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Recorded at the first night of the BBC Proms in 2005, exciting and versatile violin soloist Janine Jansen performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Show more
David Bintley on how the Sadler's Wells Ballet company brought ballet to the British people as an antidote to austerity and emerged, postwar, as the Royal Ballet. Show more
Documentary about soul singer Otis Redding, featuring his 1967 tour of Britain, his subsequent success in America at the Monterey Festival, and his posthumous hit Dock of the Bay. Show more
A collection of some of the greatest soul performances from the BBC's archive, featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.
Documentary exploring girl groups from the inside out. Chart legends including members of Bananarama, the Supremes, the Spice Girls and Girls Aloud discuss life in a girl group. Show more
The story behind Blondie's album Parallel Lines, which sold 16 million copies and captured the spirit of 1970s New York at a time of poverty, crime and an exploding artistic life. Show more
Documentary about soul singer Otis Redding, featuring his 1967 tour of Britain, his subsequent success in America at the Monterey Festival, and his posthumous hit Dock of the Bay. Show more
A collection of some of the greatest soul performances from the BBC's archive, featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.
Documentary exploring girl groups from the inside out. Chart legends including members of Bananarama, the Supremes, the Spice Girls and Girls Aloud discuss life in a girl group. Show more
