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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

Leona Lewis

Singer Leona Lewis chose 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' by Roberta Flack and 'One Love' by Bob Marley

Nov 07, 20156 min

Dickie Bird

Cricket Umpire Dickie Bird chose Nat King Cole's 'When I Fall in Love' and Barbra Streisand's 'The Way We Were'.

Oct 24, 20157 min

Frances Ruffelle

Singer Frances Ruffelle chooses 'All Your Pals May Leave You' by Kate Carney and 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien' by Edith Piaf

Oct 10, 20156 min

Belinda Carlisle

Singer Belinda Carlisle chooses 'True Love' sung by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly and 'The Drugs Don't Work' by The Verve

Oct 03, 20158 min

Ben Cohen

Former England rugby player Ben Cohen chose 'The Power of Love' by Jennifer Rush and 'That's Life' by Frank Sinatra.

Sep 26, 20158 min

Emilia Clarke

Actress Emilia Clarke chose 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' by The Beatles and 'Check yo self' by Ice Cube.

Sep 19, 20157 min

Marin Alsop

Conductor Marin Alsop chose Piano Quartet by Robert Schumann and Victory Stride by James P. Johnson

Sep 12, 20158 min

Colin Jackson

Former Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson chooses 'It's Now Or Never' by Elvis Presley and 'Dare To Dream' by Viola Wills

Sep 05, 20157 min

Edith Bowman

DJ Edith Bowman chooses 'Blackbird' by The Beatles and 'Slow Show' by The National.

Aug 29, 20157 min

Simon Armitage

Poet Simon Armitage chooses 'Tonight' from West Side Story and 'Live on a Hot August Night' by Crispy Ambulance.

Aug 22, 20157 min

Conchita Wurst

Conchita Wurst, Austrian pop star and drag queen who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, chooses 'Goldfinger' by Shirley Bassey and 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' by Paloma Faith.

Aug 15, 20157 min

Bridget Christie

Comedian Bridget Christie inherited 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?' by Creedence Clearwater Revival and passes on the theme from 'Steptoe and Son'.

Aug 08, 20158 min

Kelly Hoppen

Interior designer Kelly Hoppen chooses Aretha Franklin's 'Say a Little Prayer' and 'I feel Good' by James Brown.

Aug 01, 20157 min

Matthew Bourne

Choreographer Matthew Bourne chooses Julie Andrews singing 'The Sound of Music' and 'Night and Day' sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

Jul 25, 20157 min

Katie Derham

Proms presenter Katie Derham chooses 'Bachianas Brasileiras No.5' by Heitor Villa-Lobos and 'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor.

Jul 18, 20158 min

Mary Black

Folk singer Mary Black choses Ewan McColl's 'School Days Over' and Bob Dylan's 'Forever Young'.

Jul 11, 20159 min

Tito Jackson

Ex Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson chooses 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag' by James Brown and 'Thank You' by Sly & The Family Stone.

Jul 04, 20158 min

Benedict Allen

Explorer Benedict Allen chooses the theme tune to the 1964 TV series 'The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe' and 'Four Strong Winds' by Neil Young.

Jun 27, 20157 min

Bradley Walsh

Actor and comedian Bradley Walsh chose 'A Stranger in Paradise' by Tony Bennett and 'The Hungry Years' by Neil Sedaka.

Jun 20, 20158 min

Michelle Mone

Entrepreneur and businesswoman Michelle Mone chooses her inheritance tracks. She chooses Because you loved me by Celine Dion and Haven't Met you yet by Michael Bublé.

Jun 13, 20158 min

Hugh Laurie

Actor and musician Hugh Laurie chooses 'Tumbling Dice' by the Rolling Stones and 'Cantaloupe' by Herbie Hancock.

Jun 06, 20158 min

Dom Joly

Comedian Dom Joly chooses 'America' by Simon and Garfunkel and 'In a Room' by The House of Love.

May 30, 20158 min

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May 25, 201539 sec

Alex Polizzi

Hotelier and TV presenter, Alex Polizzi, chooses 'Brindisi' from La Traviata and Nina Simone's 'I Put a Spell on You'.

May 23, 20157 min

Guy Chambers

Songwriter Guy Chambers chooses 'Tomorrow Never Knows' by The Beatles and Ravel Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major, second movement.

May 16, 20158 min

Mary Portas

'Queen of Shops', Mary Portas, chooses 'Into the Mystic' by Van Morrison and 'Crazy on the Weekend' by Sunhouse.

May 09, 20158 min

Nigel Kennedy

Violinist Nigel Kennedy chose 'Hymn to Him' from Apocalypse by the Mahavishnu Orchestra and 'Limehouse Blues' performed by Stephane Grappelli.

May 02, 20157 min

Alexander McCall Smith

Creator of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, author Alexander McCall Smith, chose 'We'll Meet Again' by Vera Lynn and Terzettino 'Soave sia il vento' from Cosi Fan Tutte.

Apr 25, 20157 min

Anita Dobson

Actress Anita Dobson chooses 'No One But You' by Billy Eckstine and 'Young at Heart' by Frank Sinatra.

Apr 18, 20157 min

Tom Conti

Actor Tom Conti chose the Scarlatti Sonata in G major played by Yuja Wang and Piangerò La Sorte Mia from Handel's Giulio Cesare sung by coloratura soprano Simone Kermes.

Apr 11, 20158 min
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