Music
Station:
BBC Two (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
1994-12-25
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Series of one-off documentaries that uses 60 years of the BBC archive to bring together clips under one theme, sometimes the shows have a presenter but often they don't.
Next Episode is 'Madness at the BBC' (Season 2025 Episode 25) and airs on 20 Dec 2025 16:20 (CDT).
S2025E22 - Kim Wilde at the BBC
The pop singer shares her favourite musical moments and memories from across the years, featuring the best of her many appearances on a range of BBC shows across the decades. With performances from the 1980s on Wogan, Saturday Superstore, Going Live and numerous editions of Top of the Pops, as well as 2024's triumphant show at Radio 2 in the Park, with hits Kids in America, Water on Glass, Rage to Love and You Keep Me Hangin' On and the rarely seen duet A Short Term Affair with Tony Ferrino, aka Steve Coogan.
Air Date: 22 Nov 2025 14:05 (CDT)
S2025E23 - Sammy Davis Jr at the BBC
He was known as Mr Entertainment, and it's clear why that was the case from this collection of some of Sammy Davis Jr's finest moments on British television - showing off his unbeatable talents as singer and raconteur and opening up about his life in several fascinating conversations.
Sammy always had a special affection for the BBC, appearing many times over the years to perform and share stories with the likes of Michael Parkinson and Terry Wogan, and here we find him discussing his encounters with racism and his relationship with America's civil rights movement, the breakdown of his controversial marriage to the actress May Britt and the car accident that cost him an eye.
Alongside all the insights into his life and experiences are, of course, several show-stopping archive performances – as he wows the BBC's studio audiences with classic songs like Once in a Lifetime, Me and My Shadow and My Funny Valentine.
Air Date: 07 Dec 2025 14:30 (CDT)
S2025E24 - Michael Aspel at the BBC
Before he became one of Britain's best-loved presenters, Michael Aspel was the face of early television - donning the famous 'communal dinner jacket' as a continuity announcer in the fledgling days of broadcasting.
In this warm and revealing documentary, Aspel looks back on a career that spanned news reading, children's favourites like Crackerjack and Ask Aspel, along with iconic shows such as This Is Your Life and Antiques Roadshow.
With stories of interviews gone delightfully wrong, encounters with silver screen legends and even his comic turns with Morecambe and Wise, this is the definitive portrait of a man who helped shape British TV.
Air Date: 14 Dec 2025 13:45 (CDT)
S2025E25 - Madness at the BBC
Madness frontman Suggs and keyboardist Mike Barson take a trip down memory lane to explore some of the nutty boys' finest moments from the BBC's archives. Sharing the stories behind hits like Baggy Trousers, House of Fun and It Must Be Love, the friends chart Madness's beginnings as a promising seven-strong ska band, their rise to chart dominance in the 1980s, the tensions behind the break-up that followed and a comeback that saw them confirm their status as one of Britain's best-loved and most enduring bands.
Air Date: 20 Dec 2025 16:20 (CDT)