Soul Music - Series 21 - Mr Blue Sky - BBC Sounds

An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.

Programme Website

Coming Up Next

Autoplay

Now playing
Soul Music
Series 21
Mr Blue Sky
An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 21
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Albert Mazibuko remembers the song Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 21
Mack the Knife
The Brecht/Weill song Mack the Knife written for The Threepenny Opera in 1928.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 21
Nimrod
Composer and conductor Paul Spicer explores the impact of Edward Elgar's Nimrod.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 21
Fairytale of New York
The stories behind 1988's 'Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues.
30 mins
Soul Music
Feed the Birds
'Feed The Birds' was written for the film Mary Poppins by Richard and Robert Sherman.
28 mins
Soul Music
Series 22
Bring Him Home
Contributors explain what Bring Him Home, from the musical Les Miserables, means to them.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 22
Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou)
Personal stories of the 1960s Japanese hit song Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou).
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 22
The Way You Look Tonight
The Way You Look Tonight was made popular by Fred Astaire in the 1936 film, Swing Time.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 22
Mozart's Requiem
How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 22
Feed the Birds
Feed the Birds was written for the film Mary Poppins by Richard and Robert Sherman.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 23
A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come has become a classic anthem for civil rights in the USA
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 23
Jerusalem
How the very English 'Jerusalem' came to be loved by people from different cultures.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 23
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 23
The Star-Spangled Banner
Exploring America's national anthem, set to the tune of an English social men's club song.
30 mins
Soul Music
Auld Lang Syne
Stories of love, loss and joy associated with Auld Lang Syne.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 24
Waterloo Sunset
Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks, in its 50th anniversary year.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 24
My Favourite Things
Iranian astronaut Anousheh Ansari shares her memories of the song My Favourite Things.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 24
Siegfried Idyll
Wagner's celebration of paternal love, written as a birthday gift for his wife.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 24
You Are My Sunshine
The country song turned children's favourite is told through people's experiences.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 24
Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
Memories of the much-loved song Who Knows Where the Time Goes? written by Sandy Denny.
30 mins
Soul Music
O Holy Night
How the carol O Holy Night touched the lives of the archbishop of York and Katie Melua.
27 mins
Soul Music
Series 25
O Holy Night
How the carol O Holy Night touched the lives of the archbishop of York and Katie Melua.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 25
Redemption Song
How Bob Marley's Redemption Song has inspired generations around the world.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 25
Ich Habe Genug
People from around the world describe how Bach's cantata changed their lives.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 25
Boys Don't Cry
Soul Music explores The Cure's tribute to teenage angst.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 25
Kraftwerk: Computer World
How Kraftwerk's classic album Computer World has changed people's lives.
30 mins
Soul Music
Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part Three
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from the 25 series of Soul Music
57 mins
Soul Music
Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part Two
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from across the 25 series.
56 mins
Soul Music
Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part One
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from the 25 series of Soul Music
64 mins
Soul Music
Series 26
Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement.
45 mins
Soul Music
Series 26
A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
Why has Procol Harum's surreal track remained enduringly popular for over 50 years?
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 26
Prelude a l'Apres Midi d'un Faune by Debussy
People share stories of how Debussy's beautiful prelude has affected their lives.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 26
God Only Knows
How the Beach Boys classic God Only Knows touches souls wherever it is played.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 26
True Colors
How Cyndi Lauper's 1980s ballad True Colors has inspired people around the world.
30 mins
Soul Music
Series 27
River
Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song River, from her 1971 album Blue.
28 mins
Soul Music
Series 27
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd
28 mins
Soul Music
Series 27
Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata D960
Personal stories of Schubert’s last Piano Sonata
28 mins
Soul Music
Series 27
Smile
This classic tune was written by Charlie Chaplin for the film Modern Times.
28 mins
Soul Music
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
Soul Music
Series 28
Back to Black
How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people.
28 mins
Soul Music
Series 28
Streets of London by Ralph McTell
50 years after it was first recorded, Ralph McTell and others discuss Streets of London.
28 mins
Soul Music
Series 28
Wind of Change
How Scorpions’ 1990s power ballad became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall
28 mins
Soul Music
Series 28
Farewell to Stromness
Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
28 mins
Ionica Adriana
Behind the scenes at Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, singer songwriter Tiffany Twisted & photographer Elspeth Mary Moore
Ionica Adriana dives into the feast of arts and culture on offer in North Yorkshire.
180 mins
The Seven O'Clock Show
23/08/2019
Get involved in Shropshire's arts, culture and community events with inspiration you need.
180 mins
The Cultural Frontline
Murad Subay: The walls remember
When war broke out in Yemen, Murad Subay painted murals on the bullet-marked buildings
26 mins
World Book Club
Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You
Chinese-American writer Celeste Ng talks to Lawrence Pollard about her bestselling novel.
50 mins
Sound of Cinema
Alberto Iglesias
Matthew Sweet meets film composer Alberto Iglesias.
59 mins