A series of six programmes 6:Rick Wakemanor how he failed to become a concert pianist and became a virtuoso rock star instead.
A drop-out from the Royal College of Music who is now acclaimed by the popular music press as 'the keyboard wizard of our times' 'the most successful symphonic composer of the 70s,' 'a musical genius.' etc.
Twelve Rolls-Royces, two country houses, one racehorse and millions of record sales later, we present The Rick Wakeman Story-the meteoric rise of a nice, normal baby into a superstar.
Executive producer MIKE WOOLLER Producer ALAN YENTOB
You can see Rick Wakeman in Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley on BBC2. Sunday, 7 September at 9.10 pm.