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Music: Classic Pop & Rock

The stories of the biggest artists in the world told over the years in their own words.

The stories of the biggest artists in the world. We delve deep into the BBC archive and speak to the people who were there, as we look back on their most iconic eras.

Kylie Minogue: 1. She Should Be So Lucky

Eras: Kylie Minogue: Kylie Minogue: 1. She Should Be So Lucky

Episode 1: She Should Be So Lucky

Kylie Minogue

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Scott Mills revisits the eras of Kylie Minogue. In Episode One, find out how it all began.

Scott Mills revisits the eras of Britain’s best-loved superstar - Kylie Minogue.

In Episode One, new interviews and BBC Archive take us back to where it all began.

Join Scott Mills for the ultimate celebration of the UK’s best-loved pop star, who this year headlines Radio 2 in the Park on Sunday 17 September.

When a teenage Kylie lit up Aussie screens in Neighbours, the die was cast for her meteoric rise to fame. Before long, she’d launched a parallel career as a singer - and left Ramsay Street in the rear-view mirror.

After that? No prizes for guessing. Sold-out stadiums. Hollywood. Heartbreak. A music career spanning five decades - with hits in every single one of them. 

No artist works at Kylie’s level for that long without a gift for reinvention. In Eras: Kylie Minogue, Scott follows Kylie as she deftly navigates a changing music industry, personal crises, and harsh critics - and never stops winning. Along the way, you’ll hear the tracks that left deep grooves on the face of pop culture - and are still making them today.

In this episode, new interviews and the BBC Archive reveal a star who’s finding her feet - but always knows where she stands. Smart, self-assured, and in the studio with synthpop svengalis Stock, Aitken and Waterman, Kylie discovers the value of great collaborators - and the power of her own image. 

But Britpop is on the horizon. New relationships - both professional and personal - are making their mark. A new era beckons - time for a change.

Contributors include fellow performer at Radio 2 in the Park Beverley Knight, Jack Savoretti, David Tennant (who Kylie starred with in a special Christmas episode of Doctor Who in 2007, watched by over 13 million viewers), Tia Kofi, Jaime Winstone, and Radio 2 presenters Fearne Cotton, Owain Wyn Evans and Michelle Visage.

Eras: Kylie Minogue

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

The story of Kylie's life and iconic career. Now with an exclusive Kylie interview.

The story of the Princess of pop told in era defining chapters. In the final episode, Kylie talks exclusively to Scott Mills about her life and career.

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