Podcast Episodes

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

Landslide was written by Stevie Nicks in 1973, on the cusp of huge change in her life. Penned while she was depressed and struggling financially in t…

1 day, 21 hours ago

Wild Mountain Thyme

"Oh the Summer time is coming. And the trees are sweetly blooming" Wild Mountain Thyme also known as Will Ye Go Lassie Go? is a much loved song aroun…

6 days, 21 hours ago

Sweet Caroline

Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline was released in 1969, but it wasn't until the 1990s that it became a theme song for the Boston Red Sox, spreading to ot…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Rasputin by Boney M

Rasputin was a massive disco hit for the British-German Caribbean group Boney M in 1978. Nearly fifty years later it remains a much loved symbol of h…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Make You Feel My Love

"When the rain is blowing in your face / And the whole world is on your case / I could offer you a warm embrace / To make you feel my love"

Written by…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cranes in the Sky by Solange

Marking 25 years of the award-winning series, Soul Music features songs from the last 25 years.

“I tried to drink it away... I tried to run it away..…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Yellow by Coldplay

"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you..."

True stories of what Yellow, one of Coldplay's most iconic songs, means to people 25 years on from…

8 months ago

Porcelain by Moby

A song that was everywhere after it was released as a single in 2000. Moby's Porcelain has been used in films, TV and adverts yet remains a much love…

8 months, 1 week ago

Soul Music at 25

This hour long special celebrates a quarter of a century of the programme and charts the course of a human life through pieces of music.

Cerys Matthe…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Introducing - Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story

How did the greats become the greats? And what did it cost them to get there? Legend is the award-winning music biography series from BBC Radio 4 exp…

10 months, 2 weeks ago