All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

It is generally assumed that American popular music comes from the coastal regions of Africa; that the slaves brought drums to the United States; that jazz originated, somehow, in New Orleans; that the blues developed in the Mississippi Delta, and later became the cornerstone of everything from rock n roll to ragtime. All of these assumptions are untrue, and this episode with seek to uncover the real story – in Africa, on the edge of the Sahara; in Austria and the Salzkammergut; in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas; in New Orleans and in Texas. featuring Duke Ellington Ginger Baker James Brown LeRoi Jones Lightnin' Hopkins Rufus Thomas The Platters Tina Turner

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

Introductory Programme

Episode 2

God's Children

Episode 3

I Can Hypnotise 'Dis Nation (Ragtime)

Episode 4

Jungle Music (Jazz)

Episode 5

Who's That Comin'? (The Blues)

Episode 6

Rude Songs (Vaudeville and Music Hall)

Episode 7

Always Chasin' Rainbows (Tin Pan Alley)

Episode 8

Diamonds As Big As the Ritz (The Musical)

Episode 9

Swing That Music! (Swing)

Episode 10

Good Times (Rhythm and Blues)

Episode 11

Making Moonshine (Country Music)

Episode 12

Go Down, Moses! (Folk 'War Songs')

Episode 13

Hail! Hail! Rock n Roll (Rock n Roll)

Episode 14

Mighty Good (The Beatles)

Episode 15

All Along the Watchtower (Sour Rock)

Episode 16

Whatever Gets You Through The Night (Glitter Rock)

Episode 17

Imagine (New Directions)