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Tamsin Greig, Sally Becker, Ray Davies, Benjamin Grosvenor Inheritance Tracks.

Duration:
1 hour, 28 minutes
First broadcast:
Saturday 18 August 2012

Richard Coles & John McCarthy with actress Tamsin Greig; listener Lalage Cambell who sealed a friendship thanks to a washed-up wallet; Sally Becker, aka the Angel of Mostar, who carried the Olympic flag at the Opening Ceremony; Sophie and Louis Staley who organised their parents' wedding; and Dan Fox who sprang his friend from a Kabul gaol with the aid of a kipper tie. We meet the 90 year old Tottenham barber whose shop was trashed during last year's riots, JP Devlin gets a tour of The Kinks recording studio with frontman Ray Davies; and piano prodigy Benjamin Grosvenor shares his Inheritance Tracks.

Producer: Dixi Stewart.

  • STUDIO GUEST :: TAMSIN GREIG

    STUDIO GUEST :: TAMSIN GREIG

    Actress Tamsin Greig is currently starring in Jumpy at the Duke of York's Theatre, London.

    Jumpy

  • ANGEL OF MOSTAR :: SALLY BECKER

    ANGEL OF MOSTAR :: SALLY BECKER

    Sally Becker 'the Angel of Mostar' carried the Olympic flag at the Opening Ceremony of London 2012.

    Her book 'Sunflowers and Snipers' is published by The History Press.

    Sally Becker

  • KIPPER TIE :: DAN FOX

    KIPPER TIE :: DAN FOX

    Dan Fox sprang his friend from a Kabul jail with the aid of a kipper tie.

  • WEDDING :: STALEY FAMILY

    WEDDING :: STALEY FAMILY

    Sophie and Louis Staley organised their parents’ wedding.

    Marrying Mum and Dad

  • FOUND WALLET :: LALAGE CAMBELL

    FOUND WALLET :: LALAGE CAMBELL

    Lalage Cambell sealed a friendship thanks to a washed-up wallet.

  • TOTTENHAM BARBER :: AARON BIBER

    TOTTENHAM BARBER :: AARON BIBER

    90 year old Tottenham barber Aaron Biber had his shop trashed during last year’s riots.

  • DAY TRIP :: RAY DAVIES

    DAY TRIP :: RAY DAVIES

    Ray Davies of The Kinks gives JP Devlin a tour of his recording studio.

    'Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks' and 'Ray Davies and The Kinks At The BBC' are available now.

    Ray Davies

  • INHERITANCE TRACKS :: BENJAMIN GROSVENOR

    INHERITANCE TRACKS :: BENJAMIN GROSVENOR

    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.

    Benjamin Grosvenor

  • 18 August 2013

    18 August 2013

    John McCarthy, Tamsin Greig, Dan Fox, Richard.

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    Inheritance Tracks

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

  2. Image for Inheritance Tracks 2008-2011

    Inheritance Tracks 2008-2011

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

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    Saturday Live

    Real life but not as you know it. Radio 4's Saturday morning show is full of the stuff that matters,...

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