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Rock Family Trees

Series 1

Episode 3: Deep Purple People

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Programme charting the history of one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. Band members recall the highs and lows of three decades in the music business. Show more

Rock Family Trees

Series 1

Episode 6: The New Merseybeat

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The series about the last 30 years of pop history examines the Liverpool revival and groups like Echo and the Bunnymen, the Teardrop Explodes, OMD and KLF. Show more

Rock Family Trees

Series 2

Episode 1: California Dreamin'

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series charting the dramas behind rock and pop groups of the last 40 years. This programme features 60s bands the Mamas and the Papas and the Lovin' Spoonful. Show more

Rock Family Trees

Series 1

Episode 5: The British R&B Boom

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four

A series about the last 30 years of pop history. This programme features the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann and Cream. Show more

Rock Family Trees

Series 2

Episode 3: The Mersey Sound

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Programme tracing the rapid rise and fall of the Mersey Beat scene in the early and mid-1960s, an era synonymous with the emergence of The Beatles. Show more

Rock Family Trees

Series 1

Episode 2: The Birmingham Beat

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A look at the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known Birmingham bands of the 1960s and 70s, including the Move, ELO and Wizzard. Narrated by John Peel. Show more

Rock Family Trees

Series 1

Episode 1: The Fleetwood Mac Story

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series that looks at pop history. Formed in 1967, Fleetwood Mac have had many different line-ups. Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Stevie Nicks tell the story. Show more

Rock Family Trees

Series 2

Episode 2: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series going behind the scenes of famous rock and pop groups looks at Black Sabbath, who have caused outrage with their lifestyles as well as their lyrics. Show more

Rock Family Trees

The Birth of Cool Britannia

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

The real story behind the birth of Britpop and how three of the biggest bands of the 90s – Suede, Elastica and Blur – changed British music forever. Show more