Lost Highway: The Story of Country Music

Miniseries

BBC TWO travels the Lost Highway and uncovers the story of country music on a journey to the heart of America and the music that has come to define it.

Randy Travis in BBC TWO's The Lost HighwayFrom the makers of the award-winning series Dancing in the Street and Walk On By comes another major heritage music series charting the history of country music in the words of its greatest performers and producers, musicians and songwriters.

2003 sees the 50th anniversary of the death of Hank Williams, the most iconic figure in country and one of the most revered songwriters of all time.

And country is currently enjoying a remarkable renaissance fueled by the international success of the multi-million selling soundtrack to the Coen Brothers movie O Brother Where Art Thou.

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4 Episodes

  • Down from the Mountain
    E1
    Down from the MountainBluegrass music enjoys a resurgence thanks to the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
  • The Road to Nashville
    E2
    The Road to NashvilleHonky-tonk music; the rise and fall of Hank Williams; advent of the Nashville sound.
  • Beyond Nashville
    E3
    Beyond NashvilleThe Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard; the wild music of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.
  • Sweethearts of the Rodeo
    E4
    Sweethearts of the RodeoFemale singers who have dominated the industry, including Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.

 

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