Soul Music Podcast
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Episodes to download
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Mack the Knife—Series 21
Tue 8 Dec 2015
3/5 The Brecht/Weill song Mack the Knife written for The Threepenny Opera in 1928.
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Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica—Series 21
Tue 1 Dec 2015
2/5 Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Albert Mazibuko remembers the song Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
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Mr Blue Sky—Series 21
Tue 24 Nov 2015
1/5 An exploration of the impact of ELO's 1978 off-beam classic, Mr Blue Sky.
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The Lord Is My Shepherd—Series 20
Tue 12 May 2015
5/5 Howard Goodall and Selina Scott explore the lasting impact of the hymn based on Psalm 23.
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Scarborough Fair—Series 20
Tue 5 May 2015
4/5 Soul Music explores the mystery and emotional ties of folk song Scarborough Fair.
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First Cut Is the Deepest—Series 20
Tue 28 Apr 2015
3/5 The story behind the Cat Stevens song, and the memories people associate with it.
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Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G Major—Series 20
Tue 21 Apr 2015
2/5 Leading cellists explain the power of Bach's Cello Suite No 1 in G Major.
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Hallelujah—Series 20
Tue 14 Apr 2015
How an obscure track on a Leonard Cohen album became a global anthem.
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La Boheme—Series 19
Tue 9 Dec 2014
5/5 Opera director John Copley CBE reflects on his lifelong relationship with La Boheme.
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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out—Series 19
Tue 2 Dec 2014
4/5 Exploring the lasting emotional impact of The Smiths' 1986 anthem of hope, loss and love.
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Gracias a la Vida—Series 19
Tue 25 Nov 2014
3/5 The Latin American anthem to life is explored through personal stories.
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Plaisir d'Amour/Can't Help Falling in Love With You—Series 19
Tue 18 Nov 2014
2/5 Marianne Faithfull recalls the French love song that went on to inspire Elvis's 60s hit.
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A Shropshire Lad—Series 19
Tue 11 Nov 2014
1/5 Exploring the emotional impact of George Butterworth's rhapsody inspired by the Great War.
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Adagio in G minor—Series 18
Tue 29 Apr 2014
5/5 Albinoni's Adagio may be wrongly attributed but it still never fails to move us.
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Myfanwy—Series 18
Tue 22 Apr 2014
4/5 A range of people explain what the hauntingly beautiful Welsh song 'Myfanwy' means to them
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Something Inside So Strong—Series 18
Tue 15 Apr 2014
3/5 This Labi Siffre anthem has been taken up by many groups who suffer from discrimination.
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Crazy—Series 18
Tue 8 Apr 2014
2/5 People of all ages reflect on their love of this simple song, made famous by Patsy Cline.
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Rhapsody in Blue—Series 18
Tue 1 Apr 2014
1/5 Soul Music examines Gershwin's 'experiment in modern music', 90 years after its premiere.
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas—Series 17
Christmas Eve 2013
5/5 The story of the melancholic song, first performed by Judy Garland in 1944.
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Brahms' German Requiem—Series 17
Tue 17 Dec 2013
4/5 How Brahms's work, a tribute to his mother, has touched and changed people's lives.
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Can't Take My Eyes Off You—Series 17
Tue 10 Dec 2013
3/5 Frankie Valli and others share their memories of the classic song.
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Gymnop茅die No 1—Series 17
Tue 3 Dec 2013
2/5 Pascal Rog茅 leads us through a personal and musical journey of Erik Satie's Gymnop茅dies.
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Strange Fruit—Series 17
Tue 26 Nov 2013
1/5 Soul Music examines the harrowing stories behind the song made famous by Billie Holiday.
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Elgar's Dream of Gerontius—Series 16
Tue 30 Jul 2013
5/5 How Elgar's poignant choral work has touched and changed people's lives.
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Don't Leave Me This Way—Series 16
Tue 23 Jul 2013
4/5 Exploration of the disco anthem of yearning, pain and loss.
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Make Me a Channel of Your Peace—Series 16
Tue 16 Jul 2013
3/5 Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics.
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Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar—Series 16
Tue 9 Jul 2013
2/5 How Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for classical guitar touches people's lives.
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Lili Marlene—Series 16
Tue 2 Jul 2013
1/5 The impact of wartime favourite 'Lili Marlene', made famous by Marlene Dietrich.
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Shipbuilding—Series 15
Tue 5 Mar 2013
5/5 The Robert Wyatt song from 1982, written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer.
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Pergolesi's Stabat Mater—Series 15
Tue 26 Feb 2013
4/5 The Stabat Mater hymn imagines the sufferings of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross.
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.
