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