Fiona Shaw
Highlights from this week's guest, stage & screen actor Fiona Shaw
Apr 25, 2014•20 min
My Classical Favourites
Discover classical music loved by celebrated guests from all walks of life. To hear the music in full go to BBC Playlister.
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Episodes
Christine Walkden
Highlights from this weeks guest, gardening expert and TV presenter, Christine Walkden
Apr 18, 2014•15 min
Henry Goodman
Highlights from this week's guest, stage and screen actor Henry Goodman.
Apr 11, 2014•15 min
Uta Frith
Highlights from this week's guest, developmental psychologist, Professor Uta Frith
Apr 04, 2014•26 min
Jude Kelly
Highlights from this week's guest, Artistic Director of Southbank Centre, Jude Kelly
Mar 28, 2014•30 min
Brian Moore
Highlights from this week's guest, England rugby legend, Brian Moore.
Mar 21, 2014•24 min
Alice Goodman
This week's guest, Alice Goodman, talks about her conversion from Reformed Judaism to the Church of England, the debate concerning women priests and bishops and her work on the operas Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer with composer John Adams. Finally, Rob chooses music with Alice's tastes in mind.
Mar 14, 2014•21 min
Sir Michael Boyd
Sarah Walker talks to former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Michael Boyd, and chooses a Personal Shopper piece for him.
Mar 06, 2014•12 min
Douglas Kennedy
This week's guest, Douglas Kennedy, talks about Bach and Sarah chooses a piece of music especially for him, based upon his music choices this week.
Feb 28, 2014•8 min
James May
A second chance to hear Sarah's guest James May talking about how he became a TV presenter, his love of Beethoven and how to play the Moonlight Sonata. Sarah chooses a piece of music especially for him.
Feb 14, 2014•10 min
Niamh Cusack
Actress Niamh Cusack talks to Sarah Walker about performing on stage with her sisters and father in Chekhov, and how to get a top 'C' on the flute. Plus Sarah recommends her own choice of music for Niamh.
Jan 31, 2014•12 min
John Sergeant
This week's guest, John Sergeant, talks about his political career and meeting Rab C. Nesbitt, and Rob chooses music especially for him.
Jan 24, 2014•12 min
Nigel Williams
This week's guest, Nigel Williams, talks about his latest novel,'Unfaithfully Yours', and Rob chooses a piece of music especially for him, based upon his musical choices this week
Jan 17, 2014•18 min
Charles Emmerson
This week's guest, Charles Emmerson, talks about the music and cultural life of London on the eve of World War I, and Sarah chooses a piece of music especially for him.
Jan 10, 2014•17 min
Tim Vine
Stand-up comedian and actor Tim Vine stays in time with his Metronome Song, and takes advice from Sarah Walker on waltzes and animal-based music.
Jan 03, 2014•21 min
Sandi Toksvig
This week's guest, Sandi Toksvig, talks about her work, her family life and her love of suffragist Ethyl Smyth. Her musical choices are from Bernstein's West Side Story and Smyth's Mass in D. Rob Cowan chooses a piece of music especially for her, based on her own choices earlier in the week.
Dec 27, 2013•16 min
Russell Grant
This week's guest, Russell Grant, talks about some of his plans for the future and Rob chooses a piece of music especially for him, based upon his musical choices this week.
Dec 20, 2013•10 min
Howard Brenton
This week's guest, Howard Brenton, talks about a composer he feels is the heir to Sibelius, sums up the nature of his work in two words, and Sarah chooses a piece of music for him, with his tastes in mind.
Dec 06, 2013•8 min
Amanda Foreman
This week's guest, Amanda Foreman, talks about her love of the cello, and Rob plays her a piece he has chosen with her in mind.
Nov 22, 2013•10 min
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman talks to Sarah about his work and his love of comic books, and Sarah chooses a piece of music with Philip's taste in mind.
Nov 15, 2013•7 min
Michael Dobbs
This week's guest, Michael Dobbs, talks about his work in the House of Lords and Sarah plays a piece of music that she has chosen with Michael in mind.
Nov 08, 2013•11 min
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton and Rob Cowan discuss silences on the stage, and Rob plays a piece of music he has chosen with her in mind.
Nov 01, 2013•10 min
Richard Eyre
This week's guest, Richard Eyre, talks about his role as interviewer rather than director and Rob chooses a piece of music for Sir Richard.
Oct 25, 2013•12 min
Julian Barnes
This week's guest Julian Barnes talks about his endeavours in the kitchen, how we listen to sacred music today, and Sarah chooses a piece of music that she hopes he'll enjoy.
Oct 18, 2013•15 min
Carolin Crawford
This week's guest, astronomer Carolin Crawford, talks about whether or not she'd like to go into space herself, as well as the possibility of aliens. Sarah chooses a piece of music that she hopes Carolin will enjoy.
Oct 11, 2013•10 min
Olivia Williams
This week's guest, Olivia Williams, talks about how to prepare for a role at short notice, and mud-wrestling with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Rob chooses a piece of music that he hopes she will enjoy.
Oct 04, 2013•10 min
Debbie Wiseman
This week's guest, Debbie Wiseman, talks about the screen music of Joseph Horowitz, and Rob chooses a piece of music especially for Debbie based upon her musical choices this week.
Sep 27, 2013•9 min
Tim Pigott-Smith
This week’s guest, Tim Pigott-Smith, talks about his son, Tom, a professional violinist, and Sarah chooses a piece of music especially for him based upon his musical choices this week.
Sep 20, 2013•12 min
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