Queen The Greatest

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Queen: The Story Begins - Keep Yourself Alive
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Queen The Greatest – a celebration of 50 of the greatest songs, performances and achievements from the Queen story so far. To start the journey we revisit the song that started it all, Keep Yourself Alive.
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Queen: The Landmark Gig - Live At The Rainbow
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Queen The Greatest - celebrating 50 of Queen's greatest moments. It's 1974 and the band get to follow in the footsteps of their heroes when they deliver three memorable sell out shows at London's prestigious venue, The Rainbow.
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Queen: The Turning Point - Killer Queen
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A look back at the single that brought Queen their first major chart success before going on to become one of the band's most recognised and well-loved compositions. A timeless classic, .. show full overview
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Queen: 1974 Early Tours - Queen In Finland
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As Queen's fan base started to grow outside the UK, so did the number of foreign cities featuring on the tour schedule. Each presented an exciting new experience for the band, and .. show full overview
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Queen: 1975 A Night At The Opera - Make or Break
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Continuing the celebration of some of Queen's greatest achievements so far, in this episode we revisit A Night At The Opera. Considered by many to be their best album, Queen's perilous .. show full overview
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Queen: 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody - Making History
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Queen: Behind The Hits - Roger Taylor
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Continuing the journey through some of Queen's outstanding moments from the last 50 years, we celebrate the extraordinary achievement that has seen all four members of the band write hit .. show full overview
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Queen: Live in 1975 - A Night At The Odeon
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"I remember being quite worried about it!" (Roger Taylor). A look back at Christmas Eve, 1975, as Queen prepare to perform a live concert for the first time in front of a TV and Radio .. show full overview
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Queen: 1976 Somebody To Love - Freddie's Greatest Hit
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After the incredible success of A Night At The Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody, all eyes were on Queen to see what they would do next. As Freddie Mercury worked on his next composition, .. show full overview
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Queen: 1976 Live in Hyde Park - Picnic by The Serpentine
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Following their breakthrough year of 1975, Queen wanted to say thank you to their UK fans, and what better way than to stage an enormous free concert in London's Hyde Park. It was .. show full overview
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Queen: 1977 We Will Rock You - Part 1: Rocking the World
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An exclusive interview with Brian May revealing the inspiration behind not just one of Queen's greatest hits, but one of the most recognisable and loved songs in the history of rock music.
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Queen: 1977 We Will Rock You - Part 2: Rocking the World
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Continuing the celebration of one of Queen's most famous hits with an exclusive interview with Brian May. This episode Brian reveals the secrets of the track's iconic guitar solo.
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Queen: 1997 We Are The Champions - The Show Stopper!
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Having celebrated We Will Rock You last week, this next episode has to be, of course, all about We Are The Champions. Freddie's anthem may have been 'the most egotistical thing I've .. show full overview
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Queen in Japan: Part 1 - QueenMania
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A celebration of Queen's long lasting relationship with Japan which started when the band were overwhelmed by the extraordinary welcome at the airport when they arrived for their first tour in 1975.
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Queen in Japan: Part 2 - QueenMania
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Continuing our celebration of Queen's enduring relationship with Japan - highlighted by a smash hit Album release in 2004 and an extraordinary festival performance ten years later.
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Queen: Behind The Hits - John Deacon
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Continuing the journey through some of Queen's outstanding moments from the last 50 years, we celebrate the extraordinary achievement that has seen all four members of the band write hit .. show full overview
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Queen: 1978 Independence Day
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After seven years together, Queen's dream of creative and financial independence finally comes true. A look behind the scenes at that pivotal moment, featuring archive footage of .. show full overview
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Queen: 1979 - Cracking America: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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As the 70s draw to a close, a change of scenery and a song written in ten minutes by Freddie in the bath, finally delivers that elusive number 1 slot across the board in America.
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Queen: 1980 - Another One Bites The Dust: Top of the World
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Queen kick off the 1980's in style with what would become their biggest selling single ever. But in true Queen fashion, it was a song unlike any of their others, coming from an unlikely source, and representing another massive gamble.
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Queen: 1980: Queen At The Movies - Take 1: Flash Gordon
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An unusual venture sees Queen take on a movie soundtrack, with the band determined the resulting album should be as musically rewarding as their previous ones. Brian and Roger describe how this exciting project came about and broke new ground.
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Queen: 1981 - The Greatest Greatest Hits
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To mark the bands first decade, Queen's Greatest Hits was released - packed with 17 of their biggest hits to date. Today it's still the ultimate playlist, and the biggest selling UK album, ever.
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Queen: Brian May's Hits
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Celebrating five of Queen's biggest hits, all written by the band's iconic lead guitarist - Brian May. Including classics such as "I Want It All", "Save Me" and, of course, "We Will Rock You".
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Queen: 1981 - Queen Rock South America
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Off the back of their tremendous success in North America, Queen are invited to venture into new territory and tour South America. It turns out to be one of their biggest challenges yet .. show full overview
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Queen 1981: Under Pressure
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Celebrating what is, for many, the greatest collaboration in rock history. The story of how Queen were joined in Montreux by David Bowie, and a night of fooling around in the recording studio resulted in a number one single.
