Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
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Sat, 25 May 13
Duration:
7 mins
Actress and presenter Caroline Quentin shares her Inheritance Tracks.
Sat, 18 May 13
Duration:
7 mins
Singer Bonnie Tyler chooses A Hard Day’s Night by the Beatles as the song she has inherited and River Deep Mountain High by Tina Turner as the track she’d like to pass down.
Sat, 11 May 13
Duration:
8 mins
Singer songwriter Don McLean chooses White Christmas by Bing Crosby as the track he has inherited and Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley as the song he would like to pass on.
Sat, 4 May 13
Duration:
7 mins
Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett chooses The Drinking Song sung by Mario Lanza as the track he’s inherited and Blowin’ In The Wind by Peter, Paul and Mary as the song he’d like to pass on.
Sat, 27 Apr 13
Duration:
8 mins
Mary Berry chooses How Great Thou Art as the song she has inherited and Mamma Mia by Abba as the song she'd like to pass on.
Sat, 20 Apr 13
Duration:
8 mins
Singer Petula Clarke chooses Only Forever by Bing Crosby and Hotel California by the Eagles.
Sat, 13 Apr 13
Duration:
8 mins
Graham Fellows- aka John Shuttleworth- shares his Inheritance Tracks.
Sat, 6 Apr 13
Duration:
7 mins
Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac chooses 'Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie' by Charlie Kunz and 'Imagine' by John Lennon.
Sat, 30 Mar 13
Duration:
7 mins
The singer chooses Hero by Maria Carey and For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder.
Sat, 23 Mar 13
Duration:
8 mins
Duran Duran guitarist John Taylor chooses 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' by the Beatles, and 'Golden Years' by David Bowie.
Sat, 16 Mar 13
Duration:
9 mins
Legendary Welsh rugby player J.J.Williams shares his love of The House of the Rising Sun and Bread of Heaven ( Cwm Rhondda ).
Sat, 9 Mar 13
Duration:
8 mins
The footballer turned pundit chooses Big Girls Don't Cry by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and She's the One by Robbie Williams.
Sat, 2 Mar 13
Duration:
8 mins
Jeff Lynne from ELO chooses ‘If I Loved You’ from Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein and ‘Only the Lonely’ by Roy Orbison.
Sat, 23 Feb 13
Duration:
7 mins
Mott the Hoople lead singer Ian Hunter chooses 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Leslie Hutchinson and one of his own tracks 'Life'.
Sat, 16 Feb 13
Duration:
8 mins
Journalist, author and television presenter Dawn O'Porter chooses Speed of the Sound of Loneliness performed by Nanci Griffith and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen.
Sat, 9 Feb 13
Duration:
8 mins
Singer Katie Melua chooses 'Imagine' by John Lennon and 'Kids' by MGMT.
Sat, 2 Feb 13
Duration:
7 mins
Ben Elton chooses 'Sagt Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind?' performed by Marlene Dietrich and 'We Are The Champions' by Queen.
Sat, 26 Jan 13
Duration:
7 mins
Tamasin chose Bach’s Brandenburg 6 and Rise and Fall by Fireflies.
Sat, 19 Jan 13
Duration:
7 mins
Charlotte Green, leaving the BBC after 25 years, chooses her Inheritance Tracks.
Sat, 12 Jan 13
Duration:
7 mins
Theatre director Trevor Nunn chooses Coronation Scot from Paul Temple by Carl Davis and All you Need is Love by the Beatles.
Sat, 5 Jan 13
Duration:
8 mins
Suggs from Madness shares his Inheritance Tracks.
Sat, 29 Dec 12
Duration:
8 mins
John McCarthy and Suzy Klein with journalist and broadcaster Aggie MacKenzie, Martin Green who was Head of Ceremonies at the 2012 Olympics and Andrew Parker who was 'the human bridge' during the Zeebrugge ferry disaster. Felcity Finch reveals the Secret Life of the Archers, poet Luke Wright offers a festive rhyme, travel writer Adrian Mourby describes Kosice, one of the 2013 European Capitals of Culture, singer Ralph McTell takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of London, and celebrity astrologer Russell Grant shares his Inheritance Tracks.
Sat, 22 Dec 12
Duration:
8 mins
Julia Donaldson's Inheritance Tracks are The Warthog by Flanders and Swan and World Inside a Book written by Julia herself.
Sat, 15 Dec 12
Duration:
8 mins
Fiona Shaw chooses Father and Son by Cat Stevens and the final chorus of Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc.
