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(337 programmes in total)

  1. 'I Hope We Passed The Audition'
  2. 1929: Crash, Bang, Wallop
  3. 30 at 50
  4. 40th Anniversary of the White Album
  5. 70 Years of Cool
  6. 80s Nashville: Taking Back the Country
  7. A Christmas Gift to You: The Phil Spector Christmas Album
  8. A Man Like Curtis
  9. A War Less Ordinary
  10. Acid House - The Next Generation
  11. Ain't Gonna Play Sun City
  12. Alexis Korner: Rhythm and Blues Champion
  13. All Of Me: The Betrayal of Billie Holiday
  14. An Appreciation of Michael Jackson
  15. Andre Previn: All The Right Notes
  16. Angel of Harlem: The Billie Holiday Story
  17. Aspects of Love
  18. Back Home: Wilson, the World Cup, and the 1970 General Election
  19. Ball of Confusion: The Soundscape of 1970
  20. Barbara Windsor's Funny Girls
  21. Barbara Windsor's Funny Girls
  22. Barbra Streisand: From the Way We Were... To the Way We Are
  23. Bassey!
  24. Bassey!
  25. Battersea to Birdland - The George Shearing Story
  26. Bay City Babylon
  27. Behind Enemy Lines
  28. Behind the Brel: The Story of a Musical Genius Available on BBC iPlayer
  29. Behind the Velvet Rope: Studio 54 Revisited
  30. Being Here: The Peter Sellers Story
  31. Benny Goodman: King of Swing
  32. Best of Maida Vale
  33. Bigger than Jesus
  34. Bigger than Jesus
  35. Billy Joel: All My Life
  36. Blonde on Blonde
  37. Blonde on Blonde
  38. Blood and Fire: Roots, Reggae and Rastafari
  39. Bob Dylan 70
  40. Bob Dylan's Big Freeze
  41. Bollywood Britain
  42. Bonjour Mr Aznavour
  43. Born to Be Wild
  44. Brass Britain
  45. Brenda Fassie: Madonna of the Townships
  46. British Steel: How British Heavy Metal Conquered The World
  47. Bruce and Sammy
  48. Californication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story
  49. Can Money Make You Happy?
  50. Can't Get Used To Losing You - The Untold Story of Pomus & Shuman
  51. Carmen Miranda: The Lady In The Tutti Frutti Hat
  52. Carry On Forever!
  53. Cat on A Hot Tin Roof
  54. Chasing Celebrity
  55. Che Lives!
  56. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie: The Louis Jordan Story
