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Seal

Seal

Seals one-of-a-kind soaring, husky baritone voice is perfect for any genre. Hes delighted fans and earned critical acclaim while staying true to classic, honest songwriting in his remarkable two-decade career. And now, hes done it again with the release of his exceptional sixth studio album Soul. Together with legendary music producer David Foster, Seal adds his signature touch to some of the best soul songs ever created. In a stunning performance, Seal evokes an era when music vividly captured emotion and romance. Joined by Foster, as well as a choir and string section, Seal takes on Ann Pebbles I Cant Stand the Rain, Sam Cookes A Change Is Gonna Come, and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes If You Dont Know Me By Now. Tune in and catch more timeless favorites and hits like Kiss From a Rose.

2026-01-07 11:57:58 +0000 UTC2026-01-07 13:09:15 +0000 UTC(1h11m)
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

After a period at Columbia Records, Franklin signed to Atlantic Records in 1967, where she achieved her commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Spanish Harlem" and "Think". By the end of the 1960s Franklin's chart dominance soon earned her the title Queen of Soul, while at the same time she also became a symbol of black empowerment during the Civil Rights Movement.

2026-01-07 02:55:14 +0000 UTC2026-01-07 03:19:10 +0000 UTC(23m)
Women Who Rock

Women Who Rock

In the '60s, artists such as Grace Slick and Janis Joplin, were fronting A-list bands. Garage rock, all girl bands sprang up across the US in the 1960s and were playing rock 'n' roll on their own terms whilst breaking new ground. As rock developed in the late 1960s and 1970s alongside the women's liberation movement, women refused to be just the pretty singer fronting a group. This episode features bands such as Heart, Suzie Quatro and The Bangles.

2026-01-07 01:30:57 +0000 UTC2026-01-07 02:01:06 +0000 UTC(30m)
Birth of Invention

Birth of Invention

By its very name this is multi-instrumentalist characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire. Featuring rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and innovative and stylistically diverse. As well as progressive rock, art rock, and post-progressive. The music was grounded in the rock of the 1960s, especially the acid rock and psychedelic rock movements. With Frank Zappa, Captain Beefhart & King Crimson

2026-01-07 00:12:25 +0000 UTC2026-01-07 00:36:21 +0000 UTC(23m)
Birth of Metal

Birth of Metal

Overdriven guitars with heavy drums, bass lines working with and against guitar lines and vocals from voices at the limit of their power. In metal, everything is at 10. The 1960s flower power movement – peace and love in music no longer reflected the lives of a generation. At the same time, de-industrialisation was beginning. If you were angry, you didn't want to change the world. You just wanted to scream. Featuring artists such as Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Nazareth.

2026-01-06 23:41:55 +0000 UTC2026-01-07 00:12:25 +0000 UTC(30m)
Scandi Invasion

Scandi Invasion

Sweden alone is the world's third biggest export of music, and for such a small area, this is kind of incredible. Since the 1970s, Scandinavia has had this incredible propensity to pump out catchy sing-along Pop songs far greater than any other European country singing in English Scandi-Pop is a very specific type of Pop music. It merges the European schlager, which is a sort of European folk music, which has a very melancholy, undertone to it, with bright, breezy, upbeat Pop

2026-01-06 23:18:23 +0000 UTC2026-01-06 23:41:55 +0000 UTC(23m)
New Wave

New Wave

New Wave is a form of rock music encompassing numerous pop-oriented music styles rooted in mid-1970s punk rock and It engendered subgenres and fusions, and displays characteristics common to pop music rather than the more "artsy" post-punk. Incorporating the original punk rock sound and ethos, it also exhibits greater complexity in both music and lyrics, with the use of synthesizers and electronic productions, and a distinctive visual style featured in music videos and fashion. With The B-52's, Devo and The Pretenders

2026-01-06 22:50:12 +0000 UTC2026-01-06 23:18:23 +0000 UTC(28m)