At the BBC

A journey through a selection of some of the saddest - but finest - songs from the BBC's music archives, with tear-jerkers from Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, the Smiths, Randy Crawford, Coldplay, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton and Eric Carmen.

A celebration of Robert Smith and his band and the unique song-writing talents they possess, with a collection of archive performances on BBC programmes, featuring A Forest, Lovecats, Friday I'm In Love, Close to Me and Boys Don't Cry.

Another selection of cover versions from the archive, featuring the best in pop, rock and soul from the past five decades, with artists including Adele, Annie Lennox, Happy Mondays, Manic Street Preachers and Erasure. The collection may also raise eyebrows with some songs thought written by the acts whose versions became better known than the originals, with examples including Blondie's Denis, Natalie Imbruglia's Torn and Tina Turner's The Best.

A celebration of male pop groups, who are sometimes not taken seriously, despite some seriously catchy songs, but who have always played a vital role in pop's dominance of modern music. With archive performances by Take That, One Direction, JLS, BTS, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, East 17 and Westlife.