All Episodes 1995 - 2022

The iconic music documentary series returns to examine the real story behind the birth of Britpop and how a handful of like-minded musicians, struggling to find an authentic voice, would pave the way for a revolution in British music. It is an intricately connected story of three of the biggest bands of the 1990s – Suede, Elastica and Blur – and how, for a brief moment in the middle of that decade, they changed British music forever, kickstarting a movement that still reverberates to this day.

The career of Fleetwood Mac, famous for their complicated inter-band relationships as well as their music

The careers of the biggest bands to emerge from Birmingham in the 1960s, the Moody Blues and the Move, who evolved into the Electric Light Orchestra

The tempestuous history behind British rock outfit Deep Purple, featuring interviews with the band, who talk candidly about their relationships which have lasted over 30 years

The rock-history behind the band New York Punk, including interview's with chart-topping members of the hit combo

The British rhythm-and-blues scene of the 1960s, when bands including the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Manfred Mann, together with rock giants Cream and Led Zeppelin, transformed the sound of American blues into rock. The era also spawned such famous guitarists as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, and those commenting on the time include drummer Ginger Baker and bass players Jack Bruce and Tom McGuinness.

An account of how Liverpool club Eric's provided a valuable training ground for local bands in the late Seventies, notably the Teardrop Explodes and Echo and the Bunnymen. John Peel narrates the rise of these and other groups, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dead or Alive and OMD, while musicians involved in the scene add a personal perspective.

The golden age of American pop in the mid-1960s, when the Mamas and the Papas and Lovin' Spoonful produced a cluster of hits

The history of rock 'n' roll band Black Sabbath, featuring interviews with the group who have performed together since the late 1960s

The Liverpool music scene of the 1960s, an era synonymous with the band that changed the face of pop music - the Beatles. Pete Frame narrates the story of such bands including the Searchers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, the Swinging Blue Jeans and the Merseybeats.

Bands emerging from the punk era who carved successful careers for themselves throughout the 1980s and 1990s

The rise and fall of progressive rock, focusing on supergroup Yes, and featuring interviews with such luminaries as Keith Emerson, Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman

The lives and music of bands who emerged from Manchester over the past 30 years, including Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and Monaco. Featuring a tribute to such local institutions as the Hacienda nightclub and Factory Records.