Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
Documentary about brother and sister duo The Carpenters, one of the biggest-selling pop acts of the 1970s, but one with a destructive and complex secret that ended in tragedy.
The Carpenters were one of the biggest selling pop artists of the 1970s, but what seemed on the surface as the perfect, wholesome brother and sister duo hid a destructive complex truth that was unknown to the world.
Featuring behind the scenes footage, interviews with brother Richard, family and friends, this documentary traces the story that ended in tragedy with sister Karen's untimely death aged just 32.
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Carpenters
Superstar
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Carpenters
We've Only Just Begun
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Top Of The World
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Yesterday Once More
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Carpenters
Only Yesterday
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Carpenters
We've Only Just Begun
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Les Paul & Mary Ford
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
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Carpenters
Do You Know The Way To San Jose
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Carpenters
We've Only Just Begun
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The Beach Boys
Surfin' USA
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Carpenters
Iced Tea
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Richard Carpenter
Dancing In The Street
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Carpenters
You'll Love Me
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Carpenters
All I Can Do
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The Mamas & the Papas
California Dreaming
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Carpenters
Don't Be Afraid
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Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love
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Carpenters
Ticket To Ride
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Carpenters
(They Long to Be) Close To You
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Richard Carpenter
Medley: Sing
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Carpenters
For All We Know
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Carpenters
Rainy Days And Mondays
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Superstar
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Carpenters
Only Yesterday
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Bing Crosby
Rhythm On The River
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Richard Carpenter
Goodbye To Love
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Carpenters
Top Of The World
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Craig Armstrong
In My Own Words
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Carpenters
Please Mr Postman
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Carpenters
There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)
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Carpenters
Love Is Surrender
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Carpenters
Fun Fun Fun
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Carpenters
I Got Rhythm
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Karen Carpenter
This Masquerade
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Karen Carpenter
My Funny Valentine
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Karen Carpenter
My Body Keeps Changing My Mind
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Carpenters
Those Good Old Dreams
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Top Of The World
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Carpenters
Touch Me When We're Dancing
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Richard Carpenter
A Song for You
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Samantha Peters |
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
Broadcasts
Mon 9 Apr 200722:20BBC One except Channel Islands, London, Northern Ireland, Oxfordshire, Scotland & 3 more- Tue 10 Apr 200722:35BBC One Scotland
- Wed 20 Jun 200702:30
- Fri 11 Jul 200821:00
- Sun 13 Jul 200801:50
- Tue 9 Dec 200800:40
Sun 24 May 200919:30BBC Two Scotland- Mon 25 May 200919:00BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
- Tue 10 Nov 200921:00
- Wed 11 Nov 200902:55
- Thu 26 May 201121:00
- Fri 27 May 201101:00
- Sun 9 Sep 201221:00
- Tue 23 Dec 201423:25
- Boxing Day 201400:35
- Sat 24 Jan 201522:55
- Sun 25 Jan 201503:00
- Mon 14 Mar 201622:00
- Fri 18 Mar 201600:00
- Sat 9 Sep 201701:00
- Fri 5 Jan 201820:00
- Sat 6 Jan 201803:00
- Fri 4 Jan 201920:00
- Sat 5 Jan 201901:00
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