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  • 2003-02-22T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 42m
  • 2h 48m (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
BBC TWO travels the Lost Highway and uncovers the story of country music on a journey to the heart of America and the music that has come to define it. Randy Travis in BBC TWO's The Lost HighwayFrom the makers of the award-winning series Dancing in the Street and Walk On By comes another major heritage music series charting the history of country music in the words of its greatest performers and producers, musicians and songwriters. 2003 sees the 50th anniversary of the death of Hank Williams, the most iconic figure in country and one of the most revered songwriters of all time. And country is currently enjoying a remarkable renaissance fueled by the international success of the multi-million selling soundtrack to the Coen Brothers movie O Brother Where Art Thou.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2003-02-22T00:00:00Z

1x01 Down from the Mountain

Series Premiere

1x01 Down from the Mountain

  • 2003-02-22T00:00:00Z42m

Bluegrass music enjoys a resurgence thanks to the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

2003-03-01T00:00:00Z

1x02 The Road to Nashville

1x02 The Road to Nashville

  • 2003-03-01T00:00:00Z42m

Honky-tonk music; the rise and fall of Hank Williams; advent of the Nashville sound.

2003-03-08T00:00:00Z

1x03 Beyond Nashville

1x03 Beyond Nashville

  • 2003-03-08T00:00:00Z42m

The Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard; the wild music of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.

Season Finale

2003-03-15T00:00:00Z

1x04 Sweethearts of the Rodeo

Season Finale

1x04 Sweethearts of the Rodeo

  • 2003-03-15T00:00:00Z42m

Female singers who have dominated the industry, including Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.

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