This episode looks at how British musical talent in the 1980s stormed the West End with hits like Cats, Les Miserables, Blood Brothers and Phantom of the Opera. Show more
Spoof gangster film. The Robin Hood legend is updated to Prohibition-era Chicago, where a mobster becomes a hero when he usurps the underworld's new boss. With Frank Sinatra. Show more
BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Sensible performing a classic from South Pacific and Jay Z taking on Annie. Show more
This episode looks at how British musical talent in the 1980s stormed the West End with hits like Cats, Les Miserables, Blood Brothers and Phantom of the Opera. 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
BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Sensible performing a classic from South Pacific and Jay Z taking on Annie. Show more
This episode looks at how British musical talent in the 1980s stormed the West End with hits like Cats, Les Miserables, Blood Brothers and Phantom of the Opera. Show more
