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The Crickets: The 'chirping' Crickets
When lanky and bespectacled 20-year-old Texan singer Buddy Holly walked into the independent studio of producer Norman Petty in February 1957, he thought he’d come to make ...
09-02-2024
BBC 4
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Don Mclean: American Pie
The story of Don McLean's second album American Pie. Crowned by its titular overture and the song Vincent, McLean's equally moving tribute to Van Gogh, American Pie is a classic ...
03-12-2022
BBC 4
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Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair
Documentary that explores the creation of the second album by Tears for Fears. Songs from the Big Chair took the gothic synth-pop foundations of the band and combined them with ...
11-02-2022
BBC 4
Classic Albums
Nirvana: Nevermind
In 1991 Nirvana’s Nevermind, with the songs of Kurt Cobain, changed the music business without compromise, record company hype or media overkill. The album replaced Michae ...
18-09-2021
BBC 4
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Amy Winehouse: Back To Black
Series looking at the creation of some classic rock albums looks at Amy Winehouse's second album, 2006’s Back To Black, and how it transformed the beehived girl from north ...
23-07-2021
BBC 4
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Classic Albums
Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair
Documentary that explores the creation of the second album by Tears for Fears. Songs from the Big Chair took the gothic synth-pop foundations of the band and combined them with ...
11-02-2022
BBC 4
Classic Albums
Series 3 - Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
Documentary series. Taking a look back at the creation of Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album which brought about his rise to superstardom in 1956.
17-05-2014
BBC 4
Classic Albums
Amy Winehouse: Back To Black
Series looking at the creation of some classic rock albums looks at Amy Winehouse's second album, 2006’s Back To Black, and how it transformed the beehived girl from north ...
23-07-2021
BBC 4
Classic Albums
Nirvana: Nevermind
In 1991 Nirvana’s Nevermind, with the songs of Kurt Cobain, changed the music business without compromise, record company hype or media overkill. The album replaced Michae ...
18-09-2021
BBC 4
Classic Albums
The Crickets: The 'chirping' Crickets
When lanky and bespectacled 20-year-old Texan singer Buddy Holly walked into the independent studio of producer Norman Petty in February 1957, he thought he’d come to make ...
09-02-2024
BBC 4
Classic Albums
Tom Petty: Damn The Torpedoes
A look at the creation of Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes, whose mix of rootsy rock 'n' roll and jangly guitars took Petty into the major league.
06-09-2014
BBC 4