BBC Documentaries

California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & the Papas (2005x41)

Air date: Mar 01, 2005

Documentary charting the formation, instant rise and success of Californian pop group the Mamas and the Papas. Interviews with the band, coupled with performance and archive footage, show the group in their heyday, and the band give detailed accounts of the writing and recording of their hit songs, as well as their personal responses to (and problems with) instant fame and success.