Series of one-off documentaries that uses 70 years of the BBC archive to bring together clips under one theme, sometimes the shows have a presenter but often they don't.
Series of one-off documentaries that uses 70 years of the BBC archive to bring together clips under one theme, sometimes the shows have a presenter but often they don't.
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Seasons (25)
Season 1994
25 Dec 1994 · 1 episode
1The Carpenters at the BBC25 Dec 1994
Season 2000
24 Sep 2000 · 1 episode
1Bowie at the BBC24 Sep 2000
Season 2004
3 Jan 2004 – 24 Apr 2004 · 3 episodes
1Classic Soul at the BBC3 Jan 2004
2Barry White at the BBC4 Jan 2004
3Gielgud at the BBC24 Apr 2004
Season 2005
11 Feb 2005 – 9 Dec 2005 · 4 episodes
1Jazz at the BBC11 Feb 2005
2Loudon Wainwright III at the BBC23 Sep 2005
3Boulez at the BBC11 Nov 2005
4James Blunt at the BBC9 Dec 2005
Season 2006
6 Jan 2006 – 13 Nov 2006 · 7 episodes
1Ronnie Lane at the BBC6 Jan 2006
2Folk at the BBC - 13 Feb 2006
3Folk at the BBC - 210 Feb 2006
4Folk at the BBC - 317 Feb 2006
5Stiff & Co at the BBC - 115 Sep 2006
6Stiff & Co at the BBC - 216 Sep 2006
7Beyonce at the BBC13 Nov 2006
Season 2007
9 Mar 2007 – 12 Oct 2007 · 5 episodes
1New York Rock at the BBC9 Mar 2007
2Folk Hibernia at the BBC16 Mar 2007
3Classic Soul at the BBC5 Apr 2007
4Classic Britannia at the BBC1 Jul 2007
5Emmylou Harris at the BBC12 Oct 2007
Season 2008
22 Jan 2008 – 5 Dec 2008 · 5 episodes
1Stiff At The BBC: Episode 122 Jan 2008
2Stiff At The BBC: Episode 222 Jan 2008
3Van Morrison at the BBC27 Apr 2008
4Coldplay at the BBC18 Jun 2008
5Nana Mouskouri at the BBC5 Dec 2008
Season 2009
2 Jan 2009 – 16 Oct 2009 · 10 episodes
1Prog at the BBC2 Jan 2009
2Motown at the BBC20 Feb 2009
3U2 at the BBC8 Mar 2009
4Rough Trade at the BBC13 Mar 2009
5John Martyn at the BBC22 Mar 2009
6Kate Bush at the BBC 197926 Apr 2009
7Blues at the BBC1 May 2009
8Eric Clapton at the BBC4 May 2009
9Island at the BBC5 Jun 2009
10Synth Britannia at the BBC16 Oct 2009
Season 2010
5 Mar 2010 – 5 Nov 2010 · 4 episodes
1Metal at the BBC5 Mar 2010
2Elton John at the BBC30 Oct 2010
3Tom Jones at the BBC14 Nov 2010
4Sir John Dankworth at the BBC5 Nov 2010
Season 2011
14 Feb 2011 – 9 Dec 2011 · 9 episodes
1Love Songs at the BBC14 Feb 2011
2Reggae at the BBC18 Feb 2011
3Easy Listening Hits at the BBC27 May 2011
4The Kinks at the BBC15 Jul 2011
5Exotic Pop at the BBC19 Aug 2011
6Acoustic at the BBC2 Sep 2011
7Lionel Richie at the BBC2 Dec 2011
8Country at the BBC24 Dec 2011
9Hip-Hop at the BBC9 Dec 2011
Season 2012
13 Jan 2012 – 23 Nov 2012 · 12 episodes
1R.E.M. at the BBC13 Jan 2012
2Duets at the BBC14 Feb 2012
3Disco at the BBC2 Mar 2012
4Southern Rock at the BBC13 Apr 2012
5Barry Manilow at the BBC18 May 2012
6Punk Britannia at the BBC8 Jun 2012
7London Songs at the BBC9 Jun 2012
8Punk at the BBC11 Jun 2012
9The Rolling Stones at the BBC24 Nov 2012
10Slade at the BBC21 Dec 2012
11Weller at the BBC2 Nov 2012
