I Will Not Let You Go
Radio Documentary

This 50 minute radio documentary was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 26 November 2005 to mark the 30th anniversary of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' reaching no. 1. It tells the history of the track, the recording, the impact, meaning and legend.

Narrated by Steve Wright, it features interviews with Brian and Roger, archived interviews with Freddie, his mum Jer Bulsara and sister Kashmira Cooke, producer Roy Thomas Baker, video director Bruce Gowers, archivist Greg Brooks, 'We Will Rock You' collaborators Ben Elton, Hannah Jane Fox (Scaramouche) and Peter Johansson (Galileo), Slade vocalist Noddy Holder, ex-manager John Reid, journalist Paul Leicester and newsreader Fiona Bruce.

Many of the interviews with Brian and Roger appear to be specially recorded for this documentary. It also features archived interviews with Brian, Roger and Freddie himself, many of which have not been heard before.

It features excerpts of the track from the various multitrack tapes, a live version from Wembley 1986, the track from the 'We Will Rock You' cast album and various cover versions. It also features excerpts of 'Killer Queen', 'You're My Best Friend', 'Death On Two Legs', 'Seaside Rendezvous', 'The Prophet's Song', 'The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke' and 'We Will Rock You' from the cast album.

A general overview is as follows:

• Introduction, brief history, and excerpts from many cover versions
• The musical fashions of the time and Queen's perception by the press
• The recording of the album and the varying styles
• The group's musical progression, inspirations and influences, and how the album got it's name
• The recording of the track - how it was recorded in peices. Includes numerous excerpts from the multi track tapes.
• Getting the single released and Kenny Everett's involvement
• The impact of the song and people hearing it for the first time
• The reasons behind the video being recorded and the impact of it
• The meaning of the track
• What Freddie was like offstage and his rising fame
• Freddie's death and the reissue of the track
• Excerpts from various cover versions
• The track as performed in the 'We Will Rock You' musical and by newsreaders for Children In Need
• Why the track lives on and is so popular