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God Only Knows is one of the most perfect pop songs ever written.

I'm not sure that they quite recreated the magic of Perfect Day, but they managed to get poor old Brian Wilson to perform. I'd say that took some phonecalls.

Kid Jensen presents an edition first broadcast on October 4, 1979. With performances by XTC, Blondie, Matumbi, Buggles, Sad Cafe, Squeeze, Rainbow, the Jags, Lena Martell and the Police. Plus, dance sequences from Legs & Co

Bloc Party return to the studio to perform tracks from their third album Intimacy, and Jakob Dylan, son of Bob, sings Evil Is Alive and Well. Also appearing are Keane, with material from their new album Perfect Symmetry, together with Amadou and Mariam, Allen Toussaint and Dave Clark

Extended edition of Tuesday night's show. Veteran south Wales rock band Manic Street Preachers perform Europa Geht Durch Mich from their recent album Futurology as well as a classic track from 1994's The Holy Bible. Londoner Jessie Ware plays songs from her forthcoming release Tough Love, and Devon singer-songwriter Ben Howard showcases tunes from his new long-player I Forget Where We Were. Also appearing are New Jersey funk and soul group Robert Randolph & the Family Band, New Orleans-based blues and soul guitarist Benjamin Booker and Belgian jazz singer Melanie De Biasio

Alan Yentob profiles the American guitarist who enjoyed just four years of mainstream exposure in the late 1960s, but who lives on thanks to his influential music. Jimi Hendrix was a true original, a once private in the 101st Airborne who famously found an audience when former Animals bass player Chas Chandler discovered him and brought him over to the UK. He revolutionised the music scene and pushed his musical gifts to their extremes to become arguably the greatest rock guitarist of all time. Bob Smeaton's film features never-before-seen performance footage, home movies and family letters, as well as contributions by the Hendrix family, Paul McCartney and former bandmates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell

A definitive account of one of the guitarist's most celebrated performances, at the New York festival in 1969, featuring signature renditions of Purple Haze, Voodoo Child and the Star Spangled Banner. The programme includes interviews with Woodstock promoter Michael Lang and Hendrix's band members Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Larry Lee and Juma Sultan

A compilation of clips and performances featuring some of the best guitar stars of all time, including Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Cream, AD/DC, the Smiths, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Pixies and the Stone Roses

The singer-songwriter celebrates Ireland's love of music alongside Finbar Furey, the Original Rudeboys, Nathan Carter and Sharon Shannon, in a series of performances filmed in front of a live studio audience

Mark Radcliffe introduces more performances from the BBC archive, featuring artists including Altered Images, the Who, Belinda Carlisle, Charlene, Ozzy Osbourne and Kid Creole & the Coconuts. The programme also features a song by Rufus Wainwright

The stories of 10 songs, dating from the 1930s to the present day, that were considered unsuitable by the BBC for broadcasting on its radio and television stations. Tunes include Lola by the Kinks, Jackie by Scott Walker and (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang by Heaven 17, though it is perhaps surprising that Bing Crosby and the Munchkins are among the other performers on the list. The reasons why these records were censored reveals much of the changing controversies around youth culture. Contributors include Carrie Grant, Paul Morley, Stuart Maconie, Glen Matlock, Mike Read and Jon Robb

A compilation of songs that have previously been banned by the BBC, including Lola by rockers the Kinks, singer-songwriter Scott Walker's Jackie and (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang by synthpop band Heaven 17

Pop legends Spandau Ballet celebrate 35 years as Britain's favourite New Romantics with a one-off programme in which they perform some of their greatest hits, including Gold, To Cut a Long Story Short and True. The group, who went from cult club band to international superstars, join Christine Bleakley to talk about the highs and lows that came as part and parcel of hitting the big time. They discuss those well-documented rows about royalties which caused almost irreparable damage among the friends and took them to high court, while Gary Kemp reveals that another 1980s pop star inspired their chart-topping hit True. Plus, the men reveal all about what they got up to while out on the road for all those years

Irish singer and activist Sinead O'Connor returns to the show to perform numbers from her most recently album I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss, while Pakistan-born south London singer-songwriter Rumer showcases tunes from her new long-player Into Colour. California rock band Rival Sons play tracks from their fourth album Great Western Valkyrie and Hackney musician and producer Labrinth debuts tracks from his forthcoming record Take Me to the Truth. French/Cuban twins Ibeyi reveal music from their debut album and Canadian singer-songwriter Adam Cohen, son of Leonard Cohen, provides a track from his fifth album We Go Home. The host also chats with the former lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Holly Johnson, about his first new album in 15 years. This week's show is not being transmitted live

The iconic and legendary Grace Jones performs a track or two from her first album in 18 years, Hurricane, which sees her reunited with the likes of Sly and Robbie. From Louisville, Kentucky's My Morning Jacket pop in to perform tunes from their Evil Urges album, and Brazilian musician and filmstar Seu Jorge takes to the studio with a number or two from his America Brasil album. North London's Razorlight return with their much anticipated album Slipwire Fires, and Welsh born sideman to the stars Geraint Watkins presents songs from the album of his career In a Bad Mood.

The life and career of singer-songwriter Jeff Lynne, from his early days in the Birmingham rock scene to his success with Electric Light Orchestra during the 1970s and stint as a member of the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and George Harrison. Featuring contributions by the artist himself, along with his friends and colleagues Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle

The Electric Light Orchestra's first live performance in 28 years at Hyde Park, closing BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day in front of a 50,000-strong crowd. The show saw Jeff Lynne lead a band that included original ELO keyboard player Richard Tandy and the BBC Concert Orchestra through hits including Livin' Thing, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Don't Bring Me Down, Mr Blue Sky and Roll Over Beethoven. The frontman also paid tribute to his bandmates from the supergroup the Travelling Wilburys, with a performance of Handle with Care

The singer discusses his varied life and musical career, including his upbringing in the West Midlands town of Stourbridge, his rise to stardom as the singer of influential rock band Led Zeppelin and his solo projects. The programme also reflects on his collaboration with country singer Alison Krauss, with whom he made the Grammy-winning album Raising Sand, and his reunion with virtuoso guitarist Jimmy Page

Mark Radcliffe presents a performance by legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters, at the music festival held at Worthy Farm, near Pilton in Somerset

Mark Radcliffe presents memorable performances from the BBC archives by Thin Lizzy, Gotye, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Swing Out Sister, Tight Fit, New Order, Bow Wow Wow and the Rattles

A look at the rise, fall and rebirth of the music and dance movement that took place across the north of England during the 1970s. Archive footage and vivid first-hand accounts reveal the dynamic culture of fashions, dance moves and musical obsessions that were all fuelled by a unique style of black American soul music based on heavy beats. With contributions by Richard Searling, Ian Levine, Colin Kurtis, Kev Roberts, Pete Waterman, Peter Stringfellow and others

A compilation of studio performances by some of Motown's greatest artists, originally broadcast to mark the record label's 50th anniversary. Featuring Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Jackson Five, the Four Tops and Stevie Wonder

A look back at a heady year for the chart show, which recorded its highest audience of 19 million viewers, as physical format singles peaked at four times that number. Social problems in Britain during the Winter of Discontent did not stop inventive musicians from making hay as eager fans queued up to embrace their output, and new wave, 2-tone, reggae, rock, folk and electro hits competed for the top slots. Among the featured artists are Gary Numan, Nile Rodgers, Jah Wobble and Woody from Madness

The singer-songwriter delivers the annual lecture and discusses the subject of free music in a capitalist society. Plus, Lauren Laverne talks to Iggy about his musical legacy before a specially invited audience ask him their burning questions