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Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 4 from the 2008 BBC Proms. Boris Berezovsky performs with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain under Antonio Pappano. Show more
Hazel Irvine and Dan Walker with live extended coverage of day two of The Open at St Andrews.
In the years bookended by Buddy Holly's death in 1959 and The Beatles landing at JFK in 1964, rock 'n' roll calmed down, went uptown and got spun into teen pop. Show more
How British groups were astounded by pizza, skyscrapers and real cowboys while America fell in love with a curious blend of swinging London and ye olde England. Show more
Compilation of British rock 'n' roll acts with tracks that crossed over to the US charts, including Coldplay, A Flock of Seagulls, Bush, Black Sabbath, Supertramp and The Cure. Show more
In the years bookended by Buddy Holly's death in 1959 and The Beatles landing at JFK in 1964, rock 'n' roll calmed down, went uptown and got spun into teen pop. Show more
Documentary telling the story of Carole King's Brooklyn upbringing, her songwriting success with Gerry Goffin, her time as an LA singer-songwriter and her more recent eco-activism. Show more
How British groups were astounded by pizza, skyscrapers and real cowboys while America fell in love with a curious blend of swinging London and ye olde England. Show more
