Rock on TV

This page lists a selection of TV specials and series produced since
1976 which include footage or discussion related to 1960's/early 1970's rock.

All You Need is Love

Director Tony Palmer's epic series of 17 x 50 minute films which set out to tell the story of popular music. Pretty hard going at times and some of it hasn't dated particularly well, the late 1960's and 1970's rock era is portrayed in a negative light as the programmes were made at a time when the party was over and everybody was feeling burned out and depressed at what the music business had turned into. The actual footage from the classic rock era is mostly culled from Palmer's 1968 documentary "All My Loving" - so you're much better off watching that instead if it's just the rock era you're interested in.

Part One (explaining the aims of the series):- ITV Saturday 12th February 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Two "God's Children - Origins":- ITV Saturday 19th February 1977, 11:00pm-12:00am
Part Three "I Can Hypnotise This Nation - Ragtime":- ITV Saturday 26th February 1977, 11:10pm-12:10am
Part Four "Jungle Music - Jazz":- ITV Saturday 5th March 1977, 10:00-11:00pm
Part Five "Who's That Comin'? - Blues":- ITV Saturday 12th March 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Six "Rude Songs, Music Hall and Vaudeville":- ITV Saturday 19th March 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Seven "Always Chasin' Rainbows - Tin Pan Alley":- ITV Saturday 26th March 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Eight "Diamonds as Big as the Ritz - The Musical":- ITV Saturday 2nd April 1977, 10:45-11:45pm
Part Nine "Swing That Music":- ITV Saturday 9th April 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Ten "Good Times - Rhythm and Blues":- ITV Saturday 16th April 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Eleven "Making Moonshine Country Music":- ITV Saturday 23rd April 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Twelve "Go Down Moses - War Songs":- ITV Saturday 30th April 1977, 10:30-11:30pm
Part Thirteen "Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll":- ITV Saturday 7th May 1977, 11:00pm-12:00am
Part Fourteen "Mighty Good - The Beatles":- ITV Saturday 14th May 1977, 10:30pm-11:30pm
Part Fifteen "All Along the Watchtower - Sour Rock":- ITV Saturday 21st May 1977, 11:10pm-12:10am
Part Sixteen "Whatever Gets You Through the Night - Glitter Rock":- ITV Saturday 28th May 1977, 10:30pm-11:30pm
Part Seventeen "Imagine: New Directions":- ITV Saturday 4th June 1977, 10:30pm-11:30pm

Region 0 NTSC DVD Released 5th May 2008 by Plastic Head [5 disc set]
The whole series was repeated on More4 in an after midnight slot late summer/autumn 2008
 

Years of Lightning

Not specifically to do with music but an important series nonetheless. Produced by ATV, each episode looked back at one particular year. The films had no commentary, the essence of the year being captured through newsreel clips, newspaper headlines and images. The BBC copied the format for a series of their own a few years later, though with more focus on music.

"1947" -  ITV Tuesday 30th June 1981, 7:00-7:30pm
"1952" - ITV Tuesday 7th July 1981, 7:00-7:30pm
"1958" - ITV Tuesday 14th July 1981, 7:00-7:30pm
"1963" - ITV Tuesday 21st July 1981, 7:00-7:30pm
"1967" - ITV (most regions*) Monday 27th July 1981, 10:30-11:00pm *Royal Wedding previews meant this could not be shown in the regular slot, Anglia showed this edition on Friday 31st, Thames waited until 4th August (when the other regions showed "1970")
"1970" - ITV (most regions*) Tuesday 4th August 1981, 7:00-7:30pm *Thames showed "1967" on this date & then showed "1970" on 11th August at 5:15-5:45pm.
 

The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll

An American TV series which found its way onto British screens via various regional slots 1983-86. It was not the greatest televisual history of Rock by any stretch of the imagination, but in the days before the home-video boom we were grateful for anything. Show 4 (hosted by Rod Stewart) supposedly dealt with the psychedelic era featuring present day contributions from The Fifth Dimension, Jan and Dean, The Four Tops, Roy Orbison and Barry White - which will give you a good indication of what we had to sit through just to see a few brief archive clips of Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.

First broadcast in the USA 1981 (or early 1982).

British broadcasts:-
Show 1 (The 1950's) - ITV (some regions*) Saturday 21st January 1984, 11:00pm-12:00am
Show 2 (Early 1960's) - ITV (some regions*) Saturday 28th January 1984, 11:05pm-12:05am
Show 3 (Mid 1960's) - ITV (some regions*) Saturday 4th February 1984, 11:30pm-12:30am
Show 4 (1967-1970) - ITV (some regions*) Saturday 11th February 1984, 11:00pm-12:00am
Show 5 (1971-1974) - ITV (some regions*) Saturday 18th February 1984, 11:05pm-12:05am
Show 6 (1975-1981) - ITV (some regions*) Saturday 25th February 1984, 11:15pm-12:15am

*Central, Granada, TSW and Channel (Islands) first showed the series as listed above, Anglia tx'd Show 1 on 7th January 1984, then Show 2 on the 21st January - So Anglia were one episode ahead from that Saturday onwards.
TVS had broadcast the series before any other region - starting on Saturday 15th October 1983 in a similar late night slot. TVS were also the first station to repeat the series, screening it late on Friday nights from 26th July 1985.
HTV showed it late on Sunday nights from 12th February 1984.
Tyne Tees ran the series on Friday mornings (at 10:25am) from 13th July 1984.
Granada showed repeats late Saturday nights May/June 1986
Central repeated the series on Wednesday mornings (10:40am) from 30th July 1986.
 

When the Music's Over

An American TV special paying tribute to 11 stars who had already passed away. The segment on Jimi Hendrix included a TOTP performance clip of "Purple Haze", unseen since 1967. The Doors were also featured which gave British viewers a first look at parts of the incredible colour Canadian TV performance of "The End", though the programme was only shown before midnight in the Tyne Tees region.

