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

Unfinished Sympathy

Personal stories inspired by Massive Attack's breakthrough single.

• 28 mins

Song To The Siren

The different meanings Tim Buckley's ballad "Song to the Siren" has for people.

• 28 mins

U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

More gospel than rock this 1987 hit has inspired change and created strong memories

• 28 mins

A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten

A composition for voices and harp, written on a cargo ship on the Atlantic in 1942.

• 28 mins

Purple Rain

True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton

Candi Staton helps to celebrate this uplifting 1970s disco classic

• 28 mins

Ne Me Quitte Pas

Stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Bruch's Violin Concerto

Stories of what Bruch's popular violin concerto means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Running Up That Hill

True stories of what Kate Bush's iconic anthem means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Chervona Kalyna

Powerful stories linked to this beautiful and stirring Ukrainian folk song

• 28 mins

Into My Arms by Nick Cave

How people find comfort in Nick Cave's music.

• 28 mins

Killing Me Softly with His Song

Stories of what Killing Me Softly with His Song means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Nessun Dorma

Stories of what this powerful Puccini aria means to people from around the world.

• 28 mins

I Believe in Father Christmas

'The Christmas we get we deserve.' How Greg Lake's 1975 hit gives people hope and comfort.

• 28 mins