50 years ago the NME ran a Best Albums Of All Time poll. There were 3 female artists on it and zero female-only bands.

Glance through any poll from the last few years and it's essentially a 50:50 male:female split.

So, what exactly happened? Join Ian Forth on this week's podcast to trace the evolution of women's role in modern music - and discover that everything is not quite as diverse as it may initially seem.

Be expertly briefed each week on a wide variety of intriguing musical topics.