Arena Season 1, Episode 678

Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll · BBC Four · Saturday, April 22

he life and career of the pioneering musician, a black artist who grew up in the segregated American South and broke down barriers and took 1950s America by storm. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones supported him and took inspiration from his musicianship and stagecraft, and he went on to influence artists as diverse as David Bowie, Elton John, Michael Jackson and Prince.