List of episodes of the series «The Story of the Songs»

Madonna

• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  The stories behind the creation of three of Madonna's greatest hits exploring the creative processes that led to the hits 'Holiday', 'Like a Virgin' and 'Material Girl'.

Celine Dion

• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  A look at the three tracks that took Celine Dion from child-star in French Quebec to a global superstar - `Because You Loved Me', `It's All Coming Back To Me Now' and `I Drove All Night', with input from the songwriters and engineers involved.

Police and Sting

• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  The personal and career progression of Sting and fellow musicians Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, members of the band The Police.

Diana Ross

• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  The Motown megastar's songs are put under the microscope, recalling her collaborations with the Supremes and Bee Gees.

Metallica

• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 60 min.
• Episode description:
  An examination into the three tracks that turned Metallica from underground thrash metal pioneers to indisputable conquerors of the heavy metal world: One, Enter Sandman, and St Anger.

Eric Clapton

• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  Three of the greatest hits by singer and master guitarist Eric Clapton are featured. The influential guitar legend has been a big name in pop music since the 1960s. He scored hits both solo and with Cream and Derek and the Dominos.

Whitney Houston

• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  The story of pop superstar Whitney Houston who died in a Hollywood hotel bathroom at the age of 48 after a night of drug abuse.

Rod Stewart

• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  The stories behind three of the songs that cemented singer and songwriter Rod Stewart as a musical superstar looking at 'Sailing', 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?' and 'Young Turks'.

Aretha Franklin

• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  An exploration of three of Aretha Franklin's hit songs that helped propel her to international stardom.

Cher

• Episode number: 10
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  Three of Cher's biggest hits, 'I Got You Babe', 'If I Could Turn Back Time' and 'Believe', come under the spotlight.