Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Radio 4,·210 episodes
Is it a protest song? Is it anti-religious? Or is it just a song of joy and hope?
24 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Stories of what this powerful Puccini aria means to people from around the world.
17 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Stories of what Killing Me Softly with His Song means to people around the world.
10 Dec 2022,·28 mins
How people find comfort in Nick Cave's music.
03 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Powerful stories linked to this beautiful and stirring Ukrainian folk song
26 Nov 2022,·28 mins
True stories of what Kate Bush's iconic anthem means to people around the world.
19 Nov 2022,·28 mins
Stories of what Bruch's popular violin concerto means to people around the world.
18 Jun 2022,·28 mins
Stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world.
11 Jun 2022,·28 mins
Candi Staton helps to celebrate her uplifting 1970s disco classic hit.
28 May 2022,·28 mins
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.
21 May 2022,·28 mins
A composition for voices and harp, written on a cargo ship on the Atlantic in 1942.
18 Dec 2021,·28 mins
More gospel than rock this 1987 hit has inspired change and created strong memories
11 Dec 2021,·28 mins
The different meanings Tim Buckley's ballad "Song to the Siren" has for people.
04 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Personal stories inspired by Massive Attack's breakthrough single.
27 Nov 2021,·28 mins
Personal memories of one of the most beloved songs written by Rodgers & Hammerstein
20 Nov 2021,·28 mins
The story behind this uplifting anthem and the personal memories forever linked to it.
13 Nov 2021,·28 mins
Stories of what the song 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' means to people.
04 Aug 2021,·28 mins
A folk song from Scotland that has endured through centuries.
28 Jul 2021,·28 mins
The Carpenters' massive hit - We've Only Just Begun was originally a TV advert for a bank
21 Jul 2021,·28 mins
The '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story
14 Jul 2021,·28 mins
The enigmatic beauty of Bowie's classic song 'Life on Mars?'
09 Jan 2021,·28 mins
Talking Heads' breakout hit from 1980 explored by people whose lives the song touched
30 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Personal stories from around the world inspired by the carol 'I Wonder as I Wander'.
22 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Exploring how the Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity for many.
15 Dec 2020,·28 mins
An enduring classic which delivers a message of support and friendship.
08 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Neil Young's 1992 song about enduring love, Harvest Moon
05 Aug 2020,·28 mins
True stories of what the iconic disco anthem means to people around the world.
29 Jul 2020,·28 mins
What makes Ravel's Pavane For A Dead Princess so evocative and emotional?
22 Jul 2020,·28 mins
The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone
15 Jul 2020,·28 mins
Otis Redding's lonely lament, and why it matters to people aged from 20 to 80
22 Jan 2020,·28 mins
