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Flamboyant fretwork from an eclectic list of iconic axemen. Catch The Who and The Faces alongside Davy Graham, Ralph McTell, Nils Lofgren, Ted Nugent and Dutch prog rockers Focus.

Series 1
Catch more great guitarists performing at Auntie Beeb. Riffs and solos provided by Johnny Thunders, Brian May, Duane Eddy, Peter Green, BB King, Peter Frampton and Joan Jett.
Turn the volume up to 11 and enjoy some legendary axemen trading licks at the Beeb. Featuring the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Michael Chapman, Eric Clapton, Motorhead and Nazareth.
Catch some classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s. The axe-wielding icons include Status Quo, the Who, Dire Straits, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tom Petty.
Acoustic virtuosos and riff merchants from the '70s in one place. Stay tuned for Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Fleetwood Mac, the Jam and Free.
Catch terrific performances from the best electric and acoustic axemen to grace the Beeb's studios in the 1970s, from Carlos Santana and Mark Knopfler to John Martyn and Pentangle.
A collection of classic performances from the BBC archives to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, including U2, Van Morrison, The Pogues, The Cranberries, Boyzone and Westlife.
Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances from the BBC archives, including The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Christy Moore and The Pogues.
New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through 40 years of performances from the archives, including rugby anthem World in Union on Top of the Pops.
Enjoy a collection of the best of Scottish rock and pop drawn from the BBC archives to celebrate St Andrew's Day, including performances by Texas, Travis, Lulu, Emeli Sande and Deacon Blue.
Celine Dion gets the At the BBC treatment in a collection featuring all her most famous hits and moments, from Eurovision 1988 to her Oscar-winning soundtrack smashes.
To celebrate the singer who conquered the 1990s and changed the sound of pop and R&B forever, we delve into the BBC archives to bring you all of Mariah Carey's best-loved hits.
A trip through the archives that serves up an hour of killer Queen material, featuring some of the band's greatest musical moments ever delivered to our screens.
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Reggae performances from the BBC archive, featuring Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Desmond Dekker, Burning Spear, Althea and Donna, Dennis Brown and many more.
A selection of some of Elaine Paige's best-loved songs and finest performances at the BBC, including huge hits like Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, Memory and I Know Him So Well.
Turn back time on a journey through the BBC archives to celebrate singing superstar Cher with a selection of songs and chat show moments featuring many of the her greatest hits.
A selection of Sondheim's finest songs performed by some of the world's greatest stars at the BBC, including Shirley Bassey, Sammy Davis Jr, Michael Ball and Liza Minnelli.
A retrospective to mark the 80th birthday in 2020 of legendary singer Dionne Warwick that looks back at her best performances over the years at the BBC.
A look back at some of Dolly Parton's finest performances at the BBC, incorporating her greatest moments and hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and Here You Come Again.
Elton John's career tracked in archive from performances, interviews and news clips.
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