Seasons & Episodes
Phil Collins
In a music career spanning over 30 years Phil Collins has sold 100 million albums, won 7 Grammy Awards, 2 Golden Globes
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Gary Kemp wrote all of Spandau Ballet’s 23 hit singles which led to 30 million album sales.
Fran Healy (Travis)
Scottish band Travis have released 6 albums in 11 years.
Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)
Simply Red have sold 50 million albums worldwide, and enjoyed 5 UK number one albums in their career spanning over 20 ye
Squeeze
Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have been working for over 35 years together, after having found one another through an
David Gray
David Gray has released 7 albums with sales in excess of 11 million.
Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers)
The ex-Stranglers' frontman reveals the stories behind some of the band's most famous songs, before giving an exclusive
Ian McCulloch (Echo and The Bunnymen)
Ian McCulloch has enjoyed critical and commercial success both as the lead singer and songwriter of the cult band, Echo
Jarvis Cocker
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker reveals the inspiration behind some of his best-loved hits, before giving an intimate perfor
Albert Hammond
Legendary songwriter Albert Hammond reveals the inspiration behind some of his best-loved songs, before performing them.
Donovan
Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan reveals how he wrote his best-loved tracks during a career spanning five decades.
Ian Broudie
The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie discusses the inspiration behind his best-known tracks, including the iconic footy anth
Bernard Sumner
New Order's Bernard Sumner reveals the secrets of his craft, discussing how some of his best-loved tracks came to be wri
The Feeling
The Feeling reveal the secrets of their craft, discussing how some of their best-loved tracks came to be written and exp
Duran Duran (Part 1)
In the first programme Simon, Nick, Roger and John talk about the formation of Duran Duran; including how Simon Le Bon t
Duran Duran (Part 2)
Programme two covers how depressed they were when their 1983 single Union of The Snake failed to enter the charts at Num
James Blunt
James Blunt talks about the moment he first knew he wanted to dedicate his life to music, learning the guitar as a teena
Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol)
Snow Patrol guitarist, singer and songwriter, Gary Lightbody, talks about the band’s long climb to success, his musica
Don Black
The Oscar winning writer Don Black talks frankly about writing lyrics for stage, screen and chart hits. Recalling his st
Brett Anderson
Suede's former frontman talks frankly about: growing up in Haywards Heath, the early days of Suede, living on the dole,
Texas
Sharleen Spiteri and Johnny McElhone, the songwriting partnership behind Texas, talk about their 20 years of success tog
Midge Ure
Midge Ure looks back on his Glaswegian youth and how the motivation for forming a band was at first purely to attract gi
Ray Davies Pt 1
Musical legend Ray Davies looks back on his early musical influences – records that his older sister would send from C
Ray Davies Pt 2
Ray Davies continues revealing the inspiration and songwriting process behind some of the Kinks hits. Discussing the pro
Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart, formerly one half of pop duo Eurythmics, discusses the stories behind the band's most famous hits, and per
Don McLean
Don McLean, writer and singer of hits including American Pie, Vincent and Crying, discusses his life and career, as well
Leiber and Stoller
Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller discuss the inspirations behind some of their most famous hits, including Stan
Diane Warren
Bob Harris talks to Diane Warren, the songwriter behind some of the best-known ballads in pop music history, including A
Kasabian
Kasabian guitarist and songwriter Serge Pizzorno discusses the creative process behind the Leicester band's string of hi
KT Tunstall
Bob Harris interviews singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, who discusses the unusual surroundings in which her debut album Eye