Popular Voices at the BBC

2017 - 2017

Showstoppers at the BBC

17th November 2017

Episode 1

A celebration of bravura singers who bring the house down with their vocal delivery and performance. From the gospel delivery of Mahalia Jackson, big ballads of Tom Jones and vocal range of Jeff Buckley.

Crooners at the BBC

24th November 2017

Episode 2

The BBC raids it's rather depleted archive and presents surviving clips of some of the cream of 20st century performers, way back when they appeared on a BBC Show.

Truth Tellers at the BBC

1st December 2017

Episode 3

Featuring outspoken, thought-provoking and lyrically gifted songsters including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron, KRS-One, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave and more.

Top Cast

Leonard Cohen•Joni Mitchell•Bob Dylan

Companion programme to Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017) in which Gregory Porter introduces a selection of live performances culled from the BBC archives.

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Leonard Cohen

Self (archive footage)

Joni Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

Randy Newman

Self (archive footage)

Lotte Lenya

Self (archive footage)

Gil Scott-Heron

Self (archive footage)

Patti Smith

Self (archive footage)

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Robert Wyatt

Self (archive footage)

Billy Bragg

Self (archive footage)

Tracy Chapman

Self (archive footage)

Amy Winehouse

Self (archive footage)

Lou Reed

Self (archive footage)

Jarvis Cocker

Self (archive footage)

Nick Cave

Self (archive footage)

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