Inheritance Tracks

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Actress Helena Bonham Carter chose 'Look Mummy, No Hands' by Fascinating Aida and 'Not While I'm Around' from the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' (This version performed by Edward Sanders & Helena Bonham Carter from the motion picture soundtrack).

Singer Lulu chooses 'Night Time is the Right Time' by Ray Charles and 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.

Former soap star, Pam St Clement who played Pat Butcher in Eastenders chooses 'Casta Diva' by Maria Callas and 'Accentuate the Positive' by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters.

Actor Rafe Spall chose 'Cherry Coloured Funk' by the Cocteau Twins & 'And So Is Love' by Kate Bush.

Comedian Stewart Lee chooses 'Solitary Man' by Neil Diamond (recorded live at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles) and 'Chicken Nuggets for me' by The Fish Police.

Patrick Grant, Savile Row designer and presenter of The Great British Sewing Bee, chooses 'Sympathy for The Devil' by the Rolling Stones and 'Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box' by Radiohead.

The singer, actor and dancer, Ray Quinn, chooses My Special Angel by Malcolm Vaughan and Eye of the Tiger by Survivor.

Singer Natalie Merchant chose 'The Games People Play' by Petula Clark and her own song, 'Wonder'.

The singer and actress Beverley Knight chooses: Touch the Hem of His Garment and A Change Gonna Come by Sam Cooke.

Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo chooses 'I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe' by Genesis and 'Perfect Skin' by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

Actress Natascha McElhone 'Jamming' by Bob Marley & the Wailers and 'Lean on Me' by Bill Withers.

Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh shares her Inheritance Tracks - The Joy of Living by Ewan MacColl and Reach by S Club.

Novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter Nick Hornby chooses 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash and '(Do the) Mashed Potatoes' by James Brown.

Writer, director, actor and comedian John Waters picks his Inheritance Tracks: ‘Transfusion’ by Nervous Norvus and ‘Hot Wheels’ by Stan Farlow.

Grayson Perry chooses It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones and I'd Rather Ride Around With You by Reba McIntyre.

Alan Johnson MP chose 'True Love' by Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly and 'And Your Bird Can Sing' by The Beatles

Wendi Peters chooses her Inheritance Tracks - I Won't Last A Day Without You by Carpenters, and Hello Dolly by Barbra Streisand.