At the BBC - Season 22 / Year 2023

A celebration of the work of songwriter Lamont Dozier, who passed away in 2022, featuring a rich selection from the BBC's archive of performances of his work from over the decades.

As one of the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland trio, Lamont helped create the Motown sound that spread right across the globe in the 1960s, setting a new standard in popular songwriting and winning over fans like Bob Dylan and the Beatles with songs like You Keep Me Hanging On, Baby Love, This Old Heart of Mine and Reach Out I'll Be There.

This collection features Dozier's best loved and most recognisable hits, performed by the artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Four Tops, and Martha and the Vandellas, who he helped turn into international stars, as well as those who have kept his work alive and relevant to this day including Phil Collins, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart and Rag'n'Bone Man.

Rod Stewart has already been honoured with one BBC celebration of his great career, but the man Elton John called Phyllis has had so many hits, and is held in such affection by his army of fans, that it's time for another deep dive into the TV archives.

This second collection of songs from the gravel-voiced legend brings us up to date with some of Rod's more recent appearances and features some magic mic-stand-twirling moments from exclusive live shows. Plus rarely seen BBC performances of some of his biggest hits from over the years, including Tonight's the Night, It's a Heartache, Have I Told You Lately and Sailing.

A deep-dive into the BBC's archives to celebrate the great Roy Orbison – full-time rock 'n' roll legend, part-time Traveling Wilbury and the man Elvis famously described as ‘the best singer in the world'.

The Big O's story was in many ways a tragic one, full of family tragedies and heartbreak, and his extraordinary voice captured all those emotions and more, bringing a new dimension to popular music. This programme features some of the hits that had fans eraptured and fellow music superstars singing his praises, with performances from his many visits to the UK including Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh Pretty Woman.

A stunning selection of perfect performances of love songs from the BBC's music archives, including the sounds of Nat King Cole, Shania Twain, Billy Joel, Ed Sheeran and many, many more.

A selection of classic heartbreaking BBC performances from some of music's biggest stars, including George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and soul legend Dionne Warwick.

A selection of some of the best BBC moments and classic archive performances from those singers and bands who cracked Hollywood as well as the pop charts.

These are the tunes that get hummed when leaving the cinemas over the years from blockbusters, Oscar winners, comedies and family favourites, featuring a selection of soundtrack stars including Destiny's Child, Paul Simon, All Saints, Simple Minds and Dolly Parton.

A selection of archive appearances on the BBC by singer Dusty Springfield through the decades, including performances of You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Son of a Preacher Man and The Look of Love.

Ain't Nobody quite like Chaka Khan, and the proof of that comes courtesy of the BBC's music archives, which have been plundered for this celebration of one of the all-time great queens of soul.

This selection of Chaka's finest BBC moments covers five decades of performing, reflecting a career that started in the 70s with her partnership with Rufus and eventually led to the massive number one hit I Feel for You, which helped bring rap right into the mainstream, and I'm Every Woman, an instant anthem that made her a lifelong female icon.

To mark his 75th birthday, Andrew Lloyd Webber takes a nostalgic journey through the BBC archives, looking back on some of his biggest and best-loved songs.

Alongside performances from stars like Barbra Streisand, Elaine Paige, Diana Ross, Michael Ball and Michael Crawford are stories that Andrew shares from behind scenes of his most popular works - shedding light on how he knew Madonna would perform Evita years before she did, how the cast of Starlight Express ended up on roller skates, and how Jason Donovan and his Technicolour Dream Coat had a whole new generation falling in love with musical theatre.

When Burt Bacharach passed away in February 2023 at the age of 94, the world said goodbye to one of the all-time songwriting greats. This celebration of the man and his music features a selection of the finest songs from his extraordinary back catalogue and some ‘magic moments' from the BBC's archives.

With performances from artists like Aretha and Adele, Dusty and Dionne, Cilla Black and the White Stripes, this is a collection that highlights exactly why Burt was considered a legend by fans, critics and fellow artists, demonstrating once again the why he and his compositions are universally loved by ‘anyone who had a heart.'

She was just 17 when she wrote the pop classic Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - a calling card that over the years Carole King has delivered on time and time again. The most successful female singer-songwriter of all time, and one of modern music's standout geniuses, Carole's catalogue of hits, many written with her songwriting partner and first husband Gerry Goffin for both herself and some of pop and rock's biggest stars, is second to none.

This celebration of the best of Carole King features a collection of irresistible performances from her and a range of other great artists, taken from a selection of BBC shows from over the decades.

It's the city that gave birth to the Beatles, inspired Gerry to ride that ferry, and spawned Bunnymen and Atomic Kittens. Now with all eyes – and ears – on Liverpool for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, a look into the BBC's archives for a selection of performances from some of Merseyside's biggest and best-loved musical stars.

Forget house music - this is scouse music, rich and varied, with some songs that conquered charts across the world and others that struck a special chord here – from The Story of the Blues to You'll Never Walk Alone, and inevitably, in a city with two massive football teams, Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Two Tribes.

A look back at one of British music's most enduring and significant partnerships, the Pet Shop Boys, with highlights from Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe's many appearances on the BBC that demonstrate their dedication to both style and substance.

It's a journey that takes us from the early days of just two men and a synth right up to the fun and flamboyance of their modern live shows, including hit collaborations with Liza Minelli, Dusty Springfield and David Bowie - proving that Pet Shop Boys stand alongside the great pioneers of pop.

Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of the comedian and actor's career on a selection of BBC shows, sharing her own memories alongside some of Barry's funniest, rudest and most revealing moments from over the decades. It's a collection that demonstrates exactly why his alter egos of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson were loved by comedy fans across the world, while also highlighting how it was Barry who was really one of a kind.

With a string of hits in the 1970s and '80s and a succession of hugely successful albums that he is still recording today, the American singer-songwriter has carved a unique place as both performer and songwriter. This programme features archive performances by Manilow, with songs from concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and Blenheim, as well as appearances on Top of the Pops, Strictly Come Dancing and the Proms.

The much-missed singer-songwriter was one of Britain's best-loved and most acclaimed music stars, rising to superstardom in the 1980s phenomenon with Wham!, before his subsequent solo work took his career to a whole new level. This collection of appearances on the BBC by the singer-songwriter both solo and as part of Wham! includes performances of Club Tropicana, Freedom, Faith, Outside and Amazing.

Archive performances by the band, from their first TV appearance on a Saturday morning show hosted by Cheryl Baker of Bucks Fizz right through to their headlining slots at Glastonbury. This collection features Country House, Parklife, Girls & Boys, Coffee & TV, Beetlebum, Tender and Out of Time.

A collection of Shania Twain's biggest moments from the BBC archives, including Still the One, That Don't Impress Me Much and Man! I Feel Like a Woman!

Archive performances by the pop group, featuring many of the 25 Top 40 singles they released over their career. It's a selection that covers those early days when the Fun Boy Three first introduced pop fans to the original line-up of Keren Woodward, Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey on It Ain't What You Do, as well as the end of the 1980s when Siobhan left and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan.

A selection of the Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter's performances on BBC music programmes, featuring the hits Fallin', No One, Girl on Fire and Empire State of Mind.

Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman were the producers who conquered the UK charts in the 1980s, with their instantly recognisable brand of disco floor-filling pop hits. They divided the nation between those who loved their high-energy sound and the singers they transformed into cheesy pop sensations, and a music press that loathed them for turning music-making into a production line. This selection celebrates some of their most memorable hits, from acts including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Rick Astley, Dead or Alive, Donna Summer, Bananarama, and Mel and Kim.

Newly extended programme featuring a selection of archive performances by Kylie Minogue, from the early days with Stock Aitken Waterman to the dance sounds of the 1990s, the 2000s and beyond, including her collaborations with Robbie Williams, Nick Cave and Jason Donovan.

A celebration of the American R&B superstar that features the best of her appearances on a selection of BBC shows, from the mid 1990s up to her acclaimed 2015 performance on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage. With hits like Just Fine, Everything and No More Drama, as well as collaborations with U2, George Michael and Elton John.

Archive performances by the band, charting their development from a blues band performing hits Albatross and Oh Well in the 1960s under founder members Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood, to pop rock stars in the 1980s with the line-up who recorded their seminal 1977 album Rumours. There are also archive interviews and solo performances from band members Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie as they went their own way at various points in their careers.

A collection of the singer's most popular hits, covers and classics from a huge range of shows, including her own series and TV specials that were a feature of the BBC's light entertainment schedules in the 1960s and '70s. There are duets with Neil Diamond, Bill Withers, Shirley Bassey and Al Green, and songs including To Sir with Love, The Man with the Golden Gun and the Bowie-penned The Man Who Sold the World.

When Blondie first exploded onto the music scene with their debut UK hit Denis they were an immediate sensation and instantly embraced by the British record-buying public. Debbie Harry's inimitable cool, and the band's pioneering new-wave, New York sound made them one of the most significant bands of the era - and gave them an impressive six number one singles. This programme take a trip through the BBC archives to sample the best of Blondie over the years, with appearances from the late-1970s up to recent times featuring performances of songs including Call Me, Atomic, Picture This, Rapture and The Tide Is High.

Another slice of disco delight with a celebration of nightclub classics taken from the very best of the BBC's archives, including Rock Your Baby, Ring My Bell and Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.

Rory Bremner looks back at the life and career of Mike Yarwood, master of the imitation game and one of the BBC's most successful stars of the 1970s and 80s.

Yarwood captured the British public's imagination with his huge range of impressions featuring the biggest names from the world of showbiz and politics, and in his 70s heyday, his affectionate takes on the likes of Harold Wilson, Edward Heath and Denis Healey were the bridge between the 60s satire of That Was the Week That Was and the far crueller caricatures of Spitting Image in the 1980s.

Rory assesses Yarwood's style, impact and legacy and shares his own favourite moments from his hero's career using archive clips and interviews that Yarwood gave over the years - often to the very people he was impersonating.

Another fantastic selection of dance floor disco classics, featuring a wealth of performances from the BBC's music archives, including Tina Charles, The Real Thing, Sister Sledge and The Bee Gees.

Aretha Franklin is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest singers of all time, and yet more proof of that can be found in this collection of her performances on BBC programmes from across the decades.

From a stunning 2015 performance of You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman) that had President Barack Obama in tears to gems from the 1970s, when Aretha dropped in to be the guest star on shows hosted by Cliff Richard and Lulu, these songs and her voice will remind everyone why she is still to this day considered the ultimate queen of soul.