Episode 1
Dire Straits and Communique (1978)

Dire Straits is the self titled first album, containing the monster song Sultans of Swing as track 7! I wonder if they knew what they had at the time…

We look at where the band started with the first two albums, recorded almost back to back.

Episode 2
Making Movies (1980)

Making Movies is the first album that marked the first development of the band.

Episode 3
Love over Gold (1982)

Love over Gold, hands down, might be the favourite albums amongst the Dire Straits fans. The album once again marks an evolution of the band's sound and a maturing of Knopfler's songwriting and production skills.

Episode 4
ExtendeDancEPlay (1983)

ExtendeDancEPlay is a little known release amongst the fans, and often gets forgotten when discussing Dire Straits albums.
We look at its history.

Episode 5
Brothers in Arms (1985)

Brothers in Arms is many things to many people. For the band, it's yet another evolution of the band, but it's also a culturally significant point in music history.

Episode 6
On Every Street (1991)

On Every Street is the follow up to Brothers in Arms, and that was always going to be tough!! Once again, the album represents a different direction for the band, but little did we know at the time that it was signposting a new direction for Mark as well….