Artists featured:
Bill Haley
Buddy Holly
Sam Cooke
Otis Redding
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Jim Morrison
Jim Croce
Cass Elliot
Elvis Presley
John Lennon

First broadcast in the USA on 14th June 1982

British broadcasts:-
LWT - Sunday 29th December 1985, 12:05am-12:55am
Central / Granada / LWT (Repeat) - Sunday 21st December 1986, 12:25am-1:20am
Tyne Tees - Thursday 5th February 1987, 10:30-11:30pm
Central (Repeat) - Saturday 9th May 1987, 2:40am-3:40am
TVS - Sunday 29th November 1987, 12:05am-1:00am
Anglia - Wednesday 16th December 1987, 1:30am-2:30am
 

Ready Steady Go! (Compilations)

Ready Steady Go! Volume One
Home Video released November 1983 by Picture Music International
(Incl Beatles "You Can't Do That" & "Can't Buy Me Love" / Animals "Baby Let Me Take You Home" / Them "Baby Please Don't Go" / Rolling Stones "Under My Thumb" & "Paint it Black" / Who "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere")

Ready Steady Go! Volume Two
Home Video released May 1984 by Picture Music International
(Incl Beatles "Twist & Shout" & "She Loves You" / Beach Boys "I Get Around" & "When I Grow Up" / Rolling Stones miming to "I Got You Babe")

Ready Steady Go! Volume Three
Home Video released November 1984 by Picture Music International
(Incl Beatles "She's a Woman", "Baby's in Black" & "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" / Rolling Stones "Off the Hook" & "Little Red Rooster" / Moody Blues "Lose Your Money")

TV series of compilations (including non-RSG 60s clips with an emphasis on the Dave Clark Five shown during the 'ad breaks'):-
Show 1:- Channel Four Friday 21st June 1985, 5:50-6:20pm (incl Beatles "It Won't Be Long" / Rolling Stones "Around and Around")
Show 2:- Channel Four Friday 28th June 1985, 5:50-6:20pm (incl Beatles "Twist & Shout" / Animals "Baby Let Me Take You Home" / Peter Cook & Dudley Moore "Goodbye-ee")
Show 3:- Channel Four Friday 5th July 1985, 5:50-6:20pm (incl Stones "Little Red Rooster" / Beach Boys "I Get Around" & "When I Grow Up" / Beatles "Can't Buy Me Love" + non-RSG clip of Kinks "Tired of Waiting For You")
Show 4:- Channel Four Friday 12th July 1985, 5:50-6:20pm (incl Beatles "Baby's in Black" & "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey")
Show 5:- Channel Four Friday 19th July 1985, 5:50-6:20pm (incl Them "Baby Please Don't Go" / Rolling Stones "Under My Thumb" / Jerry Lee Lewis + non-RSG rewsreel on Beatles making AHDN movie)
Show 6:- Channel Four Friday 26th July 1985, 5:50-6:20pm (incl The Who "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" / Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" & miming to "I Got You Babe" / Moody Blues "Lose Your Money")
Show 7:- Channel Four Friday 2nd August 1985, 5:50-6:20pm (incl Rolling Stones "Off the Hook" / Beatles "You Can't Do That" + non RSG clip of The Who "My Generation")

Ready Steady Go! Rolling Stones Special:- Channel Four Thursday 31st December 1992, 11:00-11:30pm
(compilation of surviving 1965/66 Stones footage: "Under My Thumb", "I Am Waiting", "Paint it Black", miming to "I Got You Babe", "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Going)", "That's How Strong My Love is" & "Satisfaction")

Compilation Shows 1-7 repeated early 1993 but as an expanded series with previously unscreened shows:-
Show 8:- Channel Four Saturday 9th January 1993 (incl Rolling Stones "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Going)", "That's How Strong My Love is" & "Paint it Black" + non RSG Donovan promos for 65/66 singles)
Show 9:- Channel Four Saturday 6th February 1993 (incl Beatles "I Feel Fine")
Show 10:- Channel Four Saturday 13th March 1993 (incl Beatles "She Loves You")
Show 11:- Channel Four Saturday 27th March 1993 (incl Beatles "I'll Get You" + non RSG clips of Kinks "I Gotta Move" & The Who "I Can't Explain")
Show 12:- Channel Four Saturday 3rd April 1993 (incl The Who "Shout & Shimmy" / Rolling Stones "I Am Waiting" / Beatles "She's a Woman")
 
 

The Rock 'n' Roll Years

Series of 30 minute programmes, each one focussing on a particular year mixing news footage with brief clips of surviving music performance. The pilot was a one off until the first series followed over a year later.

TV Premiere:- Pilot Episode "1966" BBC1 Thursday 3rd May 1984, 6:40-7:10pm

1st Series
"1956":- BBC1 Sunday 7th July 1985, 5:30-6:00pm
"1957":- BBC1 Sunday 14th July 1985, 5:30-6:00pm
"1958":- BBC1 Sunday 21st July 1985, 5:25-5:55pm
"1959":- BBC1 Sunday 28th July 1985, 5:30-6:00pm
"1960":- BBC1 Sunday 4th August 1985, 5:30-6:00pm
"1961":- BBC1 Sunday 11th August 1985, 5:30-6:00pm
"1962":- BBC1 Sunday 18th August 1985, 5:15-5:45pm
"1963":- BBC1 Sunday 25th August 1985, 5:20-5:50pm

2nd Series
"1964":- BBC1 Monday 30th June 1986, 7:35-8:05pm
"1965":- BBC1 Monday 7th July 1986, 7:35-8:05pm
"1966":- BBC1 Monday 14th July 1986, 7:35-8:05pm
"1967":- BBC1 Monday 21st July 1986, 7:35-8:05pm
"1968":- BBC1 Monday 28th July 1986, 7:35-8:05pm
"1969":- BBC1 Monday 4th August 1986, 7:35-8:05pm
"1970":- BBC1 Monday 11th August 1986, 7:35-8:05pm
"1971":- BBC1 Monday 18th August 1986, 7:35-8:05pm

3rd Series
"1972":- BBC1 Monday 29th June 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1973":- BBC1 Monday 6th July 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1974":- BBC1 Monday 20th July 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1975":- BBC1 Monday 27th July 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1976":- BBC1 Monday 3rd August 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1977":- BBC1 Monday 10th August 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1978":- BBC1 Monday 17th August 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1979":- BBC1 Monday 24th August 1987, 8:00-8:30pm
"1980":- BBC1 Monday 31st August 1987, 7:35-8:05pm

