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鈥檚 movie song became an anthem for a new generation.
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Schubert鈥檚 B-Flat Piano Sonata D960
Wed 9 Jan 2019
Personal stories of Schubert鈥檚 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.
Why Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come' became a Civil Rights anthem
Watch the animation - Professor Mary King describes how the song became a symbol of hope.
