Words And Music
Words And Music is a TV show on BBC4. A series of programmes celebrating the art of songwriting. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 3 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2026.
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Words And Music
Tracey MacLeod introduces classic songs, stripped back to basics and sung by their original writers. Featuring Iggy Pop, Bee Gees, Sparks, Neil Finn, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.
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Legendary and newer US singer-songwriters - including Jackson Browne, Nanci Griffith and Loudon Wainwright - perform one of their key songs and explain how they came to write it.
American singer-songwriters - including Suzanne Vega, James Taylor, Janice Ian and Shawn Colvin - recall how and when they wrote their signature songs.