Series 27

Smile

This classic tune was written by Charlie Chaplin for the film Modern Times.

• 28 mins

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

Series 28

Back to Black

How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people.

• 28 mins

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

Series 28

Wind of Change

How Scorpions’ 1990s power ballad became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall

• 28 mins

Series 28

Farewell to Stromness

Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

• 28 mins

Series 29

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel.

• 28 mins

Series 29

We Are Family

The smash disco hit about unity and family by Sister Sledge

• 28 mins

Series 29

Coventry Carol

The 'Coventry Carol' tells the story of the Slaughter of the Innocents

• 28 mins

Series 29

Toto's Africa

Released in 1982, this soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit.

• 28 mins

Series 29

Days

How the Kinks classic 'Days' has touched peoples lives

• 28 mins

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 ode to 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

Why Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity

• 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 is explored by people whose lives the song touched.

• 28 mins

Life on Mars?

The enigmatic beauty of Bowie's classic song.

• 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 about hopes and dreams was originally a TV advert for a bank.

• 28 mins

The Parting Glass

A folk song that has endured through centuries

• 28 mins

Take Me Home, Country Roads

From West Virginia to West Jamaica, stories of what the song means to people.

• 28 mins

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

The 1967 hit for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell followed by Diana Ross in 1970.

• 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 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

Memories of Benjamin Britten's Christmas work for harp and voices.

• 28 mins

Purple Rain

Stories of Prince's epic ballad, from the first jam in 1983 to the global hit it is today.

• 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