Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20070101 | 20110729 (R4) |
In the three decades since the group Queen's extravagant existentialist six minute pop production about 'a poor boy' who'd 'just killed a man' first topped the British charts, Bohemian Rhapsody has become woven into the musical, visual and literary fabric of all our lives - with the exception of Times music critic Hilary Finch who offers here an 'innocent ear' review, having somehow never heard it!
Other musicians and writers - including the classical singer Jane Manning, tribute band 'Freddie Mercury' Rob Comber, singer-songwriter (and unrepentant Queen fan) Andy Watts, film buff Tommy Pearson, broadcaster Andrew McGregor and the composer and former pop band member Joby Talbot - evaluate the song's cultural legacy in this award-winning feature that includes glimpses of Queen themselves and reference to Camus, the Qur'an, commedia dell'arte and, of course, the film comedy Wayne's World.
Producer: Alan Hall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
A playful deconstruction of Queen's pop classic, Bohemian Rhapsody.
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20070101 | 20110729 (R4) |