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Inheritance Tracks

BBC Radio 4www.bbc.co.uk

Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.

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Episodes

Helena Bonham Carter

Actress Helena Bonham Carter chose 'Look Mummy, No Hands' by Fascinating Aida and 'Not While I'm Around' from the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' (This version performed by Edward Sanders & Helena Bonham Carter from the motion picture soundtrack).

Apr 04, 20157 min

Lulu

Singer Lulu chooses 'Night Time is the Right Time' by Ray Charles and 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.

Mar 28, 20157 min

Pam St Clement

Former soap star, Pam St Clement who played Pat Butcher in Eastenders chooses 'Casta Diva' by Maria Callas and 'Accentuate the Positive' by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters.

Mar 21, 20158 min

Rafe Spall

Actor Rafe Spall chose 'Cherry Coloured Funk' by the Cocteau Twins & 'And So Is Love' by Kate Bush.

Mar 14, 20158 min

Stewart Lee

Comedian Stewart Lee chooses 'Solitary Man' by Neil Diamond (recorded live at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles) and 'Chicken Nuggets for me' by The Fish Police.

Mar 07, 20157 min

Patrick Grant

Patrick Grant, Savile Row designer and presenter of The Great British Sewing Bee, chooses 'Sympathy for The Devil' by the Rolling Stones and 'Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box' by Radiohead.

Feb 28, 20158 min

Ray Quinn

The singer, actor and dancer, Ray Quinn, chooses My Special Angel by Malcolm Vaughan and Eye of the Tiger by Survivor.

Feb 21, 20156 min

Natalie Merchant

Singer Natalie Merchant chose 'The Games People Play' by Petula Clark and her own song, 'Wonder'.

Feb 14, 20158 min

Beverley Knight

The singer and actress Beverley Knight chooses: Touch the Hem of His Garment and A Change Gonna Come by Sam Cooke.

Feb 07, 20157 min

Jo Nesbo

Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo chooses 'I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe' by Genesis and 'Perfect Skin' by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

Jan 31, 20158 min

Natascha McElhone

Actress Natascha McElhone 'Jamming' by Bob Marley & the Wailers and 'Lean on Me' by Bill Withers.

Jan 24, 20157 min

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh shares her Inheritance Tracks - The Joy of Living by Ewan MacColl and Reach by S Club.

Jan 17, 20157 min

Nick Hornby

Novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter Nick Hornby chooses 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash and '(Do the) Mashed Potatoes' by James Brown.

Jan 10, 20156 min

John Waters

Writer, director, actor and comedian John Waters picks his Inheritance Tracks: ‘Transfusion’ by Nervous Norvus and ‘Hot Wheels’ by Stan Farlow.

Jan 03, 20157 min

Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry chooses It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones and I'd Rather Ride Around With You by Reba McIntyre.

Dec 27, 20147 min

Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson MP chose 'True Love' by Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly and 'And Your Bird Can Sing' by The Beatles

Dec 20, 20146 min

Wendi Peters

Wendi Peters chooses her Inheritance Tracks - I Won't Last A Day Without You by Carpenters, and Hello Dolly by Barbra Streisand.

Dec 13, 20147 min

Michael Morpurgo

The writer Michael Morpurgo selects Mozart’s Horn Concerto No 4 and the Andante Grazioso from Mozart’s Piano Sonato number 11.

Dec 06, 20147 min

Listener Ailsa Harris

Listener Ailsa Harris chooses 'Que Sera Sera' by Doris Day and 'Sir Duke' by Stevie Wonder.

Nov 29, 20146 min

John Craven

John Craven chooses 'You Are My Sunshine' by Gene Autry and The Children in Need single 'Wake Me Up'.

Nov 22, 20147 min

Jung Chang

The writer, Jung Chang, selects God Bless the Child, by Billie Holliday and The Sweetest Embrace by Barry Adamson.

Nov 22, 20148 min

Dexter Fletcher

The actor Dexter Fletcher selects 'Round Midnight' by Dexter Gordon and 'Sunshine on Leith' by The Proclaimers.s.

Nov 15, 20148 min

Giles Andreae

Children's author and Purple Ronnie creator Giles Andreae chooses 'Camelot' from the musical of the same name and 'Anthem' by Leonard Cohen.

Oct 25, 20148 min

Sheila Ravenscroft

John Peel's widow, Sheila Ravenscroft, chooses 'Panis Angelicus' by César Franck and 'You Little Thief' by Feargal Sharkey.

Oct 18, 20147 min

Ruthie Henshaw

West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall selects 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' by Judy Garland and Faure's 'In Paradisum'

Oct 11, 20146 min

Bonnie Langford

Bonnie Langford chooses 'Bring Me Sunshine' by Morecambe and Wise, and 'The Overture of Gypsy' by Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Oct 04, 20147 min

Richard Branson

Richard Branson chose 'Tubular Bells' by Mike Oldfield and 'Satisfaction' by the Rolling Stones.

Sep 27, 20146 min

Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews inherits Snooks Eaglin's 'I'm a Country Boy' and passes on Hozier's 'Take Me To Church'.

Sep 20, 20147 min

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front chooses: We All Laughed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong; and Siciliano, The second movement of Bach's Second Piano Concerto, performed by Glenn Gould.

Sep 13, 20147 min

Natalie Cole

Singer Natalie Cole inherits 'Smile' from her father Nat King Cole and passes on 'You Gotta Be' by Des'ree.

Aug 30, 20147 min
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