Soul Music Episodes Episode guide
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Nessun Dorma
Stories of what this powerful Puccini aria means to people from around the world.
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Killing Me Softly with His Song
Stories of what Killing Me Softly with His Song means to people around the world.
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Into My Arms by Nick Cave
How people find comfort in Nick Cave's music.
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Chervona Kalyna
Powerful stories linked to this beautiful and stirring Ukrainian folk song
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Running Up That Hill
True stories of what Kate Bush's iconic anthem means to people around the world.
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Bruch's Violin Concerto
Stories of what Bruch's popular violin concerto means to people around the world.
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Ne Me Quitte Pas
Stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world.
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Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton
Candi Staton helps to celebrate this uplifting 1970s disco classic
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Purple Rain
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.
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A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten
A composition for voices and harp, written on a cargo ship on the Atlantic in 1942.
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U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
More gospel than rock this 1987 hit has inspired change and created strong memories
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Song To The Siren
The different meanings Tim Buckley's ballad "Song to the Siren" has for people.
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Unfinished Sympathy
Personal stories inspired by Massive Attack's breakthrough single.
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Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific
Personal memories of one of the most beloved songs written by Rodgers & Hammerstein
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough
The story behind this uplifting anthem and the personal memories forever linked to it.
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
Stories of what the song 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' means to people.
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The Parting Glass
A folk song from Scotland that has endured through centuries.
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We've Only Just Begun
The Carpenters' massive hit about hopes and dreams was originally a TV advert for a bank.
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Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
An '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story.
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David Bowie - Life on Mars?
The enigmatic beauty of Bowie's classic song 'Life on Mars?'
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Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads' breakout hit from 1980 explored by people whose lives the song touched
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I Wonder as I Wander
Personal stories from around the world inspired by the carol 'I Wonder as I Wander'.
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Sunshine on Leith
Exploring how the Proclaimers' Sunshine on Leith is a love song to humanity for many.
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Lean On Me by Bill Withers
An enduring classic which delivers a message of support and friendship.
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Auld Lang Syne
Stories of love, loss and joy associated with Auld Lang Syne.