Last night's episode was exceptionally good. It examined the political nature of the folk song movement, from the 1930s to the early-50s anti-left witch hunts. Woody Guthrie, and the New York musical circle, was a focus, with good time devoted to Josh White, Ledbelly and, of course, Paul Robeson (Peekskill was covered in some detail).

They played a snatch of Woody's "This Land Is Your Land", one of the "hidden" verses that are just coming into wider recognition. I have a copy of this (on the Smithsonian box set), but it is not as clear as the one they played. Is there another version, or was it cleaned up?

An exceptionally good series. I'm sure that it will be shown on those US tv channels that broadcast BBC material. If not, shout for it!