Soul Music Episodes Available now
Siegfried Idyll—Series 24
Wagner's celebration of paternal love, written as a birthday gift for his wife.
My Favourite Things—Series 24
Jazz musician David Liebman shares his memories of the song My Favourite Things.
Waterloo Sunset—Series 24
The Kink's Waterloo Sunset, from1967, evokes poignant and life-changing memories
Auld Lang Syne
Stories of love, loss and joy associated with Auld Lang Syne.
The Star-Spangled Banner—Series 23
4/4 Exploring America's national anthem, set to the tune of an English social men's club song.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face—Series 23
3/4 Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
Jerusalem—Series 23
2/4 How the very English 'Jerusalem' came to be loved by people from different cultures.
A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke—Series 23
1/4 Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come has become an anthem for civil rights in the USA.
Feed the Birds—Series 22
5/5 Feed the Birds was written for the film Mary Poppins by Richard and Robert Sherman.
Mozart's Requiem—Series 22
4/5 How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives.