The BBC are airing a new series under this title, the first of which went out last night and was dedicated to ballad.
I watched this on iPlayer last night and was glued to it, fantastic programme. Guy Chambers teams up with Rufus Wainwright and they write and record a ballad. Very interesting commentary on various points of songwriting from such writers as Neil Tennant and Sting to name a couple.
If you’re obsessed with songwriting then you too may well find this very inspiring watching. If you’re not, you’ll undoubtedly find it intriguing. Highly recommended.
Here’s the iPlayer link, 30 days left at the time of writing:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012fzzs/Secrets_of_the_Pop_Song_Ballad/