This program tells the story of the making of this landmark release through new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason and archive interviews with the late Richard Wright. Also featured are sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, guest vocalist Roy Harper, front cover burning man Ronnie Rondell and others involved in the creation of the album. Original recording engineer Brian Humphries revisits the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios to illustrate aspects of the songs construction.

The three albums, ''A New Black Poet''-''Pieces Of A Man''-''The Flying Dutchman'', Gil Scott-Heron recorded for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman label are some of the most important in the history of black music. ''The Revolution Begins'' gathers together every piece of music released by Gil on Flying Dutchman, including a track recorded with Bernard PrettyPurdie which has never been previously reissued.