Repeats:- The 1st series was repeated ahead of series 2 in an evening slot on BBC1 from Monday 7th April 1986
               The 2nd series was repeated ahead of series 3 in an evening slot on BBC1 from Monday 27th April 1987
               The 1st & 2nd series were repeated on BBC2 in an evening slot from Wednesday 20th January 1988 - 4th May 1988
               The 3rd series was repeated on BBC2 in an evening slot from Tuesday 15th November 1988 - Tuesday 24th January 1989
               "1956" - "1966" were repeated in a late night slot on BBC1 from Monday 19th March 1990 - Monday 16th June 1990
               "1967" - "1974" were repeated in a late night slot on BBC1 from Monday 3rd September 1990 - Monday 29th October 1990, the remainder (1975-1980) went out intermittently over the winter
               A 4th series covering the years 1981-1989 was accompanied by further repeats of previous series in 1994.
 

The Beyond Within: The Rise and Fall of LSD

A BBC "Everyman" documentary in two parts. Not about music, but where would the music of the 1960's/early 1970's be without LSD? Essential viewing.

Part One - BBC1 Sunday 16th November 1986, 10:15-11:00pm
Part Two - BBC1 Sunday 23rd November 1986, 10:20-11:05pm
 

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

Excellent documentary celebrating 1967 and the release of the Sgt. Pepper album 20 years prior. New interviews with icons of the counter culture including Abbie Hoffman.

TV Premiere:- ITV Monday 1st June 1987, 8:01-9:58pm
 

That Was The Whistle Test That Was

BBC2's long running 'serious' music show finally bowed out with a five hour special on New Year's Eve 1987/88, including a 100 minute compilation of highlights stretching back to the series' first year on air in 1971. A series of highlights was shown on VH-1 UK in the 1990's before the BBC produced a similar series in the early 2000's and a documentary in 2007.

BBC2 Friday 1st January 1988, 1:15am-2:55am

The Whistle Test Years
1971/72 - BBC2 Thursday 13th February 2003, 11:50pm-12:30am
1973 - BBC2 Thursday 20th February 2003, 11:50pm-12:30am
1974 - BBC2 Thursday 27th February 2003, 11:50pm-12:35am
1975 - BBC2 Thursday 6th February 2003, 11:50pm-12:35am
These were all repeated on BBC4 on 3rd/4th January 2007

The Old Grey Whistle Test
Region 0 PAL DVD released 17th September 2001 by BBC DVD (2 DVD set, 292 minutes, includes commentary and archive interviews as extras)
The Old Grey Whistle Test Volume 2
Region 2 PAL DVD released 13th October 2003 by 2 Entertain (120 minutes)
The Old Grey Whistle Test Volume 3
Region 2 PAL DVD released 16th February 2004 by 2 Entertain (144 minutes)
All three volumes were issued together as a box set "The Definitive Collection" on 21st November 2005

The Old Grey Whistle Test Story
TV Premiere:- BBC4 Wednesday 3rd January 2007, 10:30-11:10pm
many repeats - see BBC web page
 

Revolution Revisited
A Belgian documentary series of three programmes, originally shown with a French soundtrack in 1985. In part one, former French student leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit looks back at the late 1960's.

British TV Premiere:- Channel Four Monday 18th April 1988, 9:00-10:00pm (Shown as part of Channel Four's 'Revolution 1968-1988 season')
 

Sounds of the Sixties

A series of unedited BBC performances interwoven with various continuity clips, TV programme title sequences, weather reports etc. to give an overall flavour of the period. It quickly became apparent that a fair percentage of the performances had only been included on the strength of arbitrarily surviving the systematic tape wiping policy employed by the BBC in the 1960's and early 1970's - Had every edition of "Top of the Pops", "Late Night Line Up" etc. been preserved, the selections would have been very different for sure, but fans of '60s rock were still grateful for this series at the time as many of the more celebrated clips had not been shown in full on British television since the original broadcasts.

Dates given for each performance are for the original transmission.

Episode 1 "The First Steps" - BBC2 Saturday 5th October 1991, 8:00-8:30pm

The Springfields - "Wimoweh" (The Springfields, 1961)
The Shadows - "F.B.I." (Crackerjack, 1961)
Pinky & Perky - "Let's Twist Again" (Crackerjack, 1962)
Craig Douglas - "Oh Lonesome Me" (Pops & Lenny, 09/Nov/1962)
Joe Brown & The Bruvvers - "It Only Took a Minute" (Pops & Lenny, 02/Nov/1962)
The Beatles - "She Loves You" (The Mersey Sound, 09/Oct/1963)
Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - "Little Children" (Top of the Pops, 26/Feb/1964)
Peter & Gordon - "World Without Love" (Crackerjack, 07/May/1964)
Freddie & The Dreamers - "You Were Made For Me" (Blue Peter, 23/Mar/1964)
Gerry & The Pacemakers - "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (Top of the Pops, 07/Jan/1965)
The Rolling Stones - "The Last Time" (Top of the Pops, 04/Mar/1965)

Episode 2 "Getting In The Act" - BBC2 Saturday 12th October 1991, 8:10-8:40pm

The Rolling Stones - "Not Fade Away" (Top of the Pops, 04/Mar/1964)
The Dave Clark Five - "Bits & Pieces" (Top of the Pops, 26/Feb/1964)
Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman" (Top of the Pops, 22/Oct/1964)
The Supremes - "Baby Love" (Top of the Pops, 07/Oct/1964)
The Hollies - "Just One Look" (Top of the Pops, 04/Mar/1964)
Herman's Hermits - "Just A Little Bit Better" (Top of the Pops, 19/Aug/1965)
The Seekers - "The Carnival is Over" (Top of the Pops, 04/Nov/1965)
Sonny & Cher - "I Got You Babe" (Top of the Pops, 12/Aug/1965)
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Titch - "Hold Tight" (Blue Peter, 02/May/1966)
Jonathan King - "Everyone`s Gone to the Moon" (Top of the Pops, 12/Aug/1965)
The Byrds - "All I Really Want to Do" (Top of the Pops, 12/Aug/1965)

