The Beatles on Record

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 ...

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...

David Bowie | Icons

David Bowie landed on the London music scene and, with the help of Ziggy Stardust, transformed it at once giving rise to an army of young, previously dis...

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. ...

02: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour | Arena

Fully restored and with a remixed soundtrack, 'The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour comes out of the shadows and onto the screen.

John Lennon at the BBC | 6 Music Stories

Liza Tarbuck explores the BBC's archive of John Lennon's work, from his earliest days with The Beatles to his final interview, recor...

John Lennon Special | TOTP2

Steve Wright presents a mixture of pop nostalgia and music, celebrating the late John Lennon.

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...

S01E08: 1963 | The Rock 'n' Roll Years

Prog connects the years events with its music via newsreels,headlines,movies,bro adcasts & rock performance

The Paul McCartney Special | TOTP2

Paul McCartney introduces the best of his solo work, including Band on the Run and Live and Let Die.

... Sings The Beatles

Recorded for the fortieth anniversary of Abbey Road, a journey through some classic and curious Beatles covers in the BBC archives, including Shirley B...

01: 1962 | McCartney on McCartney

In part 1 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses his formative early days up to 1962 with present...

01: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited | Arena

The making of The Beatles' controversial 1967 film, featuring previously unseen archive footage.

01: The Birth of the Liverpool Sound | The Beatles Story

Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period from 1960 - Spring 1961. Presenter: Brian Matthew.

02: 'Beatlemania': 1963-1965 | McCartney on McCartney

In part 2 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses the 'Beatlemania' period fro...

02: Getting it on Wax | The Beatles Story

Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period Summer 1961 - Summer 1962.

02: Prince: A Purple Reign | New Power Generation: Black Music Legends of the 1980s

Documentary exploring how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionised the perceptio...

03: All You Need is Love: 1965-1967 | McCartney on McCartney

In part 3 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses the extraordinary per...

03: Chart Success and the Package Tours Begin | The Beatles Story

Chart Success & the Package Tours Begin. Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period ...