Synopsis

People who connect directly with the lyrics of Simon & Garfunkel's song discuss what this masterpiece means to them.

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Simon & Garfunkel: The Harmony Game

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Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and their collaborators look back over what is widely considered their greatest work, Bridge over Troubled Wate...

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BBC One Scotland | 2010 | 1'01'12''

Jackie Bird and Phil Cunningham celebrate Hogmanay with traditional and contemporary singers and the midnight fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle.

2014: Dolly Parton | Glastonbury

BBC Two | 2014 | 1'14'26''

Dolly Parton performs a crowd-pleasing set including self-penned classics such as Jolene, Coat of Many Colours, 9 to 5, Islands in the Strea...

Bob Dylan - In So Many Words | The Documentary

BBC World Service | 2016 | 49'29''

Marco Werman investigates Bob Dylan's work, weighing the evidence on whether he's a worthy Nobel Literature Prize winner.

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More | Arena

BBC Four | 2018 | 1'00'08''

A Bob Dylan performance of songs expressing his new-found Christianity in the late 70s, enhanced by a series of sermons between the songs...

Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 1 | Arena

BBC Four | 2005 | 1'55'00''

The story of Bob Dylan, directed by Martin Scorsese, from a rock 'n' roll loving kid in the Midwest to his arrival as a major fo...

Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 2 | Arena

BBC Four | 2005 | 1'30'21''

Martin Scorsese continues to explore Bob Dylan's early career. At 23, Dylan confounds expectations and finds a new musical vocab...

Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom

BBC Two | 2023 | 47'14''

A showcase of Bob Dylan with his band in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work.

Bob Dylan: Verbatim | Archive on 4

BBC Radio 4 | 2021 | 53'02''

The many variations of Bob Dylan's life and music told in his own words, combining rare interviews, studio outtakes, archive and musings.

Count Basie | Dancing through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story

BBC Two | 2015 | 2'36''

Jools plays a Count Basie song and explains why simplicity can be better then being over the top.

Dancing through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Story

BBC Two | 2015 | 1'29'01''

Documentary film celebrating the big band sound and uncovering the social history behind the music that kept the nation...

Dolly Parton at the BBC

BBC Two | 2022 | 59'17''

A look back at some of Dolly Parton's finest performances at the BBC, incorporating her greatest moments and hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in ...

Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry

BBC Two | 2020 | 1'14'58''

Dolly Parton and star guests, including Lady Antebellum and Hank Williams Jr, celebrate her 50 years as the queen of country.

Dolly Parton: Here I Am

BBC Two | 2019 | 1'29'35''

A landmark film charting the extraordinary life and music of the queen of country, Dolly Parton, with exclusive interviews and archive footage.

Don't Look Back

BBC Two | 2019 | 1'31'09''

DA Pennebaker's classic film about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of Britain is an intimate portrait of the artist as a quite young and formidably intelligent man.