How British groups were astounded by pizza, skyscrapers and real cowboys while America fell in love with a curious blend of swinging London and ye olde England. Show more

The second part of a series celebrating the success of British rock in America looks at how Led Zeppelin spearheaded a British stadium rock assault in the 70s. Show more

Final part of a series celebrating the success of British rock in America shows how the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran led new invasions in the 70s and 80s. Show more

Series about the history of punk. England was rudely awoken when the Sex Pistols swore on primetime television and aligned itself against the establishment. Show more

The late Robin Gibb reflects on his songs and the extraordinary career of the Bee Gees in an interview with the BBC from January 2011, one of the last he gave before his death. Show more

Series about the history of punk. Punk had shown what it was against, now what was it for? Freed up by the DIY ethos, an array of musical influences developed. Show more

Documentary chronicling our love affair with the British singles chart on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary, from the first NME chart in 1952 to Top of the Pops and beyond. Show more

Documentary in which rock star Neil Young traces his 40-year musical journey in his own words, using previously unseen performance footage from his extensive archives. Show more

Documentary looking at how a radical generation of musicians in bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war. Show more

How the squalid streets of '70s New York gave birth to music that conquered the world - punk, disco and hip hop - inspired by the Velvet Underground, loft parties and the Bronx. Show more

Series telling the story of British pop music since the 1950s. In the 60s a group of artists and entrepreneurs prised pop out of the grasp of showbiz interests. Show more

Documentary series telling the story of British pop music since the 1950s. This last part looks at the struggle between the forces of art and commerce since the 1980s. Show more

A search for the orchestra that best captures the spirit of great British amateur music-making. The five orchestras must master that pinnacle of orchestral playing - the symphony. Show more

Charles Hazlewood explores the four great American minimalist composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century. He begins with La Monte Young and Terry Riley. Show more

Charles Hazlewood meets Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who added new orchestral dimensions to compositions based on repetition, transcendence and new technology. Show more

Documentary about 1960s record label Elektra Records, run by suave visionary Jac Holzman. Featuring contributions from Jackson Browne, Iggy Pop, Judy Collins and the BBC archive. Show more

Series about the history of punk rock begins with the precursors to the likes of the Sex Pistols and the Clash - pub rockers such as Dr Feelgood and Ducks Deluxe. Show more

Writer Elizabeth Kinder journeys through Andalusia from Malaga to Cadiz to find the soul of flamenco, the mix of guitar, song and dance associated with southern Spain's gypsies. Show more

Reginald D Hunter continues his road trip, discovering the soul riches of Muscle Shoals in Alabama before returning to his home state of Georgia. Show more

In the final part of his road trip, Reginald D Hunter travels down the Mississippi from Memphis to New Orleans to learn about the birth of blues music. Show more