The Hit Factory: The Stock Aitken and Waterman Story

Monday, 6 August 2012, 9:00PM – 10:00PM

Celebrating their 25th anniversary the story of Britain’s most successful pop producers Stock Aitken and Waterman is told through their greatest hits.

From Kylie Minogue’s ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ to Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ the Hit Factory of the late 1980s scored over a hundred top 40 hits and achieved unparalleled chart success for artists as diverse as Donna Summer, Dead Or Alive, Sinitta and Cliff Richard.

Featuring contributions from Pete Waterman, Simon Cowell, Sinitta, Jason Donovan, Pete Burns, Sonia, Lamont Dozier, Kim Appleby, Steps and many more.

Narrated by Suranne Jones.

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