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Series 26

Songs of the Civil Rights Movement

Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement.

• 45 mins

Series 26

A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum

Why has Procol Harum's surreal track remained enduringly popular for over 50 years?

• 30 mins

Series 26

Prelude a l'Apres Midi d'un Faune by Debussy

People share stories of how Debussy's beautiful prelude has affected their lives.

• 30 mins

Series 26

God Only Knows

How the Beach Boys classic God Only Knows touches souls wherever it is played.

• 30 mins

Series 26

True Colors

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

• 30 mins

Series 27

River

Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her 1971 album Blue.

• 28 mins

Series 27

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd

• 28 mins

Series 27

Schubert鈥檚 B-Flat Piano Sonata D960

Personal stories of Schubert鈥檚 last Piano Sonata.

• 28 mins

Series 27

Smile

This classic tune was written by Charlie Chaplin for the film 'Modern Times'.

• 28 mins

Series 27

Let the River Run

The story of how a classic 80鈥檚 movie song became an anthem for a new generation.

• 28 mins

Series 28

Back to Black

How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people

• 28 mins

Series 28

Streets of London by Ralph McTell

Ralph McTell and others discuss Streets of London.

• 28 mins

Series 28

Wind of Change

How Scorpions鈥� 1990s power ballad became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall

• 28 mins

Series 28

Farewell to Stromness

Personal stories about Farewell to Stromness, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

• 28 mins

Series 29

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

The continuing impact of Simon & Garfunkel鈥檚 song The Boxer.

• 28 mins

Series 29

We Are Family

The smash disco hit about unity and family by Sister Sledge.

• 28 mins

Series 29

Coventry Carol

The 'Coventry Carol' tells the story of the Slaughter of the Innocents

• 28 mins

Series 29

Toto's Africa

Released in 1982, this soft-rock anthem has become an unlikely viral smash-hit.

• 28 mins

Series 29

Days

How the Kinks classic 'Days' has touched peoples lives.

• 28 mins

Series 29

Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding's lonely lament, and why it matters to people aged from 20 to 80

• 28 mins

Series 30

Feeling Good

The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone

• 28 mins

Series 30

Pavane Pour Une Infante D茅funte by Maurice Ravel

What makes Ravel's Pavane For A Dead Princess so evocative and emotional?

• 28 mins

Series 30

I Will Survive

True stories of what the iconic disco anthem means to people around the world.

• 28 mins

Series 30

Harvest Moon

Neil Young's 1992 song about enduring love

• 28 mins

Lean On Me by Bill Withers

An enduring classic which delivers a message of support and friendship.

• 28 mins

Sunshine on Leith

Exploring how the Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity for many.

• 28 mins

I Wonder as I Wander

Personal stories from around the world inspired by the carol 'I Wonder as I Wander'.

• 28 mins

Once In A Lifetime

Talking Heads' breakout hit from 1980 explored by people whose lives the song touched

• 28 mins

David Bowie - Life on Mars?

The enigmatic beauty of Bowie's classic song 'Life on Mars?'

• 28 mins

Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat

An '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story.

• 28 mins