2010 | Hogmanay

2010 | Hogmanay

Folk and Traditional Music | 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.

Elvis (2022)

Elvis (2022)

Film Studies | BBC One | 2025 | 2'25'54''

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

Mockery with Monocles: The Western Brothers Revealed

Mockery with Monocles: The Western Brothers Revealed

Acquiring Culture | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 | 27'50''

Geoffrey Palmer celebrates the songs of Kenneth and George Western and reveals their place in British comedy.

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

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

Conflict and Warfare | 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

Dancing through the Blitz: Blackpool’s Big Band Story

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2015 | 1'29'01''

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

Bob Dylan: Verbatim | Archive on 4

Bob Dylan: Verbatim | Archive on 4

Folk and Traditional Music | 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.

Bob Dylan – In So Many Words | The Documentary

Bob Dylan – In So Many Words | The Documentary

Folk and Traditional Music | 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: Shadow Kingdom

Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom

Folk and Traditional Music | 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.

Don’t Look Back

Don’t Look Back

Documentary Film | 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.

Bob Dylan – Trouble No More | Arena

Bob Dylan – Trouble No More | Arena

Folk and Traditional Music | 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...

S29: The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel | Soul Music

S29: The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel | Soul Music

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Radio 4 | 2019 | 27'48''

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

Simon & Garfunkel: The Harmony Game

Simon & Garfunkel: The Harmony Game

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Two | 2021 | 1'10'53''

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

Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 2 | Arena

Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 2 | Arena

Folk and Traditional Music | 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: No Direction Home: Part 1 | Arena

Bob Dylan: No Direction Home: Part 1 | Arena

Folk and Traditional Music | 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...

Songs of America 1969

Songs of America 1969

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2011 | 52'08''

Programme featuring footage of Simon and Garfunkel on stage, in the studio and on tour, which also integrates video montages of key events of the turbu...

2014: Dolly Parton | Glastonbury

2014: Dolly Parton | Glastonbury

Folk and Traditional Music | 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...

Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2016 | 58'17''

How Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris's careers took off in the 1970s with distinct takes on country, but how they...

Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Folk and Traditional Music | 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.

Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry

Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry

Folk and Traditional Music | 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 at the BBC

Dolly Parton at the BBC

Folk and Traditional Music | 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 ...

The Ballad of Grace Darling | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

The Ballad of Grace Darling | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2018 | 1'57''

Sea shanties celebrated stories of heroism and bravery, such as that shown by Grace Darling, daughter...

Why Did Sailors Sing Sea Shanties_ | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

Why Did Sailors Sing Sea Shanties_ | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2010 | 5'03''

Sailors sang sea shanties to aid with the many physical taks faced on board a sailing ship.

The Preservation of Sea Shanties | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

The Preservation of Sea Shanties | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2010 | 2'29''

Gareth Malone explains why it's so important to preserve english folk traditions, such as sea sh...

The Filey Fisherman’s Choir | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

The Filey Fisherman’s Choir | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2010 | 2'04''

Some of the most powerful sea songs have come from the rich traditions of Britain's fishing com...

I’m Bound Away | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

I’m Bound Away | Shanties and Sea Songs with Gareth Malone

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2010 | 1'50''

I'm Bound Away' sea shanty performed by The Keelers.

Elder Burch and African American Gospel | Arena

Elder Burch and African American Gospel | Arena

Folk and Traditional Music | BBC Four | 2017 | 5'43''

In line with the rise of the civil rights movement, music in church became a vehicle for liberation and Elder Burch capitalis...
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