The stories behind the songs from the world’s best loved songwriters
Radio 2,·19 episodes
Brian May
Gary Barlow speaks to songwriting legend Brian May about the stories behind the songs.
Cathy Dennis
Gary Barlow chats to songwriting supremo Cathy Dennis
Neil Hannon
Gary Barlow chats to one of his favourite songwriters, The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon.
Christine McVie
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie talks about creating some of the best songs of our time.
Simon Le Bon
Simon Le Bon shares some hilarious musical memories with Gary Barlow.
Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds
Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds who wrote for Whitney Houston and TLC gets deep with Gary Barlow.
Emeli Sande
Emeli Sande and Gary Barlow explore the magic behind her songs.
Sting
Sting shares his songwriting soul as he reveals the stories behind the songs
Sheryl Crow
Gary Barlow sits down with nine time Grammy Award-winning artist, Sheryl Crow
Sam Fischer
Gary Barlow gets real with Sam Fischer, the songwriter behind the viral hit ‘This City'.
Paloma Faith
Gary and Paloma Faith get deep as they discuss the art of creating the perfect song.
Sam Smith
Sam Smith and Gary Barlow sit down to uncover the stories behind the songs
MNEK
Gary delves into the songwriting mind of MNEK
John Legend
Gary bonds with John Legend as they explore the art of creating the perfect song
Barry Gibb
Gary Barlow enjoys a songwriting masterclass with the legendary Barry Gibb
Barry Manilow
Gary Barlow talks to singer songwriter Barry Manilow about his life and work.
Jeff Lynne
Gary Barlow talks to Jeff Lynne, singer songwriter, engineer and producer behind The ELO.
Sir Paul McCartney
Gary Barlow examines the songwriting genius of Sir Paul McCartney.
Max Martin
Gary Barlow chats to the song writing powerhouse from Sweden, Max Martin.
