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S43.E1 ∙ Alone with Chrissie Hynde

Thu, Feb 09, 2017

Arena spends the summer with super cool self-confessed rock chick, Chrissie Hynde - shopping for clothes in Paris, hanging out with Sandra Bernhard in New York, life in London and a special trip back to her home town of Akron, Ohio.

7.1 /10

S43.E2 ∙ American Epic - Part 1: The Big Bang

Sat, May 20, 2017

Series telling the stories of the pioneers of American roots music. The 1920s saw record companies travel rural America to record the music of ordinary people.

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S43.E3 ∙ American Epic - Part 2: Blood and Soil

Sat, May 27, 2017

Series telling the stories of the pioneers of American roots music. The second episode explores gospel, the songs of the coal mines and the Mississippi Delta blues.

0 /10

S43.E4 ∙ Kirsty Young: 75 Years of Desert Island Discs

Sun, May 28, 2017

A short introduction to the 1982 Bafta-winning Arena classic from Kirsty Young. This programme does not include the documentary itself.

0 /10

S43.E5 ∙ American Epic - Part 3: Out of the Many, the One

Sat, Jun 03, 2017

The story of the pioneers of American roots music explores Hawaiian music, Cajun music and Mississippi John Hurt's blues.

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S43.E6 ∙ American Epic - Part 4: The Sessions

Mon, Jun 05, 2017

On the 90th anniversary of its construction, a team of dedicated filmmakers rebuilds America's original electric recording device - and captures "lightning-in-a-bottle" single-take performances from some of today's top musicians.

9.1 /10