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Simon Bates introduces performances by Fred Wedlock, Joe Dolce, The Stray Cats, The Passions, Rainbow, Blondie, Spandau Ballet, Cliff Richard, Dire Straits, XTC and John Lennon. Show more
Leonard Sachs presents the old-time music hall programme from the City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. Featuring Beryl Reid, Roy Castle, Lorna Dallas, Gino Donati and the Valla Bertini.
A nugget of pop mined from the BBC's archive. From her own series recorded in 1967, Dusty Springfield performs the Bobby Hebb classic, Sunny. 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 youthful Status Quo, complete with ruffled shirts and sideburns, sing their first hit single, Pictures of Matchstick Men. Show more
The best romantic duets from the BBC archive, including Robbie and Kylie, Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, Sonny and Cher, and Peaches and Herb. Show more
The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. Part two looks at the producers, from Trevor Horn and Lamont Dozier to Tony Visconti. Show more
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Mark Radcliffe continues the coverage on day one of Glastonbury 2015 with highlights from the set by Motorhead, led by their legendary frontman Lemmy on the Pyramid Stage. Show more
Simon Bates introduces performances by Fred Wedlock, Joe Dolce, The Stray Cats, The Passions, Rainbow, Blondie, Spandau Ballet, Cliff Richard, Dire Straits, XTC and John Lennon. Show more
The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings. Part two looks at the producers, from Trevor Horn and Lamont Dozier to Tony Visconti. Show more
Eurythmics, Spandau Ballet, Phil Collins, Fine Young Cannibals, Tears for Fears, Suzanne Vega and Simply Red are among the performers on display in another tranche of 80s pop. Show more
