Series 27

River

Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her 1971 album Blue.

• 28 mins

Series 27

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd

• 28 mins

Series 27

Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata D960

Personal stories of Schubert’s last Piano Sonata.

• 28 mins

Series 27

Smile

The classic tune written by Charlie Chaplin for a classic film.

• 28 mins

Series 27

Let the River Run

The story of how a classic 80’s movie song became an anthem for a new generation.

• 28 mins

Series 28

Back to Black

How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people

• 28 mins

Series 28

Streets of London by Ralph McTell

Ralph McTell and others discuss Streets of London.

• 28 mins

Series 28

Wind of Change

How Scorpions’ 1990s power ballad became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall

• 28 mins

Series 28

Farewell to Stromness

Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

• 28 mins

Series 29

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

The continuing impact of Simon & Garfunkel’s song The Boxer.

• 28 mins

Series 29

We Are Family

The smash disco hit about unity and family by Sister Sledge.

• 28 mins

Series 29

Coventry Carol

The 'Coventry Carol' tells the story of the Slaughter of the Innocents

• 28 mins

Series 29

Toto's Africa

Released in 1982, this soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit.

• 28 mins

Series 29

Days

How the Kinks classic 'Days' has touched peoples lives.

• 28 mins

Series 29

Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding's lonely lament, and why it matters to people aged from 20 to 80

• 28 mins

Series 30

Feeling Good

The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone

• 28 mins

Series 30

Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte by Maurice Ravel

What makes Ravel's Pavane For A Dead Princess so evocative and emotional?

• 28 mins

Series 30

I Will Survive

True stories of what the iconic disco anthem means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Series 30

Harvest Moon

Neil Young's 1992 song about enduring love

• 28 mins

Lean On Me by Bill Withers

An enduring classic which delivers a message of support and friendship.

• 28 mins

Sunshine on Leith

Exploring how the Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity for many.

• 28 mins

I Wonder as I Wander

Personal stories from around the world inspired by the carol 'I Wonder as I Wander'.

• 28 mins

Once In A Lifetime

Talking Heads' breakout hit from 1980 explored by people whose lives the song touched

• 28 mins

David Bowie - Life on Mars?

The enigmatic beauty of Bowie's classic song 'Life on Mars?'

• 28 mins

Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat

An '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story.

• 28 mins

We've Only Just Begun

The Carpenters' massive hit - We've Only Just Begun was originally a TV advert for a bank

• 28 mins

The Parting Glass

A folk song from Scotland that has endured through centuries.

• 28 mins

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Stories of what the song 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' means to people.

• 28 mins

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

The story behind this uplifting anthem and the personal memories forever linked to it.

• 28 mins

Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific

Personal memories of one of the most beloved songs written by Rodgers & Hammerstein

• 28 mins