Episode 3 "The Beat Room" - BBC2 Saturday 19th October 1991, 8:10-8:40pm

Tom Jones - "I Gotta Know" (The Beat Room, 05/Oct/1964)
The Kinks - "You Really Got Me" (The Beat Room, 05/Oct/1964)
Manfred Mann - "Come Tomorrow" (Top of the Pops, 21/Jan/1965)
The Moody Blues - "Go Now" (Top of the Pops, 31/Dec/1964)
Tom Jones - "Chills & Fever" (The Beat Room, 05/Oct/1964)
John Lee Hooker - "I'm Leaving" (The Beat Room, 05/Oct/1964)
The Rolling Stones - "Get Off My Cloud" (Top of the Pops, 04/Nov/1965)
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - "The Uncle Willie" (Blue Peter, 30/Sep/1965)
The Pretty Things - "Midnight to Six Man" (A Whole Scene Going, 12/Jan/1966)

Episode 4 "The Folk Revival" - BBC2 Saturday 26th October 1991, 8:10-8:40pm

Bob Dylan - "With God On Our Side" (Tonight, 12/May/1964)
Pete Seeger - "What Did You Learn in School" (Tonight in Person, 13/Aug/1964)
Joan Baez - "It Ain't Me Babe" (In Concert, 05/Jun/1965)
Tom Paxton - "The Last Thing On My Mind" (Tonight in Person, Early 1966)
Peter Paul & Mary - "Early Morning Rain" (Tonight in Person, 01/Jan/1966)
Leonard Cohen - "The Stranger Song" (Once More With Felix, 21/Jan/1968)
Tim Buckley - "I'm Coming Home Again" (Late Night Line Up, 01/Apr/1968)
Richie Havens - "High Flying Bird" (How Late it is, 23/May/1969)

Episode 5 "The Pop Boom" - BBC2 Saturday 2nd November 1991, 8:10-8:40pm

The Foundations - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" (Top of the Pops, 19/Oct/1967)
Procul Harum - "Whiter Shade Of Pale" (Top of the Pops, 26/Dec/1967)
The Bee Gees - "Massachusetts" (Top of the Pops, 26/Dec/1967)
The Rolling Stones - "Let`s Spend the Night Together" (Top of the Pops, sourced from 26/Dec/1967)
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Titch - "Zabadak" (Top of the Pops, 26/Dec/1967)
Status Quo - "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" (Top of the Pops, 15/Feb/1968)
The Move - "Fire Brigade" (Top of the Pops, 15/Feb/1968)
Manfred Mann - "The Mighty Quinn" (Top of the Pops, 15/Feb/1968)

Episode 6 "The Swinging Sixties" - BBC2 Saturday 9th November 1991, 8:10-8:40pm

The Equals - "Baby Come Back" (Top of the Pops, 06/Jun/1968)
Amen Corner - "Bend Me, Shape Me" (Top of the Pops, 15/Feb/1968)
The Alan Price Set - "Don't Stop the Carnival" (Top of the Pops, 15/Feb/1968)
Manfred Mann - "My Name is Jack" (Top of the Pops, 06/Jun/1968)
Herman's Hermits - "Something is Happening" (The Wednesday Show, 04/Dec/1968)
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - "Fire" (Top of the Pops, 18/Jul/1968)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity - "Wheels On Fire" (Top of the Pops, 06/Jun/1968)
The Hollies - "Sorry Suzanne" (Top of the Pops, 27/Feb/1969)
The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Woman" (Top of the Pops, 25/Dec/1969)

Episode 7 "The Singer & The Song" - BBC2 Saturday 16th November 1991, 7:05-7:35pm

Sandie Shaw - "Long Live Love" (Top of the Pops [Rehearsal], 01/Jun/1965)
Dusty Springfield - "You Don't Have To Sya You Love Me" (Dusty, 1967)
Long John Baldry - "Let The Heartaches Begin" (Top of the Pops, 26/Dec/1967)
Lulu - "Loves Loves To Love Love" (Top of the Pops, 26/Dec/1967)
Tom Jones - "Delilah" (Pop Go the Sixties, 31/Dec/1969 [Audience dancing to rec of TOTP 29/Feb/1968 on a giant screen])
Brenton Wood - "Give Me Some Kind Of Sign" (Top of the Pops, 15/Feb/1968)
Cliff Richard - "Congratulations" (Cilla, Mar/1968)
Cilla Black - "Surround Yourself With Sorrow" (Top of the Pops, 27/Feb/1969)
Peter Sarstedt - "Where Do You Go to My Lovely" (Top of the Pops, 27/Feb/1969)

Episode 8 "Hip To The Trip" - BBC2 Saturday 23rd November 1991, 7:40-8:10pm

Pink Floyd - "Pow R Toc H" (The Look of the Week, 14/May/1967)
The Grateful Dead - "The Golden Road" (Whicker's World, 09/Sep/1967)
The Who - "I Can See For Miles" (Twice a Fortnight, 21/Oct/1967)
Pink Floyd - "Astronomy Domine" (The Look of the Week, 14/May/1967)
Joe Cocker & The Grease Band - "With a Little Help From My Friends (How it is, ?25/Oct/1968?)
The Nice - "America" (How it is, 23/Aug/1968)
Jimi Hendrix - "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" (Happening For Lulu, 04/Jan/1969)

Episode 9 "In Living Color" - BBC2 Saturday 30th November 1991, 8:05-8:35pm

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - "Canyons Of Your Mind" (Colour Me Pop, 21/Dec/1968)
The Mothers Of Invention - "Oh, In the Sky" (Late Night Line-Up, 26/May/1969)
The Small Faces - "Song Of A Baker" (Colour Me Pop, 21/Jun/1968)
The Move - "Blackberry Way" (Colour Me Pop, 04/Jan/1969)
The Kinks - "Days" - (Pop Goes the Sixties, 31/Dec/1969)
The Moody Blues - "Ride My See-Saw" (Colour Me Pop, 14/Sep/1968)
The Who - "My Generation" (All My Loving, 03/Nov/1968)
Jimi Hendrix - "Wild Thing" (All My Loving, 03/Nov/1968)

Episode 10 "The Progressive Tendencies" - BBC2 Saturday 7th December 1991, 7:35-8:05pm

Pink Floyd - "Set the Controls For the Heart Of the Sun" (All My Loving, 03/Nov/1968)
Donovan - "The Lullaby Of Spring" (All My Loving, 03/Nov/1968)
The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" (Pop Go the Sixties, 31/Dec/1969)
Fleetwood Mac - "Oh Well" (Monster Music Mash, 07/Oct/1969)
Family - "Dim" (How Late it is, Spring 1969)
Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe/Sunshine Of Your Love" (Happening For Lulu, 04/Jan/1969)
Cream - "Sunshine Of Your Love" (Omnibus, 05/Jan/1969)
Joni Mitchell - "Big Yellow Taxi" (BBC in Concert, 09/Oct/1970)
 

Sounds of the 70s

Dates given for each performance are for the original transmission.

