The Story of the Guitar

Season 1 Episode 3: This Time It's Personal...

Oct 19, 2008NR1h8.3

In the final programme of the series the guitarists talk about how they find their own sound, and how the guitar has changed their lives. Since its invention, the electric guitar has unleashed a seemingly inexhaustible sonic invention among guitarists. Featuring Muse’s Matt Bellamy, who turns out to be following in his father’s space age footsteps, Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, who talks about the invention of heavy metal, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, Pete Townshend (Perhaps equally famous...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 In the Beginning...

1. In the Beginning...

Aired: Oct 5, 2008

Beginning with the rise of the acoustic guitar, Alan Yentob traces the instru...


Info about The Story of the Guitar

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Documentary