The first of 20 monthly documentaries surveying the range and diversity of 20th-century music in the words of the people who made it happen. Narrated by Samuel West.
1: 1900 - a Different Country
A century ago, the piano held sway at home and sheet music ruled the streets, radio twinkled in Marconi's ear, and the gramophone was a toy. Britain had no musicians' union and no Copyright Act. How did the musical, social and economic landscape of 1900 look to its inhabitants? Producer Nick Morgan