Sounds of the Seventies Episode Guide

Episode Guide

  • 1979

    Compilation of archive performancesby many of the decade's most influential artists

  • The Boy Looked at Johnny

    America's punk and new wave era in the 1970s, featuring acts including Alice Cooper, the New York Dolls, Iggy Pop, the Ramones and Bruce Springsteen

  • Can You Feel the Force

    Studio and concert performance from the decade, featuring Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Rose Royce, The Real Thing and Michael Jackson

  • The Clothes I Love to Wear

    The music and outrageous fashions of the glam era, featuring archive performances by T-Rex, David Cassidy and Alvin Stardust

  • Comin' Home to You

    Documentary focusing on the music that was riding high in the hit parade in the 1970s

  • The Days I Knew Then

    A collection of studio and concert performances from the decade, featuring the Carpenters, Wings, Abba and Kate Bush

  • Faces

    Archive performance of Stay With Me in 1972 by Rod Stewart-fronted Faces

  • Free to Be Me

    Studio and concert performances from the decade, featuring Free, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Yes and Dr Feelgood

  • LaBelle, Chic & Rose Royce

    Compilation of archive performances, comprising Patti LaBelle's Lady Marmalade, Chic's Le Freak and Love Don't Live Here Any More by Rose Royce

  • Long Ago and Far Away

    Selection of archive performances from the decade, including music by American singer-songwriters including Carole King, James Taylor, Neil Young, Randy Newman and Don McLean

  • Moody Blues, Faces and Bowie

    Compilation of archive performances, comprising tracks by the Moody Blues, the Faces and David Bowie, originally recorded for It's Lulu, Sounds for Saturday and The Old Grey Whistle Test

  • Queen

    Melvyn Bragg introduces a performance of Killer Queen by legendary Freddie Mercury-fronted rock group Queen in 1974

  • The Rolling Stones

    Classic tracks from the decade, featuring the Who's anthem Won't Get Fooled Again and the Rolling Stones' Brown Sugar

  • Roxy Music

    Roxy Music perform Ladytron in 1972

  • Satin and Tat

    Studio and concert performance from the decade, featuring the Who, Queen, the Moody Blues, the Rolling Stones and Elton John

  • Shorts

    Compilation of archive performances by many of the decade's most influential artists

  • Shut Up, Listen and Dance

    Archive performances by post-punk acts including Ian Dury and the Blockheads, the Police, Simple Minds and Madness

  • Smash It Up

    Punk and new wave music, including vintage sessions by the Clash, Joy Division, the Buzzcocks, X-Ray Spex, the Damned and the Undertones

  • Solos

    Memorable solo performances by some of the decade's most influential artists

  • Temptations, Michael Jackson and the Real Thing

    Studio and concert performance from the decade, featuring the Temptations, the Real Thing and Michael Jackson

  • The Who

    A 1971 performance of Won't Get Fooled Again by the Who from the BBC's archives