Podcast Episodes

River

Soul Music with stories of the lasting impact of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her iconic 1971 album Blue.

A song about the breakdown of a relat…

7 years, 8 months ago

True Colors

"Your true colors...are beautiful, like a rainbow..."

Billy Steinberg's lyrics were originally inspired by his mother but his song writing partner Tom…

8 years, 4 months ago

God Only Knows

"God only knows what I'd be without you"

For artist Kim Lynch God Only Knows is a song that she has carried with her from the moment her father played…

8 years, 4 months ago

Prelude a l'Apres Midi d'un Faune by Debussy

Claude Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun speaks to artists of different kinds.

Jamaican poet Ishion Hutchinson recalls hearing it through …

8 years, 4 months ago

A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum

Why has Procol Harum's surreal track ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ remained enduringly popular for over 50 years?

Soul Music hears the stories and memori…

8 years, 5 months ago

Songs of the Civil Rights Movement

Actor Clarke Peters narrates this special edition to mark 50 years since the assassination of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King on April 4th 1968.

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8 years, 5 months ago

Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part One

Cerys Matthews delves into the archives to put together a specially curated mixtape of her favourite stories from across 25 series of the BBC Radio 4…

8 years, 7 months ago

Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part Two

Cerys Matthews delves into the archives to put together a specially curated mixtape of her favourite stories from across 25 series of the BBC Radio 4…

8 years, 7 months ago

Cerys Matthews' Soul Music Mixtape - Part Three

Cerys Matthews delves into the archives to put together a specially curated mixtape of her favourite stories from across 25 series of the BBC Radio 4…

8 years, 7 months ago

Kraftwerk: Computer World

How Kraftwerk's classic album Computer World has changed people's lives.

On their first wedding anniversary, David Sanborn and Jennifer Huber remembe…

8 years, 7 months ago