This Time it's Personal

Synopsis

In the final programme of the series the guitarists talk about how they find their own sound, and how the guitar has changed their lives. Since its invention, the electric guitar has unleashed a seemingly inexhaustible sonic invention among guitarists.

Featuring Muse's Matt Bellamy, who turns out to be following in his father's space age footsteps, Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, who talks about the invention of heavy metal, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, Pete Townshend (Perhaps equally famous for smashing guitars), Johnny Marr from the Smiths on 'the mother of all riffs', Slash and The Edge from U2 among many others.

Credits

Presenter

Alan Yentob

Participant

Dave Gilmour

Participant

Pete Townshend

Producer

Roger Parsons

Executive Producer

Janet Lee

Broadcasts

1. Sun 19 Oct 2008
   22:20
   BBC One (except Northern Ireland, Wales)
2. Sun 19 Oct 2008
   22:40
   BBC One (Northern Ireland only)
3. Fri 24 Oct 2008
   23:00
   BBC Four
4. Sun 26 Oct 2008
   23:20
   BBC One (Wales only)