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The Monteverdi Choir celebrates its birthday by performing Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, preceded by a film exploring the choir's impact on the music scene over the last 50 years. Show more
Profile of Fleetwood Mac, one of the biggest-selling bands of all time. Their story, told in their own words, is an epic tale of love and confrontation, of success and loss. Show more
Paloma Faith performs new arrangements of her songs with the help of conductor/composer/trumpeter/arranger Guy Barker, a 42-piece jazz orchestra and the Urban Voices Collective. Show more
Pop moments from the BBC's 60s archive. From a rehearsal for a Top of the Pops performance, Sandie gives an accidentally aloof ice-queen rendering of Long Live Love. Show more
Pop moments from the BBC's sixties archive. A 1966 performance from the singing star of The Frost Report of Going to the Zoo, calling for audience participation. Show more
Alan Yentob examines the extraordinary story of one of Britain's most recognisable pop icons, Sir Tom Jones. In a frank and revealing interview, Sir Tom describes his rise to fame. Show more
A look at the creation of Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes, whose mix of rootsy rock 'n' roll and jangly guitars took Petty into the major league. Show more
Profile of Fleetwood Mac, one of the biggest-selling bands of all time. Their story, told in their own words, is an epic tale of love and confrontation, of success and loss. Show more
Collection of performances by British and American blues artists from the BBC archives. Includes Son House, The Kinks, BB King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton and John Lee Hooker. Show more