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Kirsty Young presents an appeal on behalf of the Disasters and Emergency Committee for aid to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

Documentary which tells the story of Bizet and his most famous opera. A failure when it premiered in Paris in 1875, Carmen is now regarded as one of the classics of Western music. Show more

Documentary profiling songwriter and performer Neil Sedaka, the man behind hits like Oh Carol, Is This the Way to Amarillo and Solitaire. Show more

Hugely successful singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka plays hits from his early rock 'n' roll days and his later, more lyrical age in this special one-man show from the 1980s. Show more

1965 concert featuring Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, one of America's most dynamic jazz groups.

1964 performance by the Modern Jazz Quartet, featuring members John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath and Connie Kay and a guest appearance from Laurindo Almeida.

Drama series set in advertising in 1960s New York. Against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, the staff ponder the meaning of a company audit. Show more

Flora Purin introduces a restored and re-edited version of a session by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson from October 1964.

Documentary exploring the meaning and history of cool through the American music that started in the bars of New York and Los Angeles in the 1940s and became known as cool jazz. Show more

1960s concert featuring jazz pianist Thelonious Monk and his quartet of Ben Riley, Larry Gayles and Charlie Rouse.

Documentary, made by her great niece, about the British Jewish baroness Pannonica Rothschild, whose life was changed when she fell in love with the jazz genius Thelonious Monk. Show more

Documentary profiling songwriter and performer Neil Sedaka, the man behind hits like Oh Carol, Is This the Way to Amarillo and Solitaire. Show more