The story of the relationship between Harvard law student Oliver Barrett IV and Radcliffe music student Jenny Cavilleri. Explores how these apparent opposites fall in love and how their relationship tragically ends.

The commodification of music is a contentious issue for listeners and creators. This episode explores the commercialization of music, and the influence of capitalism on the current state of music.

Youth and rebellion are inextricably linked to rock music of the 1960s. Much more than an aesthetic window dressing, popular music has a strong influence over culture and politics. In this powerful episode, Tony Palmer explores the role of pop music with as protest, and propaganda.

Tony Palmer explores the slippery origins of swing music in this episode of All You Need Is Love: A History Of Popular Music.

Tony Palmer explores the link between African music and modern American pop.

With in-depth interviews with musical giants such as Liberace, the garish history of Vaudeville music is explored along with its place in popular culture today.

Maligned by the rock and pop industries, the nostalgic sounds of country music nonetheless command a place in the history of popular music. From the settlement of the west to the powerhouse of Nashville, this episode explores the deep and compelling history of the genre.

The raw honesty and danceable beats of rhythm and blues drew executives by the flock. During segregation in America, this form has a fascinating and intensely influential relationship with white American pop culture.

Widely misunderstood and often maligned by lovers of pop music, this episode explores the links between Jazz and American popular music.

A sacrificial love story where a girl's best friend is dying of a brain tumor & boyfriend Sam is shared. Annotation. How can you take the guy your best friend loves ... when your best friend's going to die? Alison Chapman has always believed she'd fall in love hard. And she does--with Sam Cody, a new guy with a gorgeous face and brooding eyes, a guy who's impossible to resist. When Sam asks her to the Valentine's Day dance, Alison is elated ... until...