At the BBC

A look at the life and career of 60s icon and girl-group pioneer Ronnie Spector, featuring performances in shows such as Later… with Jools Holland, The Old Grey Whistle Test and Glastonbury 2016.

A look back at some of Dolly Parton's finest performances at the BBC, incorporating her greatest moments and hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and Here You Come Again.

A selection of some of Elaine Paige's best-loved songs and finest performances at the BBC, including huge hits like Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Memory and I Know Him So Well.

A collection of Stevie Wonder's best BBC moments, including such hits as I Just Called to Say I Love You, Happy Birthday, He's Misstra Know-It-All and Love's in Need of Love Today.

They're Britain's best-loved and most enduring boys-to-men band, and here we celebrate a selection of Take That's greatest BBC appearances from their long and varied career. This collection contains all the biggest hits that you'll never forget, from both phases of the band's existence: the glorious early days of nonstop number ones, when Gary, Robbie, Mark, Howard and Jason were everyone's favourite pop pin-ups; and then the 21st-century comeback that nobody expected, where the fans' patience paid off and the band reinstated themselves at the top of the charts. Of course, everything changes over the years, and we capture them as a five-piece, a quartet and a trio, but what shines through at all times are the quality of the songwriting and performances, and that magical connection with the audiences that's made them such a hit for so long.

It's been over 30 years since the Mistress of Melisma Mariah Carey stepped onto our screens and started giving us Emotions.

To celebrate the singer who conquered the 1990s and changed the sound of pop and R&B forever, we delve into the BBC archives to bring you all of her best-loved hits, from Vision of Love through to Honey and Shake It Off.

We embrace the highest notes in pop with Open Arms and prove once and for all that when it comes to our Hero Mariah, it's true that We Belong Together.

She's got one of pop's most powerful voices and has belted out some of the greatest love songs of all time, so prepare to swoon as Celine Dion gets the At the BBC treatment.

This collection of Celine's best performances from the biggest shows includes all her most famous hits and moments, from the 1988 Eurovision performance that first introduced her to British audiences to the Oscar-winning soundtrack smashes she enjoyed with Beauty and the Beast and, of course, Titanic's My Heart Will Go On.

She's been one of the world's most successful and talked about performers of the century, and last year's triumph of the #FreeBritney campaign means she's still relevant more than two decades after she first grabbed our attention.

Her explosive arrival on the music scene aged just 16 made Britney a frequent visitor to some of TV's biggest shows, and here we've captured the biggest and best of those performances, with hits including Crazy, Overprotected, Toxic and Oops! I Did it Again. So, why not join us and revisit her best BBC moments One More Time?

Join us for this celebration of pop's greatest LGBTQ+ stars whose gender and sexuality are central to the story of their individual careers and the amazing songs they've created.

Our rainbow alliance of amazing artists includes George Michael, Boy George, Freddie Mercury, Beth Ditto, MNEK, Lil Nas X and Barry Manilow. Some pushed boundaries and challenged gender stereotypes from the very start, others only revealed their true selves after years of success and speculation – but all have played their part in changing the world of popular music and the sounds that we listen to and love.

A look back through the BBC's archives, celebrating the best Brummie bands, artists and performances from the past five decades. This collection of Birmingham's finest acts showcases how England's second city has led the way when it comes to musical diversity, with a range of tracks covering reggae, metal, ska, dance, rap and pure pop.

Amongst the hit acts featured are UB40, Dexys Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Judas Priest, Joan Armatrading, ELO, Laura Mvula, The Streets and Black Sabbath, whose classic track Paranoid gets its first BBC outing since 1970 – a rare chance to see a young Ozzy Osbourne doing what he did best before becoming a reality TV superstar.

Enjoy the Thrill of It All and Dance Away the Evening for this dive into the BBC's archives to look over some of the finest performances from both Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry.

As a band, they were innovative, helping create the look and sound of the 1970s, and Ferry's solo career saw him hit new heights as the embodiment of sophisticated cool. Amongst the hits included are classics like Do The Strand, Avalon, Slave to Love and In Every Dream Home a Heartache…but the programme covers their entire careers, do prepare for More Than This.