Episode 1 "The Clothes I Love to Wear" - BBC2 Saturday 16th January 1993, 7:15-7:50pm

T Rex - "Hot Love" (Top of the Pops, 25/Mar/1971)
The Sweet - "Blockbuster" (Top of the Pops, 25/Jan/1973)
Slade - "Mama Were All Crazee Now" (Top of the Pops, 28/Dec/1972)
Gary Glitter - "I Love You Love Me Love" (Top of the Pops, 15/Nov/1973)
Mott the Hoople - "Roll Away the Stone" (Top of the Pops, 15/Nov/1973)
Mud - "Tiger Feet" (Top of the Pops, 27/Dec/1974)
Alvin Stardust - "Jealous Mind" (Top of the Pops, 27/Dec/1974)
Suzi Quatro - "Devil Gate Drive" (Top of the Pops, sourced from 27/Dec/1974)
David Cassidy - "Some Kind of Summer" (Top of the Pops, 22/Mar/1973) *Sourced from a Blue Peter re-screening on 26/Mar/1973
Donny Osmond - "Puppy Love" (The Osmonds, Aug/1974)
The Bay City Rollers - "By Bye Baby" (Crackerjack, 1975)

Episode 2 "Satin and Tat" - BBC2 Saturday 23rd January 1993, 7:15-7:50pm

Moody Blues - "Question" (It’s Lulu, 29/Aug/1970)
The Who - "Won’t Get Fooled Again" (Top of the Pops, 15/Jul/1971)
The Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar" (Top of the Pops, 15/Apr/1971)
The Faces - "Stay With Me" (Sounds for Saturday, 01/Apr/1972)
David Bowie - "Queen Bitch" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 08/Feb/1972)
Roxy Music - "Ladytron" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 20/Jun/1972)
Queen - "Killer Queen" (Top of the Pops, 27/Dec/1974)
Elton John - "The Bitch is Back" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 24/Dec/1974)

Episode 3 "Can You Feel the Force" - BBC2 Saturday 30th January 1993, 7:10-7:45pm

Aretha Franklin - "Don't Play That Song Again" (The Cliff Richard Show, 31/Aug/1970)
Temptations - "Cant Get Next to You" (Top of the Pops, 05/Feb/1970)
The Jacksons "Rockin' Robin" (Top of the Pops, sourced from 28/Dec/1972)
Gladys Knight - "Help Me Make it Through the Night" (Full House, 28/Oct/1972)
Bill Withers - "Ain't No sunshine" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 21/Nov/1972)
The Three Degrees - "Year of Decision" (It's Cliff Richard, 21/Sep/1974)
Labelle - "Lady Marmalade" (In Concert, 08/Mar/1975)
Chic - "Le Freak" (Top of the Pops, 1979)
Rose Royce - "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (Top of the Pops, 28/Sep/1978)
Real Thing - "Can You Feel the Force" (Top of the Pops, 1979)

Episode 4 "Free to Be Me" - BBC2 Saturday 20th February 1993, 7:15-7:50pm

Free - "All Right Now" (Top of the Pops, 04/Jun/1970)
Deep Purple - "Black Night" (Top of the Pops, 10/Sep/1970)
Jethro Tull - "The Witch’s Promise" (Top of the Pops, 29/Jan/1970)
Yes - "Yours is No Disgrace" (Sounding Out, 10/Jan/1972)
Focus - "Sylvia" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 12/Dec/1972)
Captain Beefheart - "Upon the My Oh My" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 18/Jun/1974)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - "Delilah" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 30/May/1975)
Dr Feelgood - "Roxette" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 14/Mar/1975)

Episode 5 "Days I Knew Then" - BBC2 Saturday 27th February 1993, 7:25-8:00pm

Carpenters - "Close to You" (In Concert, 06/Nov/1971)
Abba - "Waterloo" (Top of the Pops, Spring 1974)
Sparks - "This Town Ain’t Big Enough" (Top of the Pops, sourced from 27/Dec/1974)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - "Make Me Smile" (Top of the Pops, 23/Dec/1975)
David Essex - "Gonna Make You a Star" (In Concert, 18/Jan/1975)
10cc - "I’m Not in Love" (Top of the Pops, 25/Dec/1975)
Wings - "Mull of Kintyre" (Mike Yarwood Christmas Show, 25/Dec/1977)
Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" (Top of the Pops, 1978)
Boney M - "Rasputin" (Top of the Pops, 1978)

Episode 6 "Long Ago and Far Away" - BBC2 Saturday 6th March 1993, 7:10-7:45pm

Carole King - "Natural Woman" (In Concert, 02/Oct/1971)
James Taylor - "Fire & Rain" (In Concert, 16/Nov/1970)
Neil Young - "Heart of Gold" (In Concert, 26/Apr/1971)
Randy Newman - "Political Science" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 28/Mar/1972)
Don McLean - "Vincent" (Sounds For Saturday, 29/Jul/1972)
Paul Simon - "American Tune" (Parkinson, 13/Dec/1975)
Janis Ian - "At Seventeen" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 12/Oct/1976)
Joan Armatrading - "Love and Affection" (Sight & Sound in Concert, 12/Nov/1977)

