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Inheritance Tracks

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

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BBC Radio 4

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Music

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www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Michael Morpurgo 06.12.2014

The writer Michael Morpurgo selects Mozart’s Horn Concerto No 4 and the Andante Grazioso from Mozart’s Piano Sonato number 11.

Listener Ailsa Harris 29.11.2014

Listener Ailsa Harris chooses 'Que Sera Sera' by Doris Day and 'Sir Duke' by Stevie Wonder.

John Craven 22.11.2014

John Craven chooses 'You Are My Sunshine' by Gene Autry and The Children in Need single 'Wake Me Up'.

Jung Chang 22.11.2014

The writer, Jung Chang, selects God Bless the Child, by Billie Holliday and The Sweetest Embrace by Barry Adamson.

Dexter Fletcher 15.11.2014

The actor Dexter Fletcher selects 'Round Midnight' by Dexter Gordon and 'Sunshine on Leith' by The Proclaimers.s.

Giles Andreae 25.10.2014

Children's author and Purple Ronnie creator Giles Andreae chooses 'Camelot' from the musical of the same name and 'Anthem' by Leonard Cohen.

Sheila Ravenscroft 18.10.2014

John Peel's widow, Sheila Ravenscroft, chooses 'Panis Angelicus' by César Franck and 'You Little Thief' by Feargal Sharkey.

Ruthie Henshaw 11.10.2014

West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall selects 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' by Judy Garland and Faure's 'In Paradisum'

Bonnie Langford 04.10.2014

Bonnie Langford chooses 'Bring Me Sunshine' by Morecambe and Wise, and 'The Overture of Gypsy' by Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Richard Branson 27.09.2014

Richard Branson chose 'Tubular Bells' by Mike Oldfield and 'Satisfaction' by the Rolling Stones.

Cerys Matthews 20.09.2014

Cerys Matthews inherits Snooks Eaglin's 'I'm a Country Boy' and passes on Hozier's 'Take Me To Church'.

Rebecca Front 13.09.2014

Rebecca Front chooses: We All Laughed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong; and Siciliano, The second movement of Bach's Second Piano Concerto, performed by Glenn Gould.

Natalie Cole 30.08.2014

Singer Natalie Cole inherits 'Smile' from her father Nat King Cole and passes on 'You Gotta Be' by Des'ree.

Anthony Head 23.08.2014

Actor Anthony Head inherits 'Adagio for Strings' by Samuel Barber and passes on 'Highway, Highway' by Stephen Allen Davis.

Andrew Strauss 16.08.2014

Former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss inherits Boney M's 'Rivers of Babylon', and he passes on Hootie & The Blowfish's 'Hold My Hand'.

Sir Neville Marriner 09.08.2014

Conductor Sir Neville Marriner inherits Handel's Messiah performed by The Academy of St Martin in the Fields and passes on Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht performed by the Hollywood String Quartet.

Andy Bell 02.08.2014

Andy Bell from Erasure chose '(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear' by Blondie and 'Moments of Pleasure' by Kate Bush.

Louise Martin CBE 26.07.2014

Louise competed in the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Australia, making the swimming finals in the 100m and 200m backstroke. She is currently the Commonwealth Games Federation Honorary Secretary and is Vice Chair of the Commonwealth Games Scotland Organising Committee. Louise chose "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers and "The Road To Home" by Amy Macdonald.

Roger Wright 12.07.2014

Roger Wright chooses Sibelius' 2nd Symphony and Via Con Me by Paolo Conte

Chris Froome 05.07.2014

Chris Froome shares his Inheritance Tracks: All You Need is Love by the Beatles, and Scatterlings of Africa by Johnny Clegg.

Mari Wilson 28.06.2014

The beehive Queen of Neasden chooses The Folks Who Live on the Hill by Peggy Lee and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by the Bee Gees.

Ryan Molloy 21.06.2014

Ryan Molloy is currently starring in 'The Jersey Boys' on Broadway. He inherits 'The Night' by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and passes on Donny Hathaway's 'A Song For You'.

Fatboy Slim 14.06.2014

DJ and musician Fatboy Slim chose 'Something' by The Beatles and 'Sowing the Seeds of Love' by Tears for Fears.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Inheritance Tracks 07.06.2014

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa chooses O Mio Babbino Caro by Giacomo Puccini and Marschallin's Monologue from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss

Arianna Huffington 31.05.2014

Arianna Huffington chooses her Inheritance Tracks, choosing 'Zorba's Dance' from Zorba the Greek and passes on 'Alleluia' from Mozart's Exultante.

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