Rock Legends

Rock Legends

Regarded as the ultimate stadium rock band, Queen dominated the charts across the world in the 70s and 80s. This documentary looks to the influences cast on the early days of the band and their formidable front man Freddie Mercury, how they continually pushed the musical envelope with each album throughout their career and left a legacy of outstanding songs and videos that shaped popular culture. Highlights from the episode: - Contributions come from leading figures in the music industry: Andrew Harrison (Q Magazine Editor), Kate Mossman (The Spectator), Hamish MacBain (NME), Kim Taylor Bennett (Time Out), Camilla Pia (BBC Radio 6), John Aizlewood (The Independent) and Michael Bonner (Uncut) - The people that inspired the early days of the band, music from Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Little Richard. - Archive interview footage from Freddie in the 80s and a look at his solo output. - The story behind their show stealing performance at Live Aid and their collaboration with David Bowie. - The sadness behind the video of ‘ These Are The Days of Our Lives’. - An arena made soundtrack including the likes of ‘ Seven Seas of Rhye’, ‘Killer Queen’, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘Under Pressure’, ‘I Want To Break Free’ and ‘Radio Ga Ga’