Episode 7 "Come Home to You" - BBC2 Saturday 13th March 1993, 7:15-7:50pm

The Eagles - "Take it Easy" (In Concert, 05/Apr/1973)
Hall & Oates - "She’s Gone" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 18/May/1976)
Little Feat - "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 17/Jan/1975)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Sweet Home Alabama" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 11/Apr/1975)
Peter Frampton - "Show Me the Way" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 26/Oct/1976)
Eric Clapton - "I Shot the Sheriff" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/Jun/1977)
Dire Straits -  "Sultans Of Swing" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 16/May/1978)

Episode 8 "Smash it Up" - BBC2 Saturday 20th March 1993, 7:10-7:45pm

The Clash - "Tommy Gun" (Something Else, 11/Mar/1978)
Buzzcocks - "16 Again" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 14/Nov/1978)
X-Ray Specs - "Artificial" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 05/Dec/1978)
The Damned - "Smash it Up" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 06/Nov/1979)
The Stranglers - "Hanging Around" (Rock Goes to College, 1978) Possibly untransmitted in 78, they walked off stage and aborted the gig
The Jam - "The Eton Rifles" (Something Else, 15/Sep/1979)
Siouxsie & the Banshees - "Love in a Void" (Something Else, 03/Nov/1979)
The Undertones - "Jimmy Jimmy" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 06/Mar/1979)
Magazine - "Definitive Gaze" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 19/Sep/1978)
Joy Division - "Transmission" (Something Else, 15/Sep/1979)

Episode 9 "The Boy Looked at Johnny" - BBC2 Saturday 27th March 1993, 6:50-7:25pm

Alice Cooper - "Under My Wheels" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 09/Nov/1971)
New York Dolls - "Jet Boy" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 27/Nov/1973)
Patti Smith - "Horses" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 11/May/1976)
Iggy Pop - "I’m Bored" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 24/Apr/1979)
The Ramones - "Don’t Come Close" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 19/Sep/1978)
Blondie - "(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/Mar/1978)
Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 31/Jan/1978)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - "Listen to Her Heart" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1977)
Bruce Springsteen (Old Grey Whistle Test, 27/Mar/1979)

Episode 10 "Shut Up and Dance" - BBC2 Saturday 3rd April 1993, 6:40-7:15pm

Ian Dury & the Blockheads - "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" (Sight & Sound in Concert, 10/Dec/1977)
The Police - "Message in a Bottle" (Rock Goes to College, 24/Feb/1979)
The Boomtown Rats - "Rat Trap" (Top of the Pops, 1978)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - "Oliver’s Army" (Top of the Pops, 08/Feb/1979)
Simple Minds - "Chelsea Girl" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 27/Mar/1979)
Kraftwerk - "Autobahn" (Tomorrows World, Autumn 1975)
The Human League - "Early Grave" (Mainstream, 06/Nov/1979)
The Specials - "Too Much Too Young" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 02/Oct/1979)
Madness - "Night Boat to Cairo" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 11/Dec/1979)
 

Sounds of the 70s 2

Dates given for each performance are for the original transmission.

Episode 1 "Arthouse Glam: Get in the Swing" - BBC2 Monday 16th April 2012, 10:00-10:30pm (BBC2 NI 11:50pm-12:20am)

Kinks - "Lola" (Top of the Pops, 18/Jun/1970)
Roxy Music - "Virginia Plain" (Top of the Pops, 24/Aug/1972)
David Bowie - "The Jean Genie" (Top of the Pops, 04/Jan/1973)
Elton John - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Top of the Pops, 01/Nov/1973)
New York Dolls - "Looking For a Kiss" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 27/Nov/1973)
Sparks - "Get in the Swing" (Top of the Pops, 24/Jul/1975)
Queen - "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" (Top of the Pops, 16/Jun/1977)
Rod Stewart - "The Killing of Georgie" (Promo (shown on Top of the Pops 02/Sep/1976 & 26/Dec/1976))

Episode 2 "Reggae - Stir it Up" - BBC2 Monday 23rd April 2012, 10:00-10:30pm (BBC2 NI 11:50pm-12:20am)

Dave & Ansel Collins - "Double Barrel" (Top of the Pops, 29/Apr/1971)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Stir it Up" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 01/May/1973)
Ken Boothe - "Everything I Own" (Top of the Pops, 1974)
Susan Cadogan - "Hurts So Good" (Top of the Pops, 10/Apr/1975)
Steel Pulse - "Prodigal Son" (Look! Hear!, 09/Jun/1978)
Althea & Donna - "Uptown Top Ranking" (Top of the Pops, 26/Jan/1978)
Janet Kay - "Silly Games" (Top of the Pops, 1979)
The Specials - "Monkey Man" (Something Else, 06/Oct/1979)

Episode 3 "Troubadours - Peaceful Easy Feeling" - BBC2 Monday 30th April 2012, 10:00-10:30pm (BBC2 NI 11:50pm-12:20am)

Crosby & Nash - "Teach Your Children" (In Concert, 09/Nov/1970)
Neil Young - "Old Man" (In Concert, 26/Apr/1971)
America - "Horse With No Name" (In Concert, 24/May/1973)
Joni Mitchell - "Big Yellow Taxi" (In Concert, 09/Oct/1970)
James Taylor - "Sweet Baby James" (In Concert, 03/May/1971)
Carole King - "It's Too Late" (In Concert, 02/Oct/1971)
The Eagles - "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (In Concert, 05/Apr/1973)
Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 09/May/1975)

Episode 4 "Guilty Pleasures - Love Will Keep Us Together" - BBC2 Monday 14th May 2012, 10:00-10:30pm

The Carpenters - "We've Only Just Begun" (In Concert, 06/Nov/1971)
Bread - "Make it With You" (The Bread Special With David Gates, 10/Mar/1978)
Charles Aznavour - "She" (Charles Aznavour Sings For You, 13/Apr/1975)
John Denver - "Annie's Song" (Top of the Pops, sourced from 27/Dec/1974)
10cc - "I'm Not in Love" (Top of the Pops, 25/Dec/1975)
Bellamy Brothers - "Let Your Love Flow" (?????, 1976)
Exile - "Kiss You All Over" (Top of the Pops, 31/Aug/1978)
Captain & Tennille - "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Captain & Tennille Show, 1975)
Dr Hook - "When You're In Love With a Beautiful Woman" (Top of the Pops, 25/Dec/1979)

Episode 5 "Rock - The Boys Are Back in Town" - BBC2 Monday 21st May 2012, 10:00-10:30pm

