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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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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Fiona Shaw 15.12.2012

Fiona Shaw chooses Father and Son by Cat Stevens and the final chorus of Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc.

Neil Sedaka 08.12.2012

Neil Sedaka chooses The World is Waiting for the Sunrise by Les Paul and Mary Ford and his own composition Manhattan Intermezzo

Nona Hendryx 01.12.2012

Soul singer Nona Hendryx chooses 'Peace in the Valley' by Rosetta Tharpe and ‘Strange Fruit’- versions by Billy Holliday and Nona herself.

John Major 24.11.2012

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.

Glenn Tilbrook 17.11.2012

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.

Sir Andrew Motion 10.11.2012

Sir Andrew Motion chooses The Weight by The Band and Sonnet, from Serenade by Benjamin Britten.

Charley Pride 03.11.2012

Country singer Charley Pride chooses Roy Acuff, Great Speckled Bird and his own, Kiss An Angel Good Morning

Hazel O'Connor 27.10.2012

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. .

Lenny Henry 20.10.2012

Lenny Henry chooses Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino and Vide Cor Meum composed by Patrick Cassidy from the film Hannibal.

Hugh Masekela 13.10.2012

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.

Ralph McTell 06.10.2012

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

Frances de la Tour 29.09.2012

The star of Rising Damp, Harry Potter and The History Boys chooses La Mer by Charles Trénet and Summer Wind performed by Frank Sinatra.

Harry Belafonte 22.09.2012

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.

Tony Benn 15.09.2012

Tony chooses 'To be a Pilgrim' by John Bunyan and 'Joe Hill' performed by Paul Robeson.

John Bird 08.09.2012

Big Issue founder John Bird chooses High Noon performed by Tex Ritter and Lola by The Kinks.

Robert Cray 01.09.2012

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.

Emma Thompson 25.08.2012

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.

Benjamin Grosvenor 18.08.2012

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.

Virginia Ironside 11.08.2012

Writer and agony aunt Virginia Ironside chooses 'Hong Kong Blues' by Hoagy Carmichael and 'I Was Sure' by Will Grove-White.

Ming Campbell 04.08.2012

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.

Leo Sayer - Rave On by Buddy Holly and Blowin' In The Wind by Bob Dylan 28.07.2012

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.

Gary Kemp 21.07.2012

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.

John Carlos 14.07.2012

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.

Olivia Newton-John 07.07.2012

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.

Tippi Hedren 30.06.2012

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.

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