Soul Music Podcast
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Episodes to download
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Let the River Run
Wed 23 Jan 2019
The story of how a classic 80’s movie song became an anthem for a new generation.
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Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata D960
Wed 9 Jan 2019
Personal stories of Schubert’s last Piano Sonata.
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True Colors
Wed 2 May 2018
How Cyndi Lauper's 1980s ballad True Colors has inspired people around the world.
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God Only Knows
Wed 25 Apr 2018
How the Beach Boys classic God Only Knows touches souls wherever it is played.
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Prelude a l'Apres Midi d'un Faune by Debussy
Wed 18 Apr 2018
People share stories of how Debussy's beautiful prelude has affected their lives.
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A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
Wed 11 Apr 2018
Why has Procol Harum's track remained so popular for over 50 years?
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Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
Wed 4 Apr 2018
Actor Clarke Peters tells the stories of the songs behind the civil rights movement.
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Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part One
Mon 12 Feb 2018
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from the 25 series of Soul Music
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Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part Two
Mon 12 Feb 2018
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from across the 25 series.
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Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part Three
Mon 12 Feb 2018
A specially curated mixtape of Cerys's favourite stories from the 25 series of Soul Music
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Kraftwerk: Computer World
Wed 24 Jan 2018
How Kraftwerk's classic album Computer World has changed people's lives.
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Ich Habe Genug
Wed 10 Jan 2018
People from around the world describe how Bach's cantata changed their lives.
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Redemption Song
Wed 27 Dec 2017
How Bob Marley's Redemption Song has inspired generations around the world.
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O Holy Night
Wed 20 Dec 2017
How the carol O Holy Night touched the lives of the archbishop of York and Katie Melua.
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Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
Wed 14 Jun 2017
Memories of the much-loved song Who Knows Where the Time Goes? written by Sandy Denny.
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You Are My Sunshine
Wed 7 Jun 2017
The country song turned children's favourite is told through people's experiences.
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Siegfried Idyll
Wed 31 May 2017
Wagner's celebration of paternal love, written as a birthday gift for his wife.
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My Favourite Things—Series 24
Wed 24 May 2017
Jazz musician David Liebman shares his memories of the song My Favourite Things.
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Waterloo Sunset
Wed 17 May 2017
The Kink's Waterloo Sunset, from1967, evokes poignant and life-changing memories
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Tue 1 Nov 2016
Exploring America's national anthem, set to the tune of an English social men's club song.
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
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Jerusalem
Tue 18 Oct 2016
How the very English 'Jerusalem' came to be loved by people from different cultures.
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A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come is an anthem for civil rights in the USA.
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Mozart's Requiem
Tue 26 Apr 2016
How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives.
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The Way You Look Tonight
Tue 19 Apr 2016
The Way You Look Tonight was made popular by Fred Astaire in the 1936 film, Swing Time.