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Dame Diana Rigg explores the enduring popularity of The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The work was recently chosen as Britain's favourite piece of classical music. Show more
Musical and psychological portrait of classical composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, which explores the passions that drove this giant of 20th-century English music. Show more
Collection from the BBC archives including Pretty Persuasion from the Whistle Test in 1984, Orange Crush on Top of the Pops in 1989 and Losing My Religion on The Late Show in 1991. Show more
Special edition featuring rock band R.E.M. live in the studio and in conversation with Jools Holland. The band perform songs from their album Up, plus some old favourites.
Using the testimony of people who knew him and of the witnesses who saw him in his last week of life, this programme depicts Kurt Cobain's final hours. Show more
Halloween concert recorded at the Paramount in Seattle in 1991, featuring tracks from Nevermind including Lithium, Polly, Breed, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Sliver and About a Girl. Show more
Collection from the BBC archives including Pretty Persuasion from the Whistle Test in 1984, Orange Crush on Top of the Pops in 1989 and Losing My Religion on The Late Show in 1991. Show more
Special edition featuring rock band R.E.M. live in the studio and in conversation with Jools Holland. The band perform songs from their album Up, plus some old favourites.
Dame Diana Rigg explores the enduring popularity of The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The work was recently chosen as Britain's favourite piece of classical music. Show more