Sat, 8 Dec 12
Duration:
8 mins
Neil Sedaka chooses The World is Waiting for the Sunrise by Les Paul and Mary Ford and his own composition Manhattan Intermezzo
Sat, 1 Dec 12
Duration:
8 mins
Soul singer Nona Hendryx chooses 'Peace in the Valley' by Rosetta Tharpe and ‘Strange Fruit’- versions by Billy Holliday and Nona herself.
Sat, 24 Nov 12
Duration:
8 mins
Sir John chooses After the Ball is Over performed by Gerald Adams and the Variety singers as his inherited track and What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong to pass on.
Sat, 17 Nov 12
Duration:
8 mins
Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze inherits They Can’t Take That Away From Me by Sarah Vaughan and passes on Que Sera Sera by Sly and the Family Stone.
Sat, 10 Nov 12
Duration:
11 mins
Sir Andrew Motion chooses The Weight by The Band and Sonnet, from Serenade by Benjamin Britten.
Sat, 3 Nov 12
Duration:
8 mins
Country singer Charley Pride chooses Roy Acuff, Great Speckled Bird and his own, Kiss An Angel Good Morning
Sat, 27 Oct 12
Duration:
9 mins
Singer songwriter Hazel O’Connor chooses Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland as the song she has inherited. The tracks she would like pass down are Redemption Song by Bob Marley and Imagine by John Lennon. .
Sat, 20 Oct 12
Duration:
8 mins
Lenny Henry chooses Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino and Vide Cor Meum composed by Patrick Cassidy from the film Hannibal.
Sat, 13 Oct 12
Duration:
8 mins
The South African jazz legend chooses U Mam'u Ya Jabula, a traditional South African song, performed by himself and When It's Sleepy Time Down South by Louis Armstrong.
Sat, 6 Oct 12
Duration:
8 mins
Singer songwriter, Ralph McTell, best known for ‘The Streets of London’ chooses ‘I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now’ by the Dinning Sisters and ‘Crossroads Blues’ by Robert Johnson
Sat, 29 Sep 12
Duration:
8 mins
The star of Rising Damp, Harry Potter and The History Boys chooses La Mer by Charles Trénet and Summer Wind performed by Frank Sinatra.
Sat, 22 Sep 12
Duration:
7 mins
Calypso King, Harry Belafonte chooses 'The House I Live In' by Paul Robeson as the song he has inherited and two tracks he’d like to pass on to future generations - 'Turn The World Around' by Harry Belafonte and 'Jack of All Trades' by Bruce Springsteen.
Sat, 15 Sep 12
Duration:
7 mins
Tony chooses 'To be a Pilgrim' by John Bunyan and 'Joe Hill' performed by Paul Robeson.
Sat, 8 Sep 12
Duration:
8 mins
Big Issue founder John Bird chooses High Noon performed by Tex Ritter and Lola by The Kinks.
Sat, 1 Sep 12
Duration:
7 mins
The Blues guitarist and singer Robert Cray chooses A Little bit of Soap performed by the Jarmels and I want everyone to Know by OV Wright.
Sat, 25 Aug 12
Duration:
8 mins
Actress Emma Thompson chooses Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck as the song she has inherited and Te Recuerdo Amanda by Víctor Jara as the track she’d like to pass on to future generations.
Sat, 18 Aug 12
Duration:
8 mins
Piano prodigy Benjamin Grosvenor choses his own recording of Fireside Fusiliers by Billy Mayerl and Beethoven's 9th Symphony by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler.
Sat, 11 Aug 12
Duration:
8 mins
Writer and agony aunt Virginia Ironside chooses 'Hong Kong Blues' by Hoagy Carmichael and 'I Was Sure' by Will Grove-White.
Sat, 4 Aug 12
Duration:
8 mins
Liberal Democrat MP Ming Campbell chooses Highland Cathedral as the song he has inherited and Chariots of Fire by Vangelis as the track he would like to pass on to future generations.
Sat, 28 Jul 12
Duration:
7 mins
Singer Leo Sayer chooses Rave On by Buddy Holly as the track he has inherited and Blowin’ In The Wind by Bob Dylan as the song he would like to pass on to future generations.
Sat, 21 Jul 12
Duration:
8 mins
Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet chooses I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside by Mark Sheridan as the track he has inherited and A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square by Ian Hunter to pass on to future generations.
Sat, 14 Jul 12
Duration:
8 mins
John Carlos became famous for raising his fist in a Black Power salute on the podium after winning a bronze medal at the Mexico Olympics in 1968. He chose Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday and Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone.
