Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Radio 4,·210 episodes
A huge hit for Adele, the song was written by Bob Dylan and has rapidly become a standard.
24 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Solange's hit song from 2016 muses on themes of isolation and depression.
17 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Stories of what Yellow, one of Coldplay's most iconic songs, means to people 25 years on.
10 Jan 2026,·28 mins
The ethereal sound of Moby's massive hit from 2000.
03 Jan 2026,·28 mins
A special programme marking 25 years of the award-winning series.
27 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Stories of one of the most recorded Spanish-language songs of all time.
26 Apr 2025,·28 mins
John Martyn's most enduring song, from 1971.
19 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Ae Fond Kiss: one of Robert Burns' most famous poems set to music.
12 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Stories of love, loss and legacy surrounding Donna Summer's iconic 1977 hit I Feel Love.
05 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Stories about a piece of light music which became interwoven with the Shipping Forecast.
01 Jan 2025,·28 mins
With its message of peace, Karl Jenkins's Benedictus brings solace in hard times.
09 Nov 2024,·28 mins
America, Anita's big number from the musical West Side Story.
02 Nov 2024,·28 mins
The deceptively simple song that is a mantra for people.
26 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Stories of what Tender, from Blur's 1999 album 13, means to people around the world.
19 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Stories of love and loss surrounding the song Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez.
12 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Elton John's slow burner of a song is now one of his most loved tracks.
04 May 2024,·28 mins
Exploring why Nick Drake's song from the album Bryter Layter means so much to so many.
27 Apr 2024,·28 mins
Stories of what Johnny Nash's 1972 hit means to people around the world.
20 Apr 2024,·28 mins
The much-loved and much-recorded song by George Gershwin.
13 Apr 2024,·28 mins
Exploring why Van Morrison's iconic song means so much to so many.
06 Apr 2024,·28 mins
Dvorak's best known song from his Gypsy Cycle composed for voice and piano in 1880
11 Nov 2023,·28 mins
James Taylor's song of suicide, loneliness and addiction, which somehow remains hopeful.
04 Nov 2023,·28 mins
Stories of what Miriam Makeba's iconic song means to people from around the world.
28 Oct 2023,·28 mins
The power of the anthem from the hit musical.
21 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Written by Dolly Parton... sent stratospheric by Whitney Houston.
14 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Stories of personal connection to Tracy Chapman's hit song.
01 Jul 2023,·28 mins
Stories about the Burt Bacharach classic.
24 Jun 2023,·28 mins
Stories of what this iconic song by two-tone band The Specials means to different people.
17 Jun 2023,·28 mins
The hypnotic beauty of a Tin Pan Alley song made famous by 1950s group The Flamingos.
10 Jun 2023,·28 mins
Stories of what Bruce Springsteen's iconic song means to people around the world.
03 Jun 2023,·28 mins