Alice Cooper - "School's Out" (Top of the Pops, 13/Jul/1972)
The Faces - "Miss Judy's Farm" (Sounds For Saturday, 01/Apr/1972)
Nazareth - "Bad Bad Boy" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 22/May/1973)
Bad Company - "Can't Get Enough" (Top of the Pops, 06/Jun/1974)
AC/DC - "Let There Be Rock" (Sight & Sound, 29/Oct/1977)
Thin Lizzy - "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 12/Jun/1979 (on stage))
Whitesnake - "Trouble" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 24/Oct/1978)
Black Sabbath - "Never Say Die" (Top of the Pops, 1978)

Episode 6 "Soul - Keep On Keeping On" - BBC2 Monday 28th May 2012, 10:00-10:30pm

Aretha Franklin - "Spirit in the Dark" (It's Lulu, 08/Aug/1970)
Billy Preston - "All That I've Got" (The Young Generation, 07/Feb/1970)
The Tams - "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me (Top of the Pops, 27/Dec/1971)
Curtis Mayfield - "Keep On Keeping On" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 25/Jan/1972)
Bill Withers - "Lean on Me" (In Concert, 11/May/1974)
The Stylistics - "You Make Me Feel Brand New (The Other Broadway, 01/Aug/1975)
Gil Scott-Heron -"Johannesburg" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 17/Feb/1976)
The Jacksons - "Show You The Way to Go" (Top of the Pops, 19/May/1977)

Episode 7 "Disco - Ain't No Stopping Us Now" - BBC2 Wednesday 6th June 2012, 10:00-10:30pm (BBC2 NI 11:20-11:50pm)
George McCrae - "Rock Your Baby" (Top of the Pops, 1974)
Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting" (Top of the Pops, 1974)
Thelma Houston - "Don't Leave Me This Way, Top of the Pops 1977)
Sylvester - "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (1978)
Eruption - "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Disco in the Snow, 09/Apr/1979)
McFadden & Whitehead - "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (Top of the Pops, 1979)
Sister Sledge - "We Are Family" (1979)
Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive" (1979)
The Jackson - "Blame it on the Boogie" (The Jacksons, 09/Nov/1979)

Episode 8 "Rock 'n' Roll Revisited - Get It On" - BBC2 Wednesday 13th June 2012, 10:00-10:30pm (BBC2 NI 11:20-11:50pm)
E.L.O. - "Roll Over Beethoven" (Top of the Pops, 01/Feb/1973)
T.Rex - "Get it On" (Top of the Pops, 27/Dec/1971)
10cc - "Rubber Bullets" (Top of the Pops, 25/Dec/1973)
Alvin Stardust - "My Coo Ca Choo" (Top of the Pops, 15/Nov/1973)
Mott the Hoople - "Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" (Top of the Pops, sourced from 18/Apr/1974)
Meat Loaf - "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1978)

Episode 9 "Punk - Anarchy on the BBC" - BBC2 Monday 18th June 2012, 10:00-10:30pm
The Stranglers - "No More Heroes" (Top of the Pops, 1977)
The Damned - "New Rose" (1976)
Sex Pistols - "Anarchy in the UK" (Nationwide, 1977)
The Jam - "The Modern World" (Top of the Pops, 1977)
The Undertones - "Teenage Kicks" (Top of the Pops, 1978)
The Rezillos - "Top of the Pops" (Top of the Pops, 1978)
Buzzcocks - "Ever Fallen In Love" (Top of the Pops, 1978)
The Clash - "Clash City Rockers" (Something Else, 1978)
X-Ray Specs - "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" (Twndish, 1978)
Joy Division - "She's Lost Control" (Something Else, 1979)

Episode 10 "New Wave - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" - BBC2 Monday 25th June 2012, 10:00-10:30pm
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Radio Radio" (Top of the Pops, 1978)
The Police - "Roxanne" (Rock Goes to College, 1978)
Blondie - "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1978)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" (Top of the Pops, 1979)
Squeeze - "Up the Junction" (Top of the Pops, 1979)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1977)
Patti Smith Group - "Because the Night" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1978)
The Cars - "My Best Friend's Girl" (Rock Goes to College, 1979)
Iggy Pop - "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1979)
 

Rock Family Trees

Two series narrated by John Peel based on the work of Pete Frame who charted the comings and goings of members between various bands and scenes.

1st Series
Fleetwood Mac:- BBC2 Saturday 24th June 1995, 9:00-9:50pm
"The Birmingham Beat":- BBC2 Saturday 1st July 1995, 9:00-9:50pm
Deep Purple:- BBC2 Saturday 8th July 1995, 9:00-9:50pm
"New York Punk":- BBC2 Saturday 22nd July 1995, 9:05-9:55pm
"The British R&B Boom":- BBC2 Saturday 29th July 1995, 9:05-9:55pm
"New Mersey Beat (1980's)":- BBC2 Saturday 5th August 1995, 9:00-9:50pm

2nd Series
"California Dreamin'":- BBC2 Friday 4th September 1998, 11:15pm-12:05am
Black Sabbath:- BBC2 Friday 11th September 1998, 11:15pm-12:05am
"The Mersey Sound":- BBC2 Friday 18th September 1998, 11:15pm-12:05am
"British Punk":- BBC2 Friday 25th September 1998, 11:15pm-12:10am
"The Prog Rock Years":- BBC2 Friday 2nd October 1998, 11:15pm-12:05am
"And God Created Manchester (1980's)":- BBC2 Friday 9th October, 11:15pm-12:10am
 

Dancing in the Street

The best rock documentary series ever made with Parts 3 (on Folk Rock), 5 (Blues Rock), 6 (Psychedelic Music) and 7 (Rock Theatre) the four essential episodes. Among those who contributed new interviews were Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Grace Slick, Robert Plant, Ray Manzarek, Lou Reed, David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

Part One "Whole Lotta Shakin'":- BBC2 Saturday 15th June 1996, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Two "Be My Baby":- BBC2 Saturday 22nd June 1996, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Three "So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star":- BBC2 Saturday 29th June 1996, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Four "Respect":- BBC2 Saturday 6th July 1996, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Five "Crossroads":- BBC2 Saturday 13th July 1996, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Six "Eight Miles High":- BBC2 Saturday 20th July 1996, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Seven "Hang On to Yourself":- BBC2 Saturday 27th July 1996, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Eight "No Fun":- BBC2 Saturday 3rd August 1996, 9:15-10:15pm
Part Nine "Make it Funky":- BBC2 Saturday 10th August 1996, 9:40-10:40pm
Part Ten "Planet Rock":- BBC2 Saturday 17th August 1996, 9:50-10:50pm

Home Video's were released with one episode per tape in August 1996 by the BBC and re-issued with three on each tape in May 1998 ("Be My Baby" episode not included), a box set of the 3 per tape editions was issued in January 2000
 

Sound of '69 (Number One hits of 1969)
Celebs, as well those directly involved, recalling the big hits of 1969. A better show than you might anticipate, a pity they didn't do other years.