  57. Chris Barber: Leader of the Band
  58. Clare Teal's Jazz Divas
  59. Class of 2007
  60. Classical City to City
  61. Coal Miner's Daughter: The Loretta Lynn Story
  62. Colour My World: The Tony Hatch Story
  63. Come in from the Cold: The Return of Joni Mitchell
  64. Come to the Cabaret
  65. Corridor of Sound
  66. Crying, Waiting, Hoping: The Story of Buddy Holly's Last Tour
  67. Dale Meets Dolly
  68. Dave Allen: Goodnight and May Your God Go With You
  69. David Jacobs: On the Record
  70. David Puttnam's Century of Cinema
  71. Dazed and Confused: The Led Zeppelin Legacy
  72. Deana on Dino
  73. Dear Judy
  74. Diamond and Tiaras - The Nicky Hopkins Story
  75. Don't Start Me Talking About...War
  76. Don't Start Me Talking...
  77. Don't Start Me Talking...
  78. Don't Start Me Talking...about The Beatles
  79. Earth, Wind and Pyre
  80. Ed Sullivan and the Gateway to America
  81. Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else
  82. Engelbert Humperdinck: What's in a Name? Available on BBC iPlayer
  83. Eric Clapton - The Autobiography
  84. Eric's: Story of a Liverpool Club
  85. Even Better Than The Real Thing: The Top of The Pops Albums
  86. Exile of the Stones
  87. Eye to the Telescope
  88. Eye Witness to History - Vicki Wickham's Sixties
  89. Eyewitness to History: Tony King's 60s
  90. Faith and 9/11
  91. Feelin' Love: The Donna Summer Story
  92. Feeling Good: The Nina Simone Story
  93. Fifty Years of To Kill A Mockingbird
  94. Frank Sinatra: Voice of the Century Available on BBC iPlayer
  95. Freedom Sounds 2010
  96. Friday Night Is Mercer Night: Pardon My Southern Accent
  97. From Abba to Azerbaijan Available on BBC iPlayer
  98. From Edison to iTunes: A History of the Record Label
  99. From Station to Stadium: Rolling Stones on the Road
  100. Gene Krupa
  101. George Formby: Britain's Original Pop Star
  102. George Harrison: What Is Life
  103. Greetings Pop Pickers - The Story of Pick of the Pops
  104. Guy Barker's Jazz Collection
  105. Guy Garvey's Rainy City
  106. Handel 250
  107. Hard Times: The Short, Sad Life of Stephen Foster
  108. Harlem Timeline
  109. HBO: The One to Watch
  110. He Shall Overcome: Pete Seeger at 90
  111. He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Naughty Boy
  112. Hello, Good Evening and Welcome: The David Frost Story
  113. Here We Are Now, Entertain Us: Celebrating Nevermind
  114. Hey! Bo Diddley
  115. High and Mighty
  116. Higher and Higher: The Life and Soul of Jackie Wilson
  117. Hitsville USA: 50 Years of Heart and Soul
  118. Holloway Dreams: The Joe Meek Story
  119. Hollywood Charmers
  120. How Aids Changed America
  121. How Roald Dahl Shaped Pop
  122. How Roald Dahl Shaped Pop
  123. How Sweet the Sound: The Amazing Grace Story
  124. Howlin' Wolf
  125. Howlin' Wolf
  126. Human Rights Now!
  127. I am Woman
  128. I Want You Back: The Story of the Jackson Five
  129. I Will Not Let You Go: The Bohemian Rhapsody Story
  130. I'm Keith Moon, What's Your Excuse?
  131. I'm on My Way: The Dean Parrish Story
  132. Icons Revisited
  133. In Search of Mimi
  134. In the Beginning
  135. Island 50
  136. Jac Holzman's Elektra Story
  137. Jac Holzman's Elektra Story
  138. James Last
  139. Janis
  140. Jarvis Cocker's Musical Map of Sheffield
  141. Jazz Junctions
  142. Jerseybeat: the Four Seasons Story
  143. JFK - The First Pop President
  144. Jimi Hendrix: Made in London
  145. Jimmy Carr's Comedy Cuts
  146. Joanna Lumley on Broadway
  147. Joe Strummer's Last Recorded Concert
  148. John Lennon: The New York Years
  149. Johnnie Walker Meets...
  150. Johnny!
  151. Journeys to Glory: The Spandau Ballet Story
  152. Keep Calm and Carry On: The Vera Lynn Story
  153. Keep the Music Playing - The Alan and Marilyn Bergman Story
  154. Keeping Tradition Alive At Christmas
  155. Ken Colyer - He Knew
  156. King of Clubs
  157. Kirsty MacColl: A Tribute
  158. La Chanson de Serge: The Serge Gainsbourg Story
  159. Last Orders at the Spinning Disc: What's Happened to Record Shops?
  160. Laughter and Tears: The Les Dawson Story
  161. Laurel Canyon
  162. Leadbelly: A Secret History of Rock and Roll
  163. Les Paul: The Final Words of a Pioneer and Guitar Legend
  164. Let Freedom Ring: Music, Race and the Soul of America
  165. Let It Be - 40th Anniversary
  166. Liberace: Mr Showmanship!
  167. Life with Lucy and Desi
  168. Liza with a Z
  169. Louie and the G-Men
  170. Louis Armstrong: Behind the Music
  171. Mad About the Boy
  172. Made in Britain Available on BBC iPlayer
  173. Malcolm McLaren and the Great Jukebox Racket: A Radio Movie
  174. Maria Elena Holly: My Life With Buddy
  175. Mariah Carey in her Own Words
  176. Mark Lamarr's Redneck Music
  177. Migrant Music
  178. Miles Plugs In
  179. Monty Python's Wonderful World of Sound
  180. Motorcity Blues
  181. Mr Simon's Big Trip
  182. Music on My Mind
  183. My Country Jukebox
  184. Nat King Cole
  185. Neil Sedaka: The Music of My Life
  186. Not Letting It Be
  187. Old Grey Whistle Test 40
  188. Oscar Peterson
  189. Out of Liverpool
  190. Parnes' People
  191. Paul Anka - Original Teen Idol
  192. Paul Morley's Guide to Musical Genres
  193. Peace, Love and Soul - Soul Train
  194. Perry Como: The Singing Barber
  195. Pete Townshend - Before I Get Old
  196. Pete Waterman's Armistice Day Special
  197. Phil Ochs: Still Marching
  198. Pirates and Pensioners
