World Service Music Documentaries Podcast
All the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service music podcasts gathered into one place. New documentaries will be added intermittently. Only available in the UK.
UK Only
Episodes to download
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Our Love for Indian Classical Music
Sat 5 Jan 2019
How classical music from India has spread across the globe
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It Jus' Keeps Rolling: The Story of Ol' Man River
Sat 29 Dec 2018
Ever since 1927 Ol’ Man River’s song has had many powerful currents.
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Aretha Franklin: Queen Of Soul
Sat 18 Aug 2018
A celebration of the life and music of Aretha Franklin with fans around the world
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Martin Morales’s Peruvian Roadtrip
Mon 9 Apr 2018
The link between food and music in the Andes with chef and record producer Martin Morales
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Yevgeny Murzin: Master of the Synthesiser
Sat 31 Mar 2018
Built in secret with little access to electronic parts, the ANS was a labour of love
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Aretha at 75
Wed 3 Jan 2018
Mark Coles celebrates the music of soul diva Aretha Franklin with fans around the world.
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Symphony of the Stones
Mon 4 Dec 2017
How our ancient forebears made music and how ancient sites affected sounds of their time
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Gabriela Montero: Improvisation Masterclass
Sat 29 Apr 2017
Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero takes us to the heart of her music
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Get Up, Stand Up: Reggae in Poland
Sat 1 Apr 2017
How Jamaican Reggae has become the music of protest in Poland
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Cross Cultural Collaborations
Sat 16 Aug 2014
The unique music that can result when artists from different traditions come together...
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The Persian Underground
Wed 26 Feb 2014
How young Iranian musicians and singers are finding ways of breaking the restrictions.
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Argentina’s Rock and Roll
Tue 18 Feb 2014
The music that helped forge a new Argentine identity after the violence of military rule
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Freedom Songs
Tue 11 Feb 2014
How did Nina Simon's hit I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free come to be written.
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Jimi Hendrix's Time in London
Sat 25 Jan 2014
Jimi Hendrix's 1967 gig at the Marquee club in London launched his career.
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In Perfect Harmony
Christmas Day 2013
Beautiful singing in harmony from around the world. When and why do we sing?
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The Secret History of Bossa Nova
Tue 12 Nov 2013
Forget its low-key, supper club reputation, bossa nova was tied to a political revolution
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Walk on the Wild Side
Fri 1 Nov 2013
Mike Williams talks to critics, fans, academics and historians Lou Reed.
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I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
Tue 16 Apr 2013
For more than four decades, David Bowie has entranced his followers. What is his appeal?
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Flashmob Flamenco
Tue 2 Apr 2013
Spain's current economic crisis is seeing the return of flamenco as a form of protest.
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Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues
Sat 12 Jan 2013
Did Johnny Cash have any real impact on prison reform in America?
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Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues
Sat 5 Jan 2013
How Johnny Cash's experiences performing in jails turned him into a prison reformer.
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Michael Jackson - The Thrill Of Thriller
Sat 27 Oct 2012
What does Michael Jackson mean to the Ivory Coast village of Krindjabo.
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Wheel And Come Again - 50 Years Of Jamaican Music
Sat 18 Aug 2012
Colin Grant explores the daring and innovative music that has come from Jamaica
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Southern Tracks - Part Two
Sat 11 Aug 2012
Joe Fletcher tracks down forgotten musicians who made records in the 60's and 70's.
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Southern Tracks - Part One
Sat 4 Aug 2012
Joe Fletcher finds forgotten musicians who made records in the 60's and 70's.
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Song by Song by London - Part Two
Wed 18 Jul 2012
Robert Elms continues his search for the musical soul of London.
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Song by Song by London - Part One
Tue 17 Jul 2012
Robert Elms searches for the musical soul of London, celebrated in over a century of song.
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Ziggy Changed My Life
Tue 17 Jul 2012
Marking The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’s 40th anniversary.
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What's Going On - Music that Defined a Decade
Fri 13 Jul 2012
Smokey Robinson explores the social and political impact of Marvin Gaye's classic.
