Sunday 18th January, 2015
First of four parts starts this Thursday
A new four part BBC Radio 2 documentary looking at Van's life and work begins this Thursday 22nd January at 10pm.
Presented by Leo Green, the first episode of four takes in Van's early life as a musician, his first influences and the start of his career in Belfast and Hamburg with the band Them.
For more information on the programme - link
You can also listen live on the BBC Radio 2 website.
You can listen again via iPlayer here.