A new podcast dives into one of the most influential eras in British music—and the pivotal role London Records played in shaping it. During the 1980s, the label became home to synth-pop heavyweights like Bananarama, Blancmange, Fine Young Cannibals, and Bronski Beat (the group behind “Smalltown Boy”). The journalist Siân Pattenden, in exclusive interviews, speaks with the artists, executives, and insiders who experienced it all firsthand. Equal parts ambition, excess, fame, and nonstop dancing, Hit That Perfect Beat deserves a place in your Spotify queue. —Carolina de Armas