Season 1 2008 - 2010

Compilation of 1970s BBC performances on shows from The Old Grey Whistle Test to Sight and Sound by such luminaries of the electric guitar as Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, The Edge and Peter Green, as well as acoustic masters like John Martyn, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Paco Pena.

1. Jimi Hendrix ~ Voodoo Chile (1969)
2. Fleetwood Mac ~ Oh Well (1969)
3. Deep Purple ~ Black Night (1970)
4. Pentangle ~ Blues In Time (1971)
5. Paco Pena ~ Cantes Por Bulerias (1972)
6. Thin Lizzy ~ Whiskey In The Jar (1973)
7. Little Feat ~ Rock & Roll Doctor (1975)
8. Dr. Feelgood ~ Roxette (1975)
9. Santana ~ Oye Como Va (1977)
10. John Martyn ~ Dealer (1977)
11. Dire Straits ~ Sultans of Swing (1978)
12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ~ American Girl (1978)
13. B.B. King ~ Hold On (1978)
14. Rory Gallagher ~ Brute Force & Ignorance (1979)
15. The Police ~ Message in a Bottle (1979)
16. U2 ~ I Will Follow (1981)

A celebration of Seventies-era axe-men, acoustic virtuosos and thumping riff merchants, in a compilation of guitar-heavy performances from the BBC TV archives.

Guitar gods including Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green and Johnny Winter are joined by, among others, flamenco maestro Manitas De Plata, bottleneck bluesman Ry Cooder and straight-up rockers AC/DC and Thin Lizzy.

Everything from Fleetwood Mac's ambient masterpiece Albatross to hits like the Jam's In The City and Free's Alright Now feature along with lesser-known gems like Maid in Heaven by Be Bop Deluxe and Nils Lofgren's Keith Don't Go.

The tracks were recorded in the heyday of BBC shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test, Top of the Pops and Rock Goes to College.

1. Jimi Hendrix ~ Hey Joe/Sunshine Of Your Love (1969)
2. Free ~ Alright Now (1970)
3. Fleetwood Mac ~ Albatross (1970)
4. Manitas de Plata ~ Untitled (1971)
5. Faces ~ Pool Hall Richard (1973)
6. Ry Cooder ~ Vigilante Man (1973)
7. Status Quo ~ Down Down (1975)
8. Johnny Winter ~ Jumpn’ Jack Flash (1974)
9. Michael Chapman ~ Among The Trees (1975)
10. Be Bop Deluxe ~ Maid In Heaven (1975)
11. Thin Lizzy ~ Boys Are Back In Town (1976)
12. Gordon Giltrap ~ Lucifer’s Cage (1976)
13. Nils Lofgren ~ Keith Don’t Go (1976)
14. The Jam ~ In The City (1977)
15. AC/DC ~ Rocker (1977)

Compilation of classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s. Status Quo appear playing Pictures of Matchstick Men on Top Of The Pops in 1968, The Who perform Long Live Rock in the Old Grey Whistle Test studio, Dire Straits play Tunnel Of Love and Lynyrd Skynyrd bring a taste of the south with Sweet Home Alabama. The show also features rare performances from George Benson, Leo Kottke, Link Wray and Tom Petty.

1. Status Quo ~ Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1968)
   1. The Who ~ Long Live Rock (1973)
   2. Leo Kottke ~ The Driving Of The Year Nail (1973)
   3. Mott the Hoople ~ The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll (1974)
   4. Robin Trower ~ Bridge Of Sighs (1974)
   5. Link Wray ~ Unchain My Heart (1975)
   6. Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ Sweet Home Alabama (1975)
   7. George Benson ~ Breezin’ (1977)
   8. Bonnie Raitt ~ Love Me Like A Man (1977)
   9. The Knack ~ My Sharona (1979)
   10. Tom Petty ~ Refugee (1980)
   11. AC/DC ~ Problem Child (1978)
   12. Dire Straits ~ Tunnel Of Love (1980)
   13. Motörhead ~ Ace Of Spades (1980)

This edition kicks off with big hits from the Rolling Stones and David Bowie before taking things down a notch with the acoustic picking of Michael Chapman and the Irish mysticism of Horslips.

