The man who made heartbreak sound like heaven, now in glorious BBC archive form.
A celebration of one of the all-time songwriting greats, featuring a selection of the finest songs from his extraordinary back catalogue and performances from the BBC's archives.
Score
That Bacharach magic—brass, strings, and impossible cool.
Production
BBC archive curation spanning six decades of icons.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bacharach studied with avant-garde composer Darius Milhaud, which explains those dizzying time signatures hiding in pop hits.
His 1960s run with lyricist Hal David essentially built the modern adult contemporary sound—yes, including that elevator music you pretend to hate.
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