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From Ragtime to Rock 'n' Roll

Music documentary


Summary

Music documentary

Ragtime to Rock 'n' Roll is a BBC Radio 2 documentary chronicling the trends in popular music in the US and UK from 1900s to 1960s. Narrated by Kenneth More, the 51-volume 26-part documentary was originally broadcast in 1974.

Episode list

Part 01 Dawn of a New Age 1900-1902

Part 02 Let the Good Times Roll 1902-1907

Part 03 Before the Lights Went Out 1908-1914

Part 04 The War to End War 1914-1917

Part 05 A Land Fit For Heroes 1918-1922

Part 06 The Start of the Jazz Age 1923-1927

Part 07 If I Had a Talking Picture 1927-1928

Part 08 Learn To Croon 1928-1929

Part 09 Ten Cents a Dance

Part 10 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 1932-1933

Part 11 Let's Face the Music 1934-1935

Part 12 Thanks for the Memory 1936-1937

Part 13 Over the Rainbow 1938-1939

Part 14 The Stuff to Give the Troops 1939-1944

Part 15 Business As Usual 1940-1942

Part 16 Over There 1942-1945

Part 17 My Guy's Come Home

Part 18 There'll Be Some Changes Made

Part 19 Revolutions in Sound 1948-early 1950s

Part 20 Music, Music, Music 1949-1952

Part 21 There's Gold in Them Thar Hills - Early 1950s

Part 22 Music to Make LPs By - Early 1950s

Part 23 Bands of Hope and Glory - Mid 1950s

Part 24 Trad and Other Fads

Part 25 The Rocks Sets In - Late 1950s

Part 26 Melody Lingers On - 1960s

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