Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,785 playable programmes from the BBC

Results 1 to 20 of 20 for your search filters
Filter by channel

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Gary Barlow talks to one of the world's most successful, but least well known songwriters, Max Martin, about creating hits for Britney, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. Show more

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs

Series 1

Sir Paul McCartney

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Sir Paul McCartney talks to Gary Barlow about the art of songwriting and what it was really like to work with everyone from John Lennon to George Martin to Kanye West Show more

Duration: 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Gary Barlow talks to Jeff Lynne. Songwriter, producer, sound engineer, instrumentalist & singer. Including an insight into The Electric Light Orchestra's biggest hit 'Mr Blue Sky'. Show more

Duration: 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Gary Barlow talks to the singer songwriter Barry Manilow about his life and work and the impact of hits like 'Mandy', 'Could It Be Magic' and 'Copacobana' on his career. Show more

Duration: 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Gary Barlow enjoys a songwriting masterclass with Barry Gibb. With the Bee Gees, Barry sold over 220 million records and wrote the classics Words and Islands In The Stream Show more

Duration: 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Emeli Sande shares the struggles of her songwriting journey and how she had to push through her doubts to travel from Aberdeenshire to London to pursue her musical dreams Show more

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs

Series 3

Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds

Duration: 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds - the man behind R&B and pop anthems of the 90s talks Whitney Houston, TLC and Boyz II Men with Gary Barlow as they discover the stories behind the songs. Show more

Duration: 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Gary Barlow speaks to Cathy Dennis, who wrote 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' for Kylie Minogue and 'Toxic' for Britney Spears. Hear her share the stories behind the songs. Show more

Duration: 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Paloma and Gary talk really honestly about how to craft great songs under heavy pressure. Paloma reveals the stories behind the songs on her five platinum selling albums Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Nine time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow and Gary Barlow talk about songwriting, stress and showbusiness. Discover the soul behind the songs All I Want To Do and Tomorrow Never Dies Show more

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs

Series 3

Christine McVie

Duration: 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Available for over a year

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie goes down memory lane with Gary Barlow revealing the magic behind the best songs ever written. Show more