Russell Davies presents a history of jazz, from its earliest stirrings to the end of the millennium.

Musicians had been moving towards swing ever since Louis Armstrong, playing in King Oliver's Creole Jazz Orchestra, started taking every opportunity to give a triplet feel to the beat. Then the tuba was replaced by a new rhythm section of guitar and string bass. But swing only emerged fully with the smooth, lithe unison riffs developed by big bands in the thirties.
(Repeated Friday 11.30pm)