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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

Amy Williams

Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams chose Pachelbel's Canon in D Major and I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas

Jun 18, 20167 min

Nicky Clarke

Hair stylist Nicky Clarke chose Starman by David Bowie and Beautiful Boy by John Lennon

Jun 11, 20168 min

Juliet Stevenson

Actress Juliet Stevenson chose 'Que Sera, Sera' by Doris Day and 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie

Jun 04, 20168 min

Pixie Lott

Singer Pixie Lott chooses 'Love Come Down' performed by Evelyn Champagne King and 'Something Inside So Strong' by Labi Siffre.

May 28, 20167 min

John Barrowman

Actor, singer, dancer and presenter John Barrowman chose After The Lovin' by Englebert Humperdinck and Goodbye My Friend by Linda Ronstadt

May 21, 20167 min

Amanda Holden

Actress, singer, presenter and judge on Britain's Got Talent, Amanda Holden chose Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer for Love' and Dolly Parton's '9 to 5'.

May 14, 20168 min

Katherine Jenkins

Singer Katherine Jenkins chooses We Are Family by Sister Sledge and Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana performed by The Philharmonia Orchestra.

May 07, 20168 min

Emma Bridgewater

Ceramics designer Emma Bridgewater chose 'Le Premier Bonheur du Jour' by Francoise Hardy and 'Gulf Coast Highway' by Emmylou Harris & Willie Nelson.

Apr 30, 20168 min

Shaun Keaveny

The BBC 6 Music breakfast presenter shares his Inheritance Tracks: The Isley brothers, This Old Heart of Mine and Purple Rain by Prince.

Apr 23, 20168 min

Peter Greenaway

The film director, Peter Greenaway, shares his Inheritance Tracks: An Elephant Never Forgets, performed by Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra; and Concerto in A minor for Bassoon, composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Neville Marriner.

Apr 16, 20168 min

Frederick Forsyth

Thriller writer Frederick Forsyth chooses 'Ol' Man River' sung by Paul Robeson and 'Fallen Soldier' sung by Melissa.

Apr 12, 20168 min

Amanda Abbington

Sherlock and Mr Selfridge actor Amanda Abbington chooses 'Dear Prudence' by The Beatles and 'Furious' by Joan as Police Woman.

Apr 02, 20168 min

Theo Paphitis

Theo Paphitis shares his Inheritance Tracks: Nobody Does it Better, sung by Carly Simon; and Over the Rainbow, performed by Eva Cassidy.

Mar 30, 20168 min

Will Young

Singer Will Young chose 'Taxman' by The Beatles and 'Love and Affection' by Joan Armatrading.

Mar 19, 20168 min

Rachael Stirling

Actress Rachael Stirling chose Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay' and Ella Fitzgerald's 'Too Darn Hot'.

Mar 12, 20168 min

David Troughton

The Archers actor David Troughton chose Elgar's variations on an original theme, opus 36, the enigma Nimrod and 'It must be Love' by Labi Siffre.

Mar 05, 20168 min

Tony Christie

Singer Tony Christie chose 'Come Back To Me' performed by Sammy Davis Jnr, featuring Buddy Rich, live at The Sands and 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' by Peggy Lee.

Feb 27, 20167 min

Levi Roots

Levi Roots shares his Inheritance Tracks: Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin and To Zion by Lauryn Hill.

Feb 20, 20169 min

Phil Tufnell

Former cricketer Phil Tufnell chose 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MGs and 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' performed by Gloria Gaynor.

Feb 06, 20168 min

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie chooses 'Hymn to Love' by Edith Piaf and 'Carry it On' by Buffy Sainte-Marie

Jan 30, 20167 min

M C Beaton

Author M C Beaton choose (There'll be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover by Vera Lynn and The Rowan Tree by Kenneth McKellar.

Jan 23, 20168 min

Mike Batt

Songwriter and producer Mike Batt chooses the 1st movement of Schuberts 9th Symphony (The Great C major) and Little Red Rooster performed by Howling Wolf, written by Willy Dixon.

Jan 16, 20168 min

Patti Smith

Musician Patti Smith chooses 'Nightmare' by Artie Shaw and 'After the Goldrush' by Neil Young.

Jan 09, 20168 min

Natalie Imbruglia

Actress and singer Natalie Imbruglia chooses 'Close To You' by The Carpenters and 'Into My Arms' by Nick Cave.

Jan 02, 20168 min

Jon Culshaw

Comedian Jon Culshaw chooses Memories performed by Elvis Presley and The Boy with the Thorn in his side by The Smiths.

Dec 26, 20157 min

Sir Bruce Forsyth

Entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth chose 'When You Wish Upon a Star' (this version by Jiminy Cricket & Chorus with Orchestra) and 'New York, New York' by Liza Minnelli.

Dec 19, 20157 min

Hayley Mills

Actress Hayley Mills chose Blue Skies by Willie Nelson, and the theme from the soundtrack to the film Whistle Down the Wind.

Dec 12, 20157 min

Carlos Acosta

Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta CBE chooses Ng la Banda's 'Echale Limon' and Polo Montanez's 'Un Millon de Estrellas'.

Nov 28, 20158 min

Kellie Maloney

Boxing promoter Kellie Maloney chooses 'New York, New York' by Frank Sinatra and 'Walk on the Wild Side' by Lou Reed.

Nov 21, 20158 min

Gordon Buchanan

Wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan chose DIVORCE by Tammy Wynette and Tusk by Fleetwood Mac.

Nov 14, 20157 min
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