TV Premiere:- Channel Four Saturday 7th August 1999, 10:00-11:05pm
 

Days in the Life

A very good three part documentary series, each part looking at one important event in the counter culture movement with the stories told by the people who were there. The first episode looked back at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival, show two recalled the 1968 Grovenors Square riot and the final episode covered the "The International Poetry Incarnation" at the Albert Hall in 1965.

Part One "Sink the Island (29-31/Aug/1970)":- BBC Saturday 18th November 2000, 9:00-9:50pm
Part Two "Battle for Grovenors Square (17/Mar/1968)":- BBC2 Saturday 25th November 2000, 9:00-9:50pm
Part Three "Gathering of the Tribes (11/Jun/1965)":- BBC2 Saturday 18th November 2000, 9:00-9:50pm
 

Walk On By: The Story of Popular Song

Part Three looked at the impact of Elvis, Part Five focussed on The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Animals and Part Six featured The Byrds, The Band and Crosby Stills & Nash.

Part One "From Russia With Love":- BBC2 Saturday 17th March 2001, 8:15-9:05pm
Part Two "Stardust":- BBC2 Saturday 24th March 2001, 8:20-9:10pm
Part Three "The Road to Rock 'N'' Roll":- BBC2 Saturday 31st March 2001, 8:15-9:05pm
Part Four "Producer Pop":- BBC2 Saturday 7th April 2001, 7:40-8:30pm
Part Five "Atlantic Crossing":- BBC2 Saturday 14th April 2001, 8:15-9:05pm
Part Six "After the Gold Rush":- BBC2 Saturday 21st April 2001, 8:15-9:05pm
Part Seven "Soundtrack":- BBC2 Saturday 28th April 2001, 8:10-9:00pm
Part Eight "Pure Pop":- BBC2 Saturday 5th May 2001, 8:10-9:00pm
 

Time Shift - Prog Rock

The BBC would produce a better and longer prog rock doc in 2009.

TV Premiere:- BBC4 Monday 19th January 2004, 10:00-10:40pm
 

Here's a Piano I Prepared Earlier

Experimental music in the 1960's, John Cage, Terry Riley etc.
BBC link

TV Premiere:- BBC4 Friday 25th June 2004, 10:10-11:00pm
 

Art & the 60s

Three part series on the London avant-garde scene in the mid-1960's
BBC link

Part One "Groovy Galleries":- BBC4 Thursday 1st July 2004, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Two "From Bronze to Baked Beans":- Thursday BBC4 8th July 2004, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Three "Politics and Performance":- BBC4 Thursday 15th July 2004, 9:00-10:00pm
 

Girls & Boys: Sex and British Pop

Four part series.

Part One "Love Me Do - The 1960;s":- BBC2 Sunday 23rd October 2005, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Two "Oh You Pretty Things - The 1970's":- BBC2 Sunday 30th October 2005
 

Folk Britannia

Part two of the three part series is the one to see as this episode focusses on the 1960's and early '70s featuring The Incredible String Band, Anne Briggs, Donovan and Pentangle.
BBC link

Part Two "Folk Roots, New Routes":- BBC4 Friday 10th February 2006, 9:00-10:00pm
 

Seven Ages of Rock

A relatively poor series overall, only the first two parts dealt with the 1960's/early 1970's and those episodes were annoyingly selective and skewed. Watch "Dancing in the Street" instead.
BBC link

Part One "The Birth of Rock":- BBC2 Saturday 19th May 2007, 9:10-10:10pm
Part Two "White Light, White Heat: Art Rock" BBC2 Saturday 26th May 2007, 9:05-10:05pm
 

Pop Britannia

BBC link

Part Two "A Well Respected Man":- BBC4 Friday 11th January 2008, 10:00-11:00pm
 

Storyville - 1968

Documentary of the poiltical upheavel during the year 1968.
BBC link

TV Premiere:- Monday BBC4 22nd September 2008, 9:00-10:30pm
 

Prog Rock Britannia: An Observation in Three Movements

Egg are mentioned and Mont Campbell is among the interviewees.
BBC link

TV Premiere:- BBC4 Friday 2nd January 2009, 10:00-11:30pm
 

Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites

The British Blues scene in the 1960's.
BBC link

TV Premiere:- BBC4 Friday 1st May 2009, 9:00-10:30pm
 

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany

A little too much focus on Kraftwerk, but a good doc nonetheless.
BBC link

TV Premiere:- BBC4 Friday 23rd October 2009, 9:00-10:00pm
 

Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up

Those interviewed include Eric Burdon, Robert Wyatt, Iggy Pop, Richard Thompson, Joe Boyd, Lemmy, Rick Wakeman and Gary Brooker.
BBC link

TV Premiere:- BBC4 Friday 2nd July 2010, 9:30-10:30pm
 

How The Brits Rocked America: Go West
BBC link

Part One "How the West Was Won" (1964-1967):- BBC4 Friday 27th January 2012, 9:00-10:00pm
Part Two "Stairway to Heaven" (1967-1976): - BBC4 Friday 3rd February 2012, 9:00-10:00pm
 

When Albums Ruled the World
Includes sections on "Bitches Brew" and "Electric Ladyland", Ray Manzarek and Grace Slick among those interviewed.
BBC link

TV Premiere:- BBC4 Friday 8th February 2013, 9:00-10:30pm