12Ultimate Number Ones at the BBC23 Nov 2012
Season 2013
1 Mar 2013 – 27 Dec 2013 · 3 episodes
1Dusty Springfield at the BBC1 Mar 2013
2Shirley Bassey at the BBC11 Jun 2013
3ABBA at the BBC27 Dec 2013
Season 2014
11 Apr 2014 – 19 Dec 2014 · 8 episodes
1Britpop at the BBC11 Apr 2014
2Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC18 Jul 2014
3Rod Stewart at the BBC8 Aug 2014
4Kate Bush at the BBC22 Aug 2014
5Goth at the BBC31 Oct 2014
6Country Queens at the BBC7 Nov 2014
7Country Kings at the BBC21 Nov 2014
8The Bee Gees at the BBC ... and beyond!19 Dec 2014
Season 2015
2 Jan 2015 – 13 Dec 2015 · 19 episodes
1Nigel Kennedy at the BBC2 Jan 2015
2The Carpenters At The BBC5 Jan 2015
3Irish Rock at the BBC13 Mar 2015
4Kings of Soul20 Mar 2015
5Queens of Soul27 Mar 2015
6One-Hit Wonders at the BBC17 Apr 2015
7Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC24 Jul 2015
8Cilla at the BBC16 Aug 2015
9Hot Chocolate at the BBC25 Sep 2015
10Andre Previn at the BBC9 Oct 2015
11Indie Classics at the BBC9 Oct 2015
12Leonard Bernstein at the BBC16 Oct 2015
13Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock at the BBC23 Oct 2015
14Girls in Bands at the BBC30 Oct 2015
15Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC1 Nov 2015
16Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC6 Nov 2015
17Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC8 Nov 2015
18Adele at the BBC20 Nov 2015
19Dance at the BBC13 Dec 2015
Season 2016
29 Jan 2016 – 9 Dec 2016 · 7 episodes
1Pierre Boulez at the BBC29 Jan 2016
2Perfect Pianists at the BBC4 Mar 2016
3Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC11 Mar 2016
4John Williams at the BBC18 Mar 2016
5The Brontes at the BBC27 Mar 2016
6Buble at the BBC3 Nov 2016
7Classic Cellists at the BBC9 Dec 2016
Season 2017
13 Jan 2017 – 16 Mar 2017 · 13 episodes
1Bowie at the BBC13 Jan 2017
2Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC5 Mar 2017
3Dazzling Duets at the BBC12 Mar 2017
4Photographers at the BBC16 Mar 2017
5Classic Quartets at the BBC19 Mar 2017
6Stunning Soloists at the BBC26 Mar 2017
7Depeche Mode at the BBC7 Apr 2017
8Glam Rock at the BBC15 Sep 2017
9Harry Styles at the BBC2 Nov 2017
10Sam Smith at the BBC9 Nov 2017
11U2 at the BBC19 Dec 2017
12U2 at the BBC: Special Edition28 Dec 2017
13On Camera: Photographers at the BBC16 Mar 2017
Season 2018
8 Jun 2018 – 1 Nov 2018 · 2 episodes
1Arctic Monkeys at the BBC8 Jun 2018
2Ariana Grande at the BBC1 Nov 2018
Season 2019
8 Dec 2019 – 16 Mar 2019 · 2 episodes
1James Galway at the BBC8 Dec 2019
2Van Morrison at the BBC16 Mar 2019
Season 2020
16 Oct 2020 – 11 Dec 2020 · 4 episodes
1Sir Cliff Richard at the BBC16 Oct 2020
2Australian Hits at the BBC25 Oct 2020
3Dame Vera Lynn at the BBC8 Nov 2020
4Dionne Warwick at the BBC11 Dec 2020
Season 2021
1 Jan 2021 – 29 Dec 2021 · 25 episodes
1Whitney at the BBC1 Jan 2021
2Neil Diamond at the BBC22 Jan 2021
3Tommy Cooper at the BBC5 Mar 2021
