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Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Jan 2020, 11:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th Jan 2020, 18:32 on BBC World Service News Internet

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Claude Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun speaks to artists of different kinds. Show more

The Documentary

Soul Music

Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Jan 2020, 11:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 19^th Jan 2020, 18:32 on BBC World Service News Internet

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How Pink Floyd's song for former bandmate Syd Barrett has resonated with people around the world. Show more

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Ich Habe Genug by J.S. Bach

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Feb 2020, 11:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Feb 2020, 18:32 on BBC World Service News Internet

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Soul Music hears people share their stories about music that has changed their lives. Show more

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Wind of Change: Scorpions

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Mar 2020, 11:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Mar 2020, 18:32 on BBC World Service News Internet

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Released in 1990, the song has become an unofficial anthem for the end of the Cold War. Show more

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Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata D960

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Nov 2019, 11:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th Nov 2019, 18:32 on BBC World Service News Internet

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How Schubert's B-Flat Piano Sonata D960 has shaped the lives of three remarkable pianists. Show more

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God Only Knows by The Beach Boys

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Nov 2019, 11:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Nov 2019, 18:32 on BBC World Service News Internet

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How The Beach Boys iconic song helped people discover what it means to be in love. Show more

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True Colors by Cyndi Lauper

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Jan 2020, 11:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Oct 2023, 02:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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How Cyndi Lauper's 1980s ballad True Colors has inspired people around the world. Show more

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True Colors by Cyndi Lauper

BBC Afghan TV

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Oct 2023, 23:32 on BBC Afghan TV

Soul Music hears people share their stories about music that has changed their lives. Show more

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Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Nov 2019, 11:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Sep 2023, 02:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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How Amy Winehouse's torch song to tragic love, addiction and loss, inspired a generation. Show more

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Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

BBC Afghan TV

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Sep 2023, 23:32 on BBC Afghan TV

Soul Music hears people share their stories about music that has changed their lives. Show more

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River by Joni Mitchell

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Dec 2019, 11:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Dec 2023, 22:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Stories of Joni Mitchell's River, from her 1971 album Blue. A song about a broken relationship and of a longing to be elsewhere that has become a melancholy Christmas anthem. Show more

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