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This is the first episode of a major new landmark series that travels through the Seven Ages of Rock - a journey that takes us from sweaty clubs to vast stadiums, from the crackly 45 to the MP3 download. Along the way, the genre's greatest performers, writers and producers tell us how rock emerged, grew, and gave voice to each new generation that embraced it. This episode looks at 1966. A young American guitarist called Jimi Hendrix arrives in Britain to find a music scene on the brink of major change. Artists like The Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones and The Who are all eager to move in new directions. But it's Hendrix who has the musical pedigree and the vision to ignite the revolution that will deliver to the world a new, hard-edged music of attitude: Rock. This is the story of that rock revolution of the 1960s, as seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. We see how he became the first - ultimately doomed - icon of rock. Delta blues man, Dylan-esque poet and technological prophet, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:02:27:10 Jimi Hendrix 00:07:59:23 Rhythm & Blues 00:15:04:04 Like A Rolling Stone 00:22:19:00 Hendrix Comes To London 00:31:13:20 Monterey 00:38:13:11 Sgt. Pepper 00:43:32:20 Electric Ladyland 00:49:41:18 Altamont 00:56:12:17 Hendrix Dies 00:59:19:03 end

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The story of how artistic and conceptual expression permeated rock. From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, White Light, White Heat traces how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. We follow Pink Floyd from the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett through the global success of Dark Side of the Moon to the ultimate rock theatre show, The Wall. Along the way, the film explores the retro-futurism of Roxy Music and the protean world of David Bowie. 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:02:58:10 Pink Floyd 00:08:05:22 The Velvet Underground 00:14:17:08 Art Rock 00:19:03:00 David Bowie 00:22:32:14 Ziggy Stardust 00:27:08:18 Meddle, Dark Side Of The Moon 00:33:53:11 Ziggy At The Rainbow 00:37:01:11 Roxy Music 00:44:42:16 Genesis 00:51:20:24 The Wall 00:57:40:15 The Godfathers Of Rock 00:59:12:12 end

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A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth of punk. Each city created a bastard child that marked the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. Blank Generation unpicks the relationship between the bankrupt New York and the class and race-riven London of the mid-1970's and explores the music of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, The Damned and Buzzcocks. 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:02:44:23 The Ramones 00:06:26:14 The Sex Pistols 00:10:03:22 Television 00:18:00:05 Patti Smith 00:26:19:01 Anarchy In The UK 00:34:15:01 Blitzkrieg Bop 00:37:06:18 The Clash 00:41:17:21 God Save The Queen 00:47:57:06 The Slits 00:49:47:08 The Pistols In America 00:53:25:00 Ever Fallen In Love 00:57:11:19 Public Image Ltd 00:59:03:00 end

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Heavy Metal emerged in the 1960s from Birmingham, with Black Sabbath as its undisputed godfathers, and went on to conquer the world. This programme shows it all began with an industrial accident in a sheet metal factory, which changed the way one key guitarist played and with it the sound of rock. Following the highs and lows of the music, we meet its greatest artists, including Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and, of course, Black Sabbath. 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:03:43:14 Black Sabbath 00:09:40:02 Deep Purple 00:15:02:10 Sabbath In America 00:18:16:12 Judas Priest 00:25:59:15 Ozzy Leaves Sabbath 00:27:03:03 Iron Maiden 00:32:26:10 Glam Metal - Motley Crue 00:36:07:01 Ozzy Solo 00:42:32:12 The Moral Majority 00:48:20:16 Thrash Metal - Metallica 00:54:18:09 The Black Album 00:58:22:16 End Credits 00:59:15:00 end

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We Are The Champions follows the development of some the biggest names in Rock, among them Queen, Bruce Springsteen, The Police and Dire Straits and shows how, through events such as Live Aid and the rise of MTV, rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics. The film concludes in the early 90s, as U2 effectively brought the era to a close by reinventing the big rock show so completely, that fifteen years later most major rock tours are still pale facsimiles. 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:02:52:03 Led Zeppelin 00:05:40:15 Queen 00:11:07:24 Kiss 00:13:50:13 Bruce Springsteen 00:21:56:23 The Police 00:27:13:23 Queen In South America 00:31:28:23 The Police At Shea Stadium 00:36:31:13 Born In The USA 00:42:45:07 Dire Straits 00:46:06:00 Live Aid 00:50:23:07 U2 00:53:42:08 Zoo TV 00:57:46:00 End Credits 00:59:02:22 end

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The story of the contrasting fates of two of America's biggest, most authentic bands: R.E.M. and Nirvana. Nirvana had their roots in the underground and college music scene pioneered by bands like R.E.M. and Pixies and this programme tells how R.E.M also ended up gravitating towards Seattle and how a friendship developed between Michael Stipe and Kurt Cobain. 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:03:17:08 Reagan's America 00:06:55:15 Henry Rollins - Black Flag 00:11:40:10 Radio Free Europe 00:15:42:13 The One I Love 00:19:23:17 Nirvana 00:24:30:02 Losing My Religion 00:28:22:22 Kurt Cobain 00:30:46:01 The Pixies 00:34:08:15 Smells Like Teen Spirit 00:38:52:06 Something In The Way 00:41:23:13 Grunge 00:43:51:09 Automatic For The People 00:49:33:09 Nirvana Unplugged 00:58:29:03 End Credits 00:58:54:00 end

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The journey through the history of rock music climaxes with a focus on British Indie music. Although once associated with social misfits seeking refuge from the bright processed pop then dominating the charts, The Smiths' first Top of the Pops appearance in 1983 paved the way for the hugely influential Madchester music scene. However, it was the iconoclastic influence of Suede and intense media attention in the Blur-Oasis chart battles in the nineties that brought Britpop to a wider audience. Revealing interviews and rarely seen archive offers an insight into the story which ends with the recent reinvention of Indie by bands like The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand and The Arctic Monkeys. 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:03:20:19 The Smiths 00:09:11:11 Manchester 00:18:41:04 The Stone Roses 00:26:23:06 The Manchester Scene 00:30:52:12 Oasis 00:38:29:13 Suede 00:43:47:18 Blur 00:50:29:07 Definitely Maybe 00:55:22:15 Blur vs Oasis 01:04:13:00 Oasis at Knebworth 01:08:32:21 Indie Goes Mainstream 01:11:24:10 The Libertines 01:21:58:01 The Arctic Monkeys 01:27:37:06 Conclusion 01:28:57:00 end

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