4Caroline Aherne at the BBC9 Mar 2021
5St Patrick's Day at the BBC19 Mar 2021
6Duran Duran at the BBC17 Apr 2021
7St. George's Day at the BBC23 Apr 2021
8Cher at the BBC29 May 2021
9Tina Turner at the BBC5 Jun 2021
10Phil Collins at the BBC12 Jun 2021
11Canadian Hits at the BBC2 Jul 2021
12Pride Hits at the BBC3 Jul 2021
13Queens of Song at the BBC7 Aug 2021
14Sir Simon Rattle at the BBC22 Aug 2021
15Charlie Watts at the BBC27 Aug 2021
16Beyoncé at the BBC4 Sep 2021
17The Spice Girls at the BBC2 Oct 2021
18Trevor Horn at the BBC23 Oct 2021
19Nicola Benedetti at the BBC7 Nov 2021
20Paul McCartney at the BBC20 Nov 2021
21Queen at the BBC27 Nov 2021
22St Andrew's Day at the BBC3 Dec 2021
23Madonna at the BBC18 Dec 2021
24Sondheim at the BBC27 Dec 2021
25Lady Gaga at the BBC29 Dec 2021
Season 2022
14 Jan 2022 – 26 Dec 2022 · 18 episodes
1Ronnie Spector at the BBC14 Jan 2022
2Dolly Parton at the BBC22 Jan 2022
3Elaine Paige at the BBC29 Jan 2022
4Stevie Wonder at the BBC19 Feb 2022
5Take That at the BBC2 Apr 2022
6Mariah Carey at the BBC9 Apr 2022
7Celine Dion at the BBC21 May 2022
8Britney at the BBC28 May 2022
9LGBTQ+ Hits at the BBC11 Jun 2022
10Sounds of Birmingham at the BBC6 Aug 2022
11Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC3 Sep 2022
12Kylie at the BBC24 Sep 2022
13Olivia Newton John at the BBC15 Oct 2022
14Cleo Laine at the BBC28 Oct 2022
15Ed Sheeran at the BBC29 Oct 2022
16Petula Clark at the BBC11 Nov 2022
17Piano Greats at the BBC10 Dec 2022
18Robbie Coltrane at the BBC26 Dec 2022
Season 2023
1 Jan 2023 – 28 Dec 2023 · 30 episodes
1Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC1 Jan 2023
2Rod Stewart at the BBC 27 Jan 2023
3Roy Orbison at the BBC4 Feb 2023
4Love Songs at the BBC: Volume 211 Feb 2023
5Heartbreakers at the BBC11 Feb 2023
6Movie Themes at the BBC18 Feb 2023
7Dusty Springfield at the BBC Volume Two11 Mar 2023
8Chaka Khan at the BBC18 Mar 2023
9Andrew Lloyd Webber at the BBC25 Mar 2023
10Burt Bacharach at the BBC8 Apr 2023
11Carole King and Her Songs at the BBC15 Apr 2023
12Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC6 May 2023
13Pet Shop Boys at the BBC20 May 2023
14Barry Humphries at the BBC28 May 2023
15Barry Manilow at the BBC10 Jun 2023
16George Michael at the BBC17 Jun 2023
17Blur at the BBC29 Jul 2023
18Shania Twain at the BBC26 Aug 2023
19Bananarama at the BBC2 Sep 2023
20Alicia Keys at the BBC16 Sep 2023
21Stock Aitken Waterman at the BBC23 Sep 2023
22Kylie at the BBC23 Sep 2023
23Mary J Blige at the BBC14 Oct 2023
24Fleetwood Mac at the BBC21 Oct 2023
25Lulu at the BBC28 Oct 2023
26Blondie at the BBC18 Nov 2023
27Disco at the BBC: Volume Two16 Dec 2023
28Mike Yarwood at the BBC20 Dec 2023
29Disco at the BBC: Volume Three23 Dec 2023
30Aretha at the BBC28 Dec 2023
Season 2024
6 Jan 2024 – 28 Dec 2024 · 31 episodes
1Shirley Bassey at the BBC: Volume Two6 Jan 2024
21984 at the BBC20 Jan 2024
3Cyndi Lauper At The BBC20 Jan 2024
