5/6. A look at how the impact of the sexual revolution and the civil-rights movement gave rise to musicals with an adult narrative, such as Stephen Sondheim 's Company and West Side Story. <S)
With Kirsty Lang.
Followed by Weather
7/10. Some of the giants of laidback, mainstream rock, including the Eagles, Dire Straits. Eric Clapton , Lynyrd
Skynyrd and Peter Frampton.
11/11. 1982: With Maria's death, the family fractures show no signs of healing. Can the Schabbach village fair bring some relief as the epic saga reaches its conclusion? In German with English subtitles. The second series starts 24 July.
The oldest music magazine in the world celebrates its 3,000th issue this August and, in this retrospective, Chrissie Hynde , Kaiser Chiefs, Tony Parsons , Paul Morley , Danny Baker and Steve Lamacq look back at the feuds and personalities that shaped our musical culture.
2/4. In
Marseille, Kirsty Wark meets fashion designer Pierre Cardin , rapper Jali of Massilia Sound System, and goes on the set of France's latest daily soap opera. Plus Simon Davis exploring Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region.
3/6. Exploring the infectious music from Kinshasa on the Congo river, including the rumba
the story of a young French waiter who stole hundreds of works of art
