Soul Music Episodes Available now
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
Jerusalem
How the very English 'Jerusalem' came to be loved by people from different cultures.
A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come is an anthem for civil rights in the USA.
Feed the Birds
Sung by Julie Andrews, Feed the Birds was written for the film Mary Poppins.
Mozart's Requiem
How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives.
The Way You Look Tonight
The Way You Look Tonight was made popular by Fred Astaire in the 1936 film, Swing Time.
Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou)
Personal stories of the 1960s Japanese hit song Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou).
Bring Him ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Contributors explain what 'Bring Him ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½', from Les Miserables, means to them.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
An exploration of the spiritual song, from its origins in slavery in America.
Fairytale of New York
The stories behind 1988's 'Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues.