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Simon Russell Beale looks at Beethoven's revolutionary later symphonies and the works of Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz and the flamboyant Franz Liszt. Show more
The gathering of folk musicians sees John Doyle perform emigrant song Liberty's Sweet Shore, while Allan MacDonald closes proceedings with one of his inimitable pipe sets. Show more
Documentary about the Who's 1968 album, Tommy, in which the band speak for the first time about the making of the iconic album and how its success changed their lives. Show more
Ken Russell's flamboyant treatment of The Who's rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy who achieves a messianic status as a pinball player. Show more
In his home studio and revisiting old haunts in Shepherd's Bush and Battersea, Pete Townshend opens his heart and his personal archive to revisit the Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia. Show more
Series looking at the creation of classic albums goes behind Black Sabbath's 1970 album Paranoid, which came to define the sound and style of heavy metal. Show more
An archive celebration of BBC studio performances from the British bands that broke through courtesy of punk, with Dr Feelgood, Buzzcocks, Joy Division and many more. Show more
Documentary about the Who's 1968 album, Tommy, in which the band speak for the first time about the making of the iconic album and how its success changed their lives. Show more
