A 17-part television documentary series on the history of modern pop music covering some of the many different genres that have fallen under the label of "popular music" between the mid-19th century and 1976, including folk, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, vaudeville and music hall, musical theatre, country, swing, jazz, blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll and others.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Introductory Programme | 1977-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | God's Children | 1977-02-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | I Can Hypnotise 'Dis Nation (Ragtime) | 1977-02-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Jungle Music (Jazz) | 1977-03-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Who's That Comin'? (The Blues) | 1977-03-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Rude Songs (Vaudeville and Music Hall) | 1977-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Always Chasin' Rainbows (Tin Pan Alley) | 1977-03-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Diamonds As Big As the Ritz (The Musical) | 1977-04-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Swing That Music! (Swing) | 1977-04-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Good Times (Rhythm and Blues) | 1977-04-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Making Moonshine (Country Music) | 1977-04-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Go Down, Moses! (Folk 'War Songs') | 1977-04-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Hail! Hail! Rock n Roll (Rock n Roll) | 1977-05-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Mighty Good (The Beatles) | 1977-05-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | All Along the Watchtower (Sour Rock) | 1977-05-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Whatever Gets You Through The Night (Glitter Rock) | 1977-05-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Imagine (New Directions) | 1977-06-01 | 60 min |
| Directing | Tony Palmer | Director |