2nd in series which takes a chronological look at the news, music and events of the eighties. This week the year is 1982.
A mix of rock music from 1973 with news coverage of events from same year & other happenings.
A prog which connects the year's news events with its music, using news rep , headlines, & pop music performances
The news and music of 1968 as flower power fades and a new era of protest is ushered in. The Vietcong mounts the Tet Offen...
Prog connects the years events with its music via newsreels,headlines,movies,bro adcasts & rock performance
First prog in new series connecting the year's events with its music via news- reels; headlines; movies; broadcasts & rock...
Jools plays a Count Basie song and explains why simplicity can be better then being over the top.
Documentary film celebrating the big band sound and uncovering the social history behind the music that kept the ...
The Blue Nile, one of the world's least prolific bands, are making a new album. Nicola Stanbridge visits Glasgow to meet them.
Radio 2 celebrates the phenomenon of BBC TV's sci-fi adventure series Doctor Who, which transformed Saturday-evening viewing when it returned in Mar...
The unlikely tale of how two Welsh farming brothers turned their dairy farm into a legendary recording studio starring Ozzy Osbourne, Liam ...
A biographical drama about the life and rise to fame of American soul singer Aretha Franklin.
A musical odyssey through time and space with highlights and background footage from the Doctor Who - A Celebration concert at the Wales Mi...
Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto leads the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in a concert of works ...
Conductor Charles Hazlewood hosts a celebration of the magic of pop music and explores the skill and musical dexterity that goes into writing, performing ...
Ella Eyre performs music to a light show made up of drones in the sky.
In the final part of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses 1988 - 1989 with presenter Mike Read.
In part 7 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses 1978 - 1987 with presenter Mike Read.
In part 6 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses 1974 - 1977 with presenter Mike Read.
In part 5 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses 1970 - 1974 with presenter Mike Read.
Hello Goodbye - in part 4 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses the latter da...
In part 3 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses the extraordinary peri...
In part 2 of an 8 part series first broadcast on Radio 1 in 1989, Paul McCartney discusses the 'Beatlemania'...
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 presenter Mike Read.
Brian Matthew concludes the story with a look at George and Ringo's solo careers. First broadcast in 1973.
Brian Matthew continues the story with a look at John and Paul's solo careers. Includes various interviews with and about the ...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period of 1971. Interviewer: Johnny Moran. Presenter...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period from November 1969 - December 1970. Lennon on sending back M...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period 1969. Refs. to the film 'Let It Be', John & Yoko's ...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period from December 1967 - December 1968. Refs. to Apple. Pres...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period 1967. Refs. to Brian Epstein's death, Sergeant Pepper album....
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period from July 1965 - August 1966. Presented by Brian Matthew.
Life and Rewards of Success. Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period from Summer 1964 - Spring 1...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period 1964. Actuality of press conferences. The film 'A Hard Day's Ni...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period from August 1963 - January 1964. Interviewers: Klas Burling...
Chart Success & the Package Tours Begin. Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period f...
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period Summer 1961 - Summer 1962.
Various interviews with and about the Beatles covering the period from 1960 - Spring 1961. Presenter: Brian Matthew.
The story behind The Beatles' final single Now and Then, featuring new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Narrated by Martin...
Martin Freeman tells the story of how John, Paul, George, and Ringo navigated life after The Beatles.
A personal tragedy marks the start of a new and turbulent era for the band.
Martin Freeman finds the band at a crossroads - to tour, or not to tour? A choice that will define an era.
Martin Freeman enters the wild world of Beatlemania as the Fab Four sweep the globe, with an exclusive archive clip of Paul, Ringo and George th...
Martin Freeman celebrates history's biggest band ahead of their final single - Now & Then. In Part 1, the Fab Four come to the brink of global fame.
Susan Sarandon continues to explore the major moments of John's life that occurred in the city he called home from the early 70s, un...
Susan Sarandon explores the major moments of John's life that occurred in the city he called home from the early 1970s until his death on 8 D...
When the Beatles didn't meet Imelda
Francine Jones returns to the scene of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1969 bed in for peace.
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