Tony Palmer

Creem magazine editor Lester Bangs discusses the future of rock and roll, and the place for the aging icons of youth such as The Rolling Stones and Black Oak Arkansas. How will culture embrace them as they grow old? What place in history will the golden age of rock and roll hold?

Tony Palmer explores the slippery origins of swing music in this episode of All You Need Is Love: A History Of Popular Music.

Widely misunderstood and often maligned by lovers of pop music, this episode explores the links between Jazz and American popular music.

Unquestionably American, pop music has a profound debt to blues. This episode explores the tumultuous history of blues from its New Orleans origins to its current state.

Tony Palmer's series tracing 20th century pop music takes us through the riots, the inspiration, and the chaos of The Rolling Stones era music and the infamous San Francisco concert at the Fillmore.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of six different kinds of whales.