4One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume 23 Feb 2024
5Hits That Missed at the BBC3 Feb 2024
6Love Songs at the BBC: Volume 310 Feb 2024
7Heartbreakers at the BBC: Volume 210 Feb 2024
8Movie Themes at the BBC - Volume Two17 Feb 2024
9Texas at the BBC9 Mar 2024
10Sinead O'Connor at the BBC16 Mar 2024
11Diana Ross at the BBC23 Mar 2024
12Terry Hall at the BBC29 Mar 2024
13Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC30 Mar 2024
14More ABBA at the BBC6 Apr 2024
15Gladys Knight at the BBC25 May 2024
16Bon Jovi at the BBC1 Jun 2024
17Prince and His Songs at the BBC6 Jul 2024
18Weather Hits at the BBC10 Aug 2024
19Girls Aloud at the BBC17 Aug 2024
20Sting and the Police at the BBC7 Sep 2024
21Songs of Survival at the BBC14 Sep 2024
22Kirsty MacColl at the BBC5 Oct 2024
2340 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC12 Oct 2024
24Sad Songs at the BBC26 Oct 2024
25The Cure at the BBC2 Nov 2024
26Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC: Volume 29 Nov 2024
27Boybands at the BBC16 Nov 2024
28Wham! at the BBC14 Dec 2024
29Eurythmics at the BBC21 Dec 2024
30Annie Lennox at the BBC21 Dec 2024
31Maggie Smith at the BBC28 Dec 2024
Season 2025
8 Feb 2025 – 26 Dec 2025 · 26 episodes
1Heartbreakers at the BBC: Volume 38 Feb 2025
2Eastenders Sings at the BBC14 Feb 2025
3Songs Inspired by the Movies at the BBC15 Feb 2025
4Elkie Brooks at the BBC1 Mar 2025
5Enya at the BBC15 Mar 2025
6Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 222 Mar 2025
7Eric Clapton at the BBC29 Mar 2025
840 Originals at the BBC5 Apr 2025
9Covers in the Piano Room at the BBC5 Apr 2025
1040 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC: Volume 226 Apr 2025
11Dad's Army at the BBC6 May 2025
1230 Hits of 1988 at the BBC10 May 2025
13Bruce Springsteen at the BBC31 May 2025
14Billy Joel at the BBC7 Jun 2025
1540 Hits of 1985 at the BBC14 Jun 2025
16Oasis at the BBC21 Jun 2025
17ELO at the BBC5 Jul 2025
18Dexys at the BBC2 Aug 2025
19Johnny Mathis at the BBC20 Sep 2025
20Pavarotti at the BBC11 Oct 2025
2140 Hits of 1975 at the BBC18 Oct 2025
22Kim Wilde at the BBC22 Nov 2025
23Sammy Davis Jr at the BBC7 Dec 2025
24Michael Aspel at the BBC14 Dec 2025
25Madness at the BBC20 Dec 2025
26Lesley Garrett at the BBC26 Dec 2025
Season 2026
3 Jan 2026 – 26 Sep 2026 · 13 episodes
140 Duets at the BBC3 Jan 2026
2Paul Young at the BBC10 Jan 2026
3One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume 37 Mar 2026
4Comic Relief's Hits and Hidden Gems at the BBC21 Mar 2026
5Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 328 Mar 2026
6Black British Music at the BBC: Volume 118 Apr 2026
7Black British Music at the BBC: Volume 225 Apr 2026
8Simply Red at the BBC9 May 2026
940 Originals at the BBC: Volume 213 Jun 2026
1050 American Music Icons at the BBC4 Jul 2026
11Bonnie Tyler at the BBC25 Jul 2026
12Paul Heaton at the BBC8 Aug 2026
13Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders at the BBC26 Sep 2026