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Nina Simone and Me with Laura Mvula

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

In a personal tribute, British soul singer Laura Mvula travels to New York to celebrate the Nina Simone songs that mean most to her and explore their musical roots. Show more

Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Guy Evans
Producer:
Guy Evans
Executive Producer:
Angela Ferreira
Executive Producer:
Elizabeth Hartford
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

Kate Mossman looks beyond the cliches of grunge babes and rock chicks as she goes behind rock's untold stories to discover if it has always been different for the girl in a band. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Mossman
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Producer:
Dione Newton
Director:
Dione Newton
Participant:
Tina Weymouth
Participant:
Elkie Brooks
Participant:
Carol Kaye
Participant:
Lita Ford
Participant:
Viv Albertine
Participant:
Pauline Murray
Participant:
Brix Smith
Participant:
Gillian Gilbert
Participant:
Kim McAuliffe
Participant:
Miki Berenyi
Participant:
Jehnny Beth
Participant:
June Millington
Participant:
Mary Dostal
Participant:
Valerie Nilson
Participant:
Kelley Deal
Participant:
Josephine Wiggs

How Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris's careers took off in the 1970s with distinct takes on country, but how they ended up uniting as close harmony singers on Trio. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
KT Tunstall
Producer:
Dione Newton
Director:
Dione Newton
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Participant:
Dolly Parton
Participant:
Linda Ronstadt
Participant:
Emmylou Harris

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Documentary charting the highs and lows of Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, Marianne Faithfull, Suzi Quatro, Siouxsie Sioux and Kate Bush, looking at their influence on music. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Documentary celebrating the careers of Annie Lennox, Alison Moyet, Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis, who took us from post-punk to The X Factor. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Chloe Thomas
Producer:
Chloe Thomas
Participant:
Annie Lennox
Participant:
Dawn French
Participant:
Dave Stewart
Participant:
Alison Moyet
Participant:
Pete Waterman
Participant:
Alexandra Burke
Participant:
Leona Lewis
Participant:
Lily Allen
Participant:
Adele undefined
Participant:
Marc Almond
Presenter:
Liza Tarbuck

Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Guy Evans
Producer:
Guy Evans
Executive Producer:
Angela Ferreira
Executive Producer:
Elizabeth Hartford
Production Company:
Endemol Shine UK

Secret Knowledge

Nina Simone and Me with Laura Mvula

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

In a personal tribute, British soul singer Laura Mvula travels to New York to celebrate the Nina Simone songs that mean most to her and explore their musical roots. Show more

BBC Four HD

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