A journey back in time for a selection of Kylie's best and biggest performances on the BBC.

It's a journey from the early, girl-next-door days with Stock Aitken Waterman to the boundary-pushing dance sounds of the 90s, 00s and beyond. Along for the ride are some of the eclectic mix of stars Kylie has collaborated with over the years, including Robbie Williams, Nick Cave and Jason Donovan.

Together, this collection of magical BBC moments highlights why Kylie has always had a special place in the British public's hearts.

A special tribute to the much-loved star, who died in August 2022 at the age of 73 after a music career spanning over five decades and years spent raising awareness of breast cancer.

It was the success of Grease that turned Olivia into an international sensation, but she was already familiar to BBC audiences thanks to appearances like many of those captured in this collection. These include her own TV specials, guest appearances on some of the biggest entertainment shows of the day, and the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, where Olivia represented the United Kingdom, going into battle with eventual winners Abba.

The songs featured here were often even bigger successes in America, thanks to Olivia's popularity on the US country music charts, which then crossed over to the mainstream and ultimately continued post-Grease, with classics like Physical and Xanadu helping to define the early 1980s.

A special celebration of Dame Cleo Laine's finest moments on the BBC to coincide with her ninety-fifth birthday. Britain's ‘First Lady of Jazz' became a star after joining The John Dankworth Seven in the 1950s and then marrying the bandleader. Internationally renowned for her mastery of the ‘scat' singing style, and with a voice that has been described as ‘one of the richest contraltos in recording history', Cleo has now enjoyed over six decades of success and acclaim here and across the world.

These are the highlights of her extraordinary career, with classic songs like Send in the Clowns and I Love You, Porgy, and duets with John Williams, Dudley Moore, Tony Bennett, and of course, her musical partner and fellow jazz legend Johnny Dankworth.

A look back at the best BBC moments of Ed Sheeran, who's been bringing his A game to viewers and listeners since before his first big hit, The A Team. Since that debut, he has enjoyed 13 number ones and had so many hits that the rules on how many singles could enter the charts had to be rewritten.

It's a career that's seen Ed dazzle audiences on a huge range of BBC shows and special concerts, so prepare for Shivers with this selection of his most Perfect performances.

As the legendary Petula Clark prepares to celebrate her ninetieth birthday, we look back on an extraordinary career that has stretched across eight decades and made her one of our most popular, successful and enduring stars.

This collection of Petula's finest moments at the BBC ranges from 21st-century performances with Jools Holland on Later right back to the 1940s when ‘Britain's Shirley Temple' was just a teenager, showcasing her talents on early broadcasts from Alexandra Palace.

The journey from child star to icon of British entertainment includes years as one of the biggest names in television and West End musicals like The Sound of Music, as well as huge chart success, both in the UK and across Europe, especially in France where her star shone almost as brightly as it did here.

Featuring much-loved classics like Downtown, Don't Sleep in the Subway, This Is My Song and many more, this is a birthday celebration that Petula fans will not want to miss.

A collection of songs from the kings and queens of the keyboards, whose performances have captivated audiences over the decades and across a selection of the BBC's best-loved music programmes.

From piano pioneers like Little Richard, Nina Simone and Ray Charles, who showed the world that the new sounds of pop and rock didn't just revolve around guitars, right through to modern maestros like Elton John, Lady Gaga and the BBC's own Jools Holland, these are the big names who got us tapping our feet by letting their fingers do the talking.

A look back at the life and career of Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's best-loved stars and a giant of both the big and the small screen. His death earlier this year was one of the big shocks of 2022. Here, Celia Imrie narrates an affectionate tribute to one of Scotland's favourite sons, telling his story through a selection of interviews and special moments from his appearances on BBC shows over the decades.

This retrospective is a reminder of how Robbie first grabbed audiences' attention as an exciting new comedy star in the 1980s, and the transition he made in the 1990s into cinema success and international stardom with roles in some of the movie world's biggest blockbuster franchises.