Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part 1 | 20110624 | From school days in Dublin to globe-conquering stadium monsters, U2 have travelled a long way in a career spanning four decades. This is the first part of a two part documentary taking them from their humble rocking roots in the 1970s through to making the albums, Boy, October, The Joshua Tree in 1987 and the movie and album Rattle and Hum. There are interviews with the band and many of the producers who've worked with them. Presented by long-term U2 fan Simon Mayo. From school days in Dublin to stadium-filling megastars, Simon Mayo tells the U2 story. Documentary telling the story of Irish band U2. |
| 01 | Part 1 | 20140417 | From school days in Dublin to globe-conquering stadium monsters, U2 have travelled a long way in a career spanning four decades. This is the first part of a two part documentary taking them from their humble rocking roots in the 1970s through to making the albums, Boy, October, The Joshua Tree in 1987 and the movie and album Rattle and Hum. There are interviews with the band and many of the producers who've worked with them. Presented by long-term U2 fan Simon Mayo. From school days in Dublin to stadium-filling megastars, Simon Mayo tells the U2 story. Documentary telling the story of Irish band U2. |
| 01 | Part 1 | 20180528 | From school days in Dublin to globe-conquering stadium monsters, U2 have travelled a long way in a career spanning four decades. This is the first part of a two part documentary taking them from their humble rocking roots in the 1970s through to making the albums, Boy, October, The Joshua Tree in 1987 and the movie and album Rattle and Hum. There are interviews with the band and many of the producers who've worked with them. Presented by long-term U2 fan Simon Mayo. From school days in Dublin to stadium-filling megastars, Simon Mayo tells the U2 story. Documentary telling the story of Irish band U2. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20110625 | From school days in Dublin to globe stadium-conquering monsters, U2 have travelled a long way in a career spanning four decades. In part two Simon Mayo picks up the story in the 90s with the band's transformation from cowboy chic to flying Trabants, wraparound shades and funky beats. With the release of Achtung Baby, the production that was Zooropa and the TV screens to 1997's Pop taking us up to 2000 with All That You Can't Leave Behind. Simon Mayo continues the story of how U2 became one of the biggest bands in the world. Documentary telling the story of Irish band U2. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20140418 | From school days in Dublin to globe stadium-conquering monsters, U2 have travelled a long way in a career spanning four decades. In part two Simon Mayo picks up the story in the 90s with the band's transformation from cowboy chic to flying Trabants, wraparound shades and funky beats. With the release of Achtung Baby, the production that was Zooropa and the TV screens to 1997's Pop taking us up to 2000 with All That You Can't Leave Behind. Simon Mayo continues the story of how U2 became one of the biggest bands in the world. Documentary telling the story of Irish band U2. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20180529 | From school days in Dublin to globe stadium-conquering monsters, U2 have travelled a long way in a career spanning four decades. In part two Simon Mayo picks up the story in the 90s with the band's transformation from cowboy chic to flying Trabants, wraparound shades and funky beats. With the release of Achtung Baby, the production that was Zooropa and the TV screens to 1997's Pop taking us up to 2000 with All That You Can't Leave Behind. Simon Mayo continues the story of how U2 became one of the biggest bands in the world. Documentary telling the story of Irish band U2. |