Sat, 7 Jul 12
Duration:
8 mins
Olivia Newton-John chooses 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' by Dionne Warwick as the song she has inherited and her own song 'Gaia' to pass on.
Sat, 30 Jun 12
Duration:
8 mins
Actress, model and lion-keeper Tippi Hedren chooses When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain by Kate Smith and Let The River Run by Carly Simon.
Sat, 23 Jun 12
Duration:
8 mins
Actor and writer, Meera Syal MBE chooses 'Dum Maro Dum' from the soundtrack of the film 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' and 'A Case of You' by Joni Mitchell.
Sat, 16 Jun 12
Duration:
7 mins
Norman Lamont, the former Chancellor chooses ‘Oh My Papa’ by Eddie Fisher and ‘Je Ne Regrette Rien’ by Edith Piaf.
Sat, 9 Jun 12
Duration:
7 mins
Felicity Kendal, the actress still most famous for making dungarees look good, chooses the Andante from Mozart’s Piano Concerto 21 and ‘One Love’ by Bob Marley.
Sat, 2 Jun 12
Duration:
7 mins
The Welsh singing legend chooses ‘Riders in the Sky’ by Vaughn Monroe and ‘Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin' On’ by Jerry Lee Lewis.
Sat, 26 May 12
Duration:
7 mins
Former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard chooses ‘Smoke Gets in your Eyes’ by The Platters and ‘Unchained Melody’ by The Righteous Brothers.
Sat, 19 May 12
Duration:
7 mins
The creator of Paddington Bear chooses ‘The Laughing Policeman’ by Charles Penrose and ‘All or Nothing’ by Frank Sinatra.
Sat, 12 May 12
Duration:
7 mins
The American folk singer chooses 'Tonerna' sung by Jussi Björling and her own song 'Diamonds and Rust'.
Sat, 5 May 12
Duration:
8 mins
Cilla Black: Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers; Bye Bye Blackbird by Della Reese.
Sat, 28 Apr 12
Duration:
8 mins
Richard Holloway: The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond; Robert Burns - Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes
Sat, 21 Apr 12
Duration:
8 mins
Sue Townsend: Of Me - Billie Holliday; Stand By Me - Ben E King
Sat, 14 Apr 12
Duration:
8 mins
Nicholas Parsons: In the Mood - Glen Miller; Children Will Listen - Stephen Sondheim
Sat, 7 Apr 12
Duration:
7 mins
Howard Jones: Calon Lan - The Morriston Orpheus Choir; Imagine - John Lennon
Sat, 31 Mar 12
Duration:
7 mins
Roger Lloyd Pack: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Mozart; Forever Young - Bob Dylan
Sat, 24 Mar 12
Duration:
8 mins
Sarah Millican: Bossanova - Elvis Presley; Wired for Sound - Cliff Richard
Sat, 17 Mar 12
Duration:
7 mins
Ben Miller: The Titanic - Peter Seeger; Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
Sat, 10 Mar 12
Duration:
8 mins
Duke Fakir: When You’re Smiling - Louis Armstrong; Reach Out - The Four Tops
Sat, 3 Mar 12
Duration:
8 mins
Christopher Frayling: As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson; Reasons to be Cheerful - Ian Dury
Sat, 25 Feb 12
Duration:
8 mins
John Bercow: Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie; Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush
Sat, 18 Feb 12
Duration:
8 mins
James Naughtie: Mrs Jamieson's Favourite - Aly Bain; Arpeggione - Schubert
Sat, 11 Feb 12
Duration:
8 mins
Rob Brydon: You are my Sunshine – Bing Crosby; That’s Why I’m Here - James Taylor
Sat, 4 Feb 12
Duration:
8 mins
Rosemary Conley: I Love You Because - Jim Reeves; All I Ask of You - S Brightman/C Richard
Sat, 28 Jan 12
Duration:
8 mins
Ani DiFranco: Which Side Are You On - Pete Seeger; Present Infant - Ani DiFranco
Sat, 21 Jan 12
Duration:
8 mins
Ruby Wax: Twist and Shout - The Beatles; You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor
Sat, 14 Jan 12
Duration:
7 mins
Jenny Agutter: The Times They Are A Changing - Bob Dylan; If I Fall - Alice Martineau
Sat, 7 Jan 12
Duration:
8 mins
Arlene Phillips: I'm Still Standing - Elton John; Starlight Express - Starlight Express
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