1/4. Stuart Maconie presents a tribute to singer/songwriter Otis Redding, whose unpolished and achingly expressive vocals exemplify the kind of unaffected soul singing no longer heard in mainstream popular music.

Redding died in 1967, aged 26, leaving a distinctive repertoire that includes "I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)", "Respect", "Try a Little Tenderness", "Tramp" (with Carla Thomas) and the posthumous US number one hit "(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay". The series features modern interviews with Redding's guitarist Steve Cropper, trumpeter Wayne Jackson and songwriting partner and soul giant Jerry Butler, and trumpeter Ben Cauley, the sole survivor of the 1967 plane crash that took Redding's life.