Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music 2005

7.00

Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world's charts. It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts. Together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged white hegemony, helped break down segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality. This new six-part series, made by the BBC team who produced the critically-acclaimed Lost Highway, Walk On By and Dancing In The Street series, charts the evolution of soul music - with a fascinating combination of rare archive footage and over 100 contemporary interviews. The movers and shakers from the world of soul – such as James Brown, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé and Martha Reeves, - plus some often overlooked talent, track the music that shaped our lives.

2005

Shooting the Past

Shooting the Past 1999

7.00

A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.

1999

Stargazing Live

Stargazing Live 2011

6.70

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain are at Jodrell Bank Observatory, and joined by special guests to bring you the latest news and the best views of the night sky.

2011

Naked Video

Naked Video 1986

6.70

Naked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on BBC2, the series was created by Colin Gilbert who also created A Kick Up the Eighties and Naked Radio.

1986

Crusades

Crusades 1995

8.00

Terry Jones explores the history of the Crusades.

1995

Out of Her Mind

Out of Her Mind 2020

5.50

Heartbreak, family and how to survive them - and just why is everyone pairing up and having babies? A deliriously surreal journey into the mind of Sara Pascoe.

2020

The Music Biz

The Music Biz 1995

1

Dissects the complex relationships between artists, managers and labels, with help from Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Michael Hutchence and a host of hopefuls. Musicians, managers and people in the industry talk about the deals which can make, and break, musicians.

1995

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer 1993

8.00

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer was a BBC TV sketch show written by and starring double act Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer. Its first series appeared in 1993 following the duo's move to the BBC after parting company with Channel 4. The show marked a continuation of Reeves & Mortimer's bizarre, anarchic and frequently silly comedy that they had first explored on Channel 4's Vic Reeves Big Night Out, with a number of important differences.

1993

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World 2003

6.70

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television miniseries that originally aired from 4 September 2003 to 16 October 2003 on BBC. The programme examines seven engineering feats that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.

2003

Heart of the Country

Heart of the Country 1987

1

The ‘Heart of the Country’ was a four part series by Fay Weldon set in Somerset which was broadcast in spring 1987.

1987

The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World

The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World 2012

8.00

A new perspective on wildlife at night. A team of biologists and specialist camera crew explore the length of South and Central America to find out how animals have adapted to life in the dark.

2012

Bruiser

Bruiser 2000

6.70

Bruiser is a TV comedy sketch show produced for BBC Two.

2000

The Keith Barret Show

The Keith Barret Show 2004

7.30

Spoof chat show that sees divorced character Keith Barret explore what makes a successful relationship, with a celebrity guest couple featured on each episode.

2004

The Century of the Self

The Century of the Self 2002

8.50

The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. The film is an exhaustive examination of his theories on human desire, and how they're applied to platforms such as advertising, consumerism and politics.

2002

The Mash Report

The Mash Report 2017

6.10

Satirical and surreal news show. Nish Kumar and a cast of hilarious correspondents keep you up to date with everything that has happened - or not happened - this week.

2017

The Roads to Freedom

The Roads to Freedom 1970

3.70

Taboo-busting adaptation for television of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy.

1970

Summer of Rockets

Summer of Rockets 2019

6.60

Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.

2019