminisce about everything from the crazy clothing to the euphoric atmosphere. The Scottish rave crowd were famous for their passion and energy and playing here became a badge of honor for DJs from around the world. No film about rave would be complete without examining the drug culture that is integral to the scene. Armstrong considers himself lucky to alive and after a chronic decline in his mental health, he cleaned up his act giving up all substances in 2012. With his own story, front and centre in the film, he is the perfect guide to the vibrant but at times, dark rave scene in Scotland

ON AIR TUESDAY 24th AUGUST 2021 AT 10PM ON BBC SCOTLAND