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Queen - On Video
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Having essentially invented the Music Video with Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen went on to create some of the most iconic promos in rock history. Here we celebrate a few of their finest, including a couple that upset the suits at MTV.
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Queen 1984 : Radio Ga Ga
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Celebrating another Queen classic, this time composed by Roger Taylor, which was not only a worldwide smash hit single, but also arguably the band's most distinctive video, as well as a .. show full overview
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Queen: Ay-Oh
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Celebrating the evolution of Freddie Mercury as the ultimate showman. From the beginning, Freddie understood the importance of winning a crowd, and over the years became the absolute .. show full overview
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Queen: Love Of My Life
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Originally released on Queen's 1975 "A Night At The Opera" album, this beautifully unassuming ballad looked destined to be one of the band's hidden gems. Instead, it grew into an .. show full overview
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Queen 1985: Rock In Rio
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No celebration of Queen's greatest moments would be complete without a look back at their record breaking performance at Rock In Rio, featuring some rare interviews from the after show party.
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Queen 1985: Live Aid
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Queen's finest 20 minutes? Hear from all four members of the band as we look back at Queen's stunning contribution to one of the most important and memorable events in music history.
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Queen 1985: One Vision
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A fascinating glimpse of Queen at work in the studio on the smash hit single "One Vision", which resulted from, at the time, a unique collaboration between all four band members....with added help from a Chinese Takeaway menu.
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Queen At The Movies: Take 2 - Highlander
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With just twenty minutes of rough footage to show, Director Russell Mulcahy hoped it would be enough to persuade Queen to write one song for his new movie. He ended up with an entire soundtrack that included some massive hits.
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Queen 1986 : The Magic Tour, Part 1
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It's 1986 and preparations are underway for what would become Queen's biggest and most successful stadium tour. This is the first in a two part story going behind the scenes of the record breaking Magic Tour.
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Queen 1986: The Magic Tour, Part 2
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Continuing our look at Queen's record breaking Magic Tour. As the tour reaches its climax, and within just a few short weeks of each other, Queen play three of their most memorable and iconic gigs.
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Queen: The Parties
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When it comes to their work in the studio, and their live performances on stage, Queen have reached iconic status. But in true rock n roll fashion, their ability to throw an extravagant party, is also legendary.
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Queen: Freddie's Hits
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To complete the celebration of Queen's song writing prowess by looking at which band member wrote which hits, this week it's the turn of the majestic Freddie Mercury. Incredibly, .. show full overview
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Queen: 1991 - Innuendo
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A look back at how Queen roared into the 1990's and celebrated their twentieth anniversary with the release of the Innuendo single and album, both of which entered the UK charts at number 1.
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Queen: The Guitar Solo
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One of the cornerstones of the Queen sound, Brian May and his legendary Red Special guitar are an integral part of any Queen song or performance. Here Brian reveals how he approaches his unique live solos.
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Queen: Drum Sound
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A look at the hugely influential contribution of Queen's very own Roger Taylor and how, despite his reluctance to do them, his brilliant drum solos have evolved over the years.
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Queen: 1992 - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
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Determined to give their best friend the 'biggest send off in history', Roger, Brian, John and Jim Beach prepare a celebration concert that would become one of the most memorable nights in music history.
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1995 Queen: Made In Heaven
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A look back at Queen's fastest selling studio album. Compiled by recordings made by Freddie in his last days, this was an emotionally challenging experience for Brian, Roger and John - but the results are stunning.
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1996 Queen + Bejart : Ballet For The Masses
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Revisiting the extraordinary collaboration between Queen, Versace and the revolutionary choreographer, Maurice Bejart (with some Mozart added for good measure!) - and featuring what would be John Deacon's final live performance.
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Queen - We Will Rock You: The Rock Theatrical (2002)
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Queen kick off the new millennium in style by taking London's West End by storm with their musical - We Will Rock You, which goes on to become a global phenomenon.
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Queen 2003: Mandela's Call
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The story of how Brian and Roger found it impossible to ignore a phone call from Nelson Mandela saying "can you rescue my concert?"
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Queen 2005: Queen + Paul Rodgers
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A look back at the collaboration between Queen and Paul Rodgers that included a run of sell out tours around the world - with Brian and Roger performing in some cities for the first time, as well as revisiting some old favourites.
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Queen + Adam Lambert 2012: The First Gig
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In 2012, for their first full shows together, Queen and Adam Lambert plan a short, introductory tour in Europe - but then a show in Kiev's Freedom Square, in front of a massive crowd of .. show full overview
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Queen 2002 - Brian On The Roof
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As the UK gears up for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, we look back at the Golden Jubilee in 2002 which resulted in one of the most iconic moments in rock history, courtesy of Brian May.
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2018: Queen At The Movies Take 3 - Bohemian Rhapsody
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In 2018, the long awaited biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, hit the movie screens and took the box office by storm. Not only did it set new records and enjoy incredible success at Awards .. show full overview
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A Decade of Queen + Adam Lambert - Part 1
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Queen The Greatest draws to a close with a two part look at Queen + Adam Lambert. This week looks at how the collaboration has enabled Brian and Roger to revisit some favourite venues and cities, while also enjoying spectacular new experiences.
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A Decade of Queen + Adam Lambert - Part 2
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The Miracle Special (Part 1)
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The Miracle Special (Part 2)
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