Back to Black (2024)

How Pop Songs Work

Conductor Charles Hazlewood hosts a celebration of the magic of pop music and explores the skill and musical dexterity that goes into writing, performing ...

Score: Cinema's Greatest Soundtracks

An insider's guide to the creative challenges and secrecy of the world's most international music genre, the film score.

Elvis (2022)

Elvis Presley's story seen through the lens of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Yesterday (2019)

Following a road accident, struggling singer-songwriter Jack Malik wakes up in an alternative reality where no-one seems to have ever heard of The Beatles. ...

Amy Winehouse: Back to Black | Classic Albums

Series looking at the creation of some classic rock albums looks at Amy Winehouse's second album, 2006's Back to Black.

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours | Classic Albums

This programme considers the significance of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.

Queen: A Night at the Opera | Classic Albums

A Night At The Opera, the fourth Queen album released in late 1975, is a mix of hard rock, pop, opera, music hall camp and tradi...

Stormzy | Louis Theroux Interviews...

Louis Theroux meets platinum-selling rapper Stormzy for a frank and revealing conversation about his life and career.

Experience of living with Jim Crow | Rick Stein Tastes the Blues

Rick heres how some of his Blues heroes grew up under the Jim Crow laws and how they defined the genre itself.

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

The extraordinary story of Freddie Mercury's battle with Aids and the groundbreaking tribute concert Queen staged in his memory after he died.

Panjabi MC_ Bhangra Goes Mainstream | Pump Up The Bhangra: The Sound of Asian Britain

Mundian to Bach Ke is the most recognisible bhangra song. It went straight in to number...

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon | Classic Albums

This edition looks at the legendary Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon with interviews with Roger Waters, David Gi...

Stormzy and Church | Louis Theroux Interviews...

Stormzy takes Louis to church to speak about its inspiration and the effect it had on him growing up.

The Power of Music

Paul McCartney presents a programme about how music can aid in the treatment and development of individuals with mental disabilities, autism, and mental i...

10: Whigfield and Beyonce | Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes

Whigfield reveals why she does not join in the Saturday Night dance. Plus an interview with Beyonce's Single Ladies c...

Biggie And Tupac (2002)

Nick Broomfield examines the lives and murders of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur and the rivalry between East Coast and West Coast music that...

Brinca de Vivre | Hugh Masekela: Welcome to South Africa

A performance from South-african musician Hugh Masekela's 70th birthday concert at the Barbican in London in Decembe...

S01E02: Radio Producer | Hire Me: Competing for a Dream Job

The search is on for a new producer for Radio 1Xtra. The candidates are tasked with interviewing Paul C Brunson a...

02: Alright, by Kendrick Lamar | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Making protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter, Alright becomes the unsaid anthem for hope.

03: Climate of the Times | Standard Grade Art and Design

Schools programme presented by Katy Murphy, exploring the fashion, music, architecture, design, and lifestyles of th...