However, it's not long before the likes of Motorhead, Nazareth and straight up blues-rocker George Thorogood turn the volume right back up to 11. A spot of flamenco from Paco De Lucia and a classic track from Strat-master Eric Clapton round off the show.

Filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops, Parkinson, Rock Goes to College and The Old Grey Whistle Test, these rocking tracks will leave you wondering why pianos were ever invented.

1. The Rolling Stones ~ Brown Sugar (1971)
2. David Bowie ~ Starman (1972)
3. Michael Chapman ~ Wellington the Skellington (1973)
4. Horslips ~ Dearg Doom (1974)
5. UPP (feat. Jeff Beck ~ Down in the Dirt (1974)
6. Link Wray ~ Midnight Lover (1975)
7. Paco de Lucía ~ Entre Dos Aguas (1976)
8. Tom Petty ~ Fooled Again (1977)
9. Eric Clapton ~ Badge (1974)
10. Nazareth ~ Born to Love (1979)
11. Motörhead ~ Overkill (1979)
12. Davy Graham ~ All Of Me (1981)
13. George Thorogood ~ It Wasn't Me (1979)
14. AC/DC ~ Rock 'n' Roll Damnation (1978)

Expect riffs, solos and histrionics from the likes of Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls, Brian May from Queen, Duane Eddy, BB King and Joan Jett, filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test.

1. Alice Cooper ~ School's Out (1972)
2. New York Dolls ~ Jet Boy (1973)
3. Peter Green ~ Heavy Heart (1971)
4. Robin Trower ~ Alathea (1975)
5. Duane Eddy ~ Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar (1973)
6. John Martyn ~ Discover the Lover (1975)
7. Queen ~ Killer Queen (1975)
8. Budgie ~ Who Do You Want For Your Love (1975)
9. Peter Frampton ~ Show Me the Way (1976)
10. B.B. King ~ When It All Comes Down (1978)
11. Whitesnake ~ Trouble (1978)
12. Cheap Trick ~ I Want You to Want Me (1979)
13. Black Sabbath ~ Never Say Die (1978)
14. The Skids ~ Into the Valley (1979)
15. Joan Jett ~ I Love Rock and Roll (1982)

In this sixth and final show to round out BBC FOUR's Guitar Heroes series, axe fans get classic riffs from Pete Townshend as the Who play Won't Get Fooled Again, Rod and Ronnie with the Faces doing Miss Judy's Farm at the old BBC TV Theatre, some weird yodel-rock from Dutch prog rockers Focus, folky acoustic numbers from Davy Graham and Ralph McTell, and some flamboyant fretwork from Americans Nils Lofgren and Ted Nugent.

Filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test, these tracks pay tribute to a golden era in rock and to the last of the 70s Guitar Heroes.

1. The Who ~ Won't Get Fooled Again (1971)
2. Faces ~ Miss Judy's Farm (1972)
3. Focus ~ Hocus Pocus (1972)
4. Man ~ Day & Night (1975)
5. Chris Spedding ~ Motor Bikin' (1975)
6. Nils Lofgren ~ Back It Up (1975)
7. The Cate Brothers ~ In One Eye & Out the Other (1976)
8. Ralph McTell ~ Dry Bone Rag (1976)
9. The Runaways ~ Wasted (1977)
10. The Motors ~ Dancing the Night Away (1978)
11. Ted Nugent ~ Free For All (1979)
12. Buzzcocks ~ Ever Fallen In Love (1978)
13. Gary Moore ~ Back on the Streets (1979)
14. Judas Priest ~ Take on the World (1979)
15. Davy Graham ~ City and Suburban Blues (1981)
16. ZZ Top ~ Cheap Sunglasses (1980)