Rapper/DJ Kenny meets jazz artist Tracy and, inspired by her commitment, decides to use his talents to escape the ghetto. However the death of a graffiti artist friend presents Kenny with an emotional dilemma, whether to honour the memory of his friend or pursue his own dreams. "Beat Street" doesn't have the most striking of story lines, but the film is really about the musical phenomenon of hip hop (correctly spotting the burgeoning talents of Afrika Bambaata and the Soul Sonic Force, Grand Mas find out more...

US teen heart-throb Johnny Depp plays Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, the coolest dude in school and the baddest boy in Baltimore. Rich, prim, new girl Alison thinks he's a dream, her grandmother thinks he's a nightmare. An even weirder cast than 'Hairspray' in this quirky, offbeat musical extravaganza that's got a touch of traditional John Waters shock stuff, but is predominately a parody of both 50s teen rebellion and 50s teen musical flicks. Its reputation has grown hugely with time. find out more...

Protected Daddy's girl 'Baby' attends an up-market summer camp in New York State's Catskill Mountains and falls for dance instructor Johnny, something she must hide from her respectable control freak parents. find out more...

Jennifer Beals was plucked from obscurity to star in this early 80s Cinderella-style tale in which she plays an impossibly gorgeous 18-year-old welder who works as a go-go dancer by night, but secretly dreams of being a famous ballerina. In between all this she does a lot of romping around with her big slobbery dog, avoids the attentions of her handsome, rich, devoted boss and rides her bicycle frantically around Pittsburgh. Beals looks engaging enough, but it's all highly improbable and there's find out more...

Bacon is the rebel without a clue who moves to a small Midwestern town. The archaic community is held in the vice-like grip of a raving reverend (with a gorgeous daughter, Natch) who's banned rock 'n' roll, public dancing and anything else that sounds like fun. Cheesily moralistic "yoof" drama. find out more...

Recorded in the San Francisco Opera House in 1988, this performance of Puccini's La Boheme contains an international cast of singers and players, including Italo Tajo and Luciano Pavarotti find out more...

A high school musical which ripped off everything it could from the 1950s. At the time it was slated, but, in retrospect, it started a trend and is nowhere near as bad as some of the movies which followed it. In fact, one could go as far as to say it's now a bit of a classic... find out more...

Honey Daniels just wants to dance, but it's a cruel uncaring world that she's decided to forge her career in, and it is only after a particularly harsh set back that Honey rediscovers her dreams with the help of a group of neighbourhood kids. Honey is a dance drama. find out more...

Sarah dreams of becoming a ballerina, but the death of her mother finds her moving to the deprived South Side of Chicago and living with her estranged dad. One of the few white faces in a predominately black neighbourhood Sarah feels uncomfortable until she is befriended by Chenille and her brother Derek. A passion for dance, and each other, soon blossoms between Sarah and Derek, but they must fight increasing opposition from family and friends to remain true to their dreams and each other. find out more...

Episode 9, Cassie; Chris has a subarachnoid haemorrhage and Cassie goes to New York. find out more...