  199. Prisoner No 46664: Mandela at 90
  200. Radio 2 Comedy Greats
  201. Radio 2 Elvis Season
  202. Radio 2's Bob Marley Season Available on BBC iPlayer
  203. Radio 2's Summer of Soul
  204. Radio Luxembourg 208 - Your Station of the Stars
  205. Rap Revolution: How Hip Hop Conquered The World
  206. Ray Charles - Man and Music
  207. Re-X-amining Kylie
  208. Remembering Elvis with Priscilla Presley
  209. Richard Pryor – Was It Something I Said?
  210. Richard Thompson: Walking on a Wire
  211. Ride With The Devil: The Gene Vincent Story
  212. Robin Gibb at the BBC
  213. Ronnie Scott's At 50
  214. Route 66 - The Mother Road
  215. Satchmo By Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong Tapes
  216. Sgt Pepper Recreated
  217. She's Every Woman - Chaka Khan
  218. Shedding Hippie Blood: The Altamont Story
  219. Shout Sister Shout
  220. Shout Sister Shout
  221. Showman and Star-Maker: A Tribute to Bill Cotton
  222. Sing When You're Winning
  223. Singing This Song For You: The Leon Russell Story
  224. Sir Jimmy Young at 90
  225. Song Stories
  226. Sound Affects
  227. Sounds of the 20th Century
  228. Soundscape of 1969
  229. Soup in a Basket
  230. Spellbound: The Story of John McGeoch
  231. Spirit Having Flown: An Appreciation of Robin Gibb Available on BBC iPlayer
  232. Stand Down Margaret: Music's Response to Thatcherism
  233. Staying Alive: 30 Years of Saturday Night Fever
  234. Still Walking: The Fats Domino Story
  235. Stonewall: The Riots That Triggered the Gay Revolution
  236. Street Corner Soul
  237. Strong and Sassy - Inspiring Women of Jazz
  238. Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye
  239. Suzi Quatro In Search of...
  240. Teenage Kicks
  241. That Western Swing Thing
  242. The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock
  243. The A-Z of AOR
  244. The Afrobeat Revolutionary: Fela Kuti
  245. The Album As Art
  246. The Art of Laughter
  247. The Band Behind Bars
  248. The Bands That Mattered
  249. The Bands That Mattered
  250. The Beatles At The Beeb
  251. The Beatles: Here, There And Everywhere
  252. The Bee Gees
  253. The Bing Crosby Trail
  254. The British Invasion
  255. The Carmine Appice Story
  256. The Comedy Album Show
  257. The Cowboy's Last Ride
  258. The Day John Met Paul
  259. The Day The Wall Fell
  260. The Definitive History of UK Dance Music
  261. The Feelgood Factor
  262. The Fourth, The Fifth, The Minor Fall
  263. The G-Word
  264. The Glory of Glam
  265. The Great British Songbook
  266. The Hippy Trail
  267. The Hunt for Sexton Blake
  268. The Inventor of Rock and Roll: The Alan Freed Story
  269. The Invisible Man: The Rod Temperton Story
  270. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  271. The John Bonham Story
  272. The Judy Garland Trail
  273. The Last Record Man - Clive Davis
  274. The London Palladium Story
  275. The Look of Music, the Sound of Fashion: Malcolm McLaren in His Own Words
  276. The Lyrics of Bob Dylan
  277. The Man Machine: The Story of Kraftwerk
  278. The Mario Lanza Story
  279. The Motown Invasion
  280. The Musical
  281. The Ocean
  282. The Other Side
  283. The Phil Lynott Story
  284. The Record Producers
  285. The Richard Burton Legacy
  286. The Robeson Files
  287. The Rory Gallagher Story
  288. The Santana Story
  289. The Secret Kind of Blue
  290. The Singer Behind the Glasses: The Story Of Nana Mouskouri
  291. The Single Story
  292. The Songs The Beatles Gave Away
  293. The Songwriters' Great British Songbook
  294. The Sound of Young America
  295. The Story of Funk
  296. The Story of Rumours
  297. The Thrill of It All
  298. The Tom Jones Story
  299. The Wicked Pickett - The Life and Times of Wilson Pickett
  300. The Wonderful Sound of Woolies
  301. They Ain't Heavy, They're The Hollies
  302. They Ain't Heavy, They're the Hollies
  303. They Did It Their Way: The Story of Reprise Records
  304. They Write the Songs
  305. Third Reich & Roll
  306. This Guy's in Love With You - The Herb Alpert Story
  307. This Wheel's on Fire: The Soundscape of 1968
  308. Thriller: Michael Jackson's Masterpiece
  309. Tim Rice's American Pie Available on BBC iPlayer
  310. Times They Are A Changing
  311. Titanic - Minute By Minute
  312. Titanic 100: The Myths and Legends
  313. ToeRag Studios
  314. Tommy Cooper: Just Like This!
  315. Tony Bennett's Great American Songbook
  316. Too Much, Too Young: The Story of Two Tone
  317. Tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton
  318. Turn Your Radio On: Ray Stevens
  319. Uncle Sam Goes Pop
  320. Val Doonican - Rocking... But Gently
  321. Very Nearly An Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story
  322. Viva Latino!
  323. Vivat Malligna: A Tribute to Spike Milligan
  324. Whatever Happened to Bobbie Gentry?
  325. When Charles Met Wyclef
  326. When Rock Chicks Ruled
  327. When Rockabilly Ruled... OK?
  328. Where Do I Begin? - The Andy Williams Story
  329. Who Breaks a Butterfly on a Wheel
  330. Who Knows Where the Time Goes: The Sandy Denny Story
  331. Wireless Kenny Everett
  332. Wish You Were There?
  333. X-amining Kylie
  334. Yesterday Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story
  335. Yodel-Ay-Ee-Ooo: Arthur Smith and the Global Yodel
  336. Yoko in Her Own Words
  337. You'll Never Walk Alone

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