The Sound of TV with Neil Brand

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

December 2024 •English

Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world's charts. It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts. Together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged white hegemony, helped break down segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality. This new six-part series, made by the BBC team who produced the critically-acclaimed Lost Highway, Walk On By and Dancing In The Street series, charts the evolution of soul music - with a fascinating combination of rare archive footage and over 100 contemporary interviews. The movers and shakers from the world of soul – such as James Brown, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé and Martha Reeves, - plus some often overlooked talent, track the music that shaped our lives.

Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados

December 2024 •Spanish

Thalia's Mixtape: El Soundtrack de Mi Vida

December 2024 •English

Thalia takes audiences on a musical journey, uncovering the classics that inspired generations of artists and created the current Latin music landscape seen today. Through a combination of interviews, found footage and modern renditions of classic hits by today’s biggest stars, the series revisits the history of Latin music and uncovers the future of the genre in an intimate way not yet seen before.

La Télé des années 80 : Les Dix Ans qui ont tout changé

December 2024 •French

La Télé des années 90

December 2024 •French

Sullivan & Massadas: Retratos e Canções

December 2024 •Portuguese

Derksen on the Road

December 2024 •Dutch

Historien om Prima Vera

December 2024 •Norwegian

A four-part documentary series about the Norwegian musical comedy trio Prima Vera. Featuring vintage clips and interviews with Jahn Teigen, Tom Mathisen and Herodes Falsk. Originally broadcast on TV 2 Norway.

Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories

December 2024 •English

Before Barenaked Ladies, Broken Social Scene and Rush rose from Toronto's music scene, there was Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins, Robbie Robertson and Gordon Lightfoot making a name for themselves on Yonge Street. This three-part documentary reveals the history of how Toronto's main drag became the leading destination for singers, musicians and music fans not only in the city but across Canada as well. It began in the mid-1950s and flourished until the early '70s, and in between such artists as David Clayton-Thomas, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Levon Helm, Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck performed on Yonge Street. In addition to archival audio and video footage, featured interviewees include Hawkins, Robertson, Lightfoot, music producer Daniel Lanois and festival promoter John Brower.

Now Hear This

December 2024 •English

Now Hear This is a primetime PBS miniseries now filming its 5th season that brings the greatest music ever written to millions of viewers, with modern storytelling that captivates. Now Hear This opens the world of classical music to new audiences, while giving existing fans new ways to love their music. Now Hear This is presented by Great Performances, celebrating its 50th season on PBS, and this year begins international distribution.

I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock

December 2024 •English

Offers a reappraisal of "yacht rock", a critically neglected era of music popularized by a boom in FM radio stations and its smooth sound. The gleaming yacht sound was, in part, always defined by a group of LA-based session players and composers who worked across a range of yacht bands, informing their specific tone and level of musicianship. Some of these artists talk about the yacht phenomenon and being part of the scene back in the day. The series explores how the music adapted from the the bearded sensitivity of the '70s to the bombast of the MTV '80s, and how a satirical online drama contributed to a revival of interest and enthusiasm for these sounds in the digital era.

Estação Roquenrou

December 2024 •Portuguese

Milton e o Clube da Esquina

December 2024 •Portuguese

Estúdio 66

December 2024 •Portuguese

Québec Rock : Offenbach vs. Corbeau

December 2024 •French

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

December 2024 •English

The lives of an emerging superstar and a filmmaker intertwine in this intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West's career, filmed over two decades.

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

December 2024 •English

The definitive musical biography of Paul Simon, one of the greatest songwriters (and performers) in the history of rock 'n roll.

Macarena. El himno de un planeta

December 2024 •Spanish

Punk

December 2024 •English

Featuring original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands, alongside a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos, gritty archival film and video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, this documentary series explores the music, the fashion, the art and the DIY attitude of a subculture of self-described misfits and outcasts.

Infinity Hall Live

December 2024 •English

This Emmy-award winning series features performances by musical artists in the setting of a Victorian-era concert hall in Norfolk, Connecticut.