BBC Radio Podcasts from Inheritance Tracks: Inheritance Tracks 2008-2011
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper: All That Meat - Louis Armstrong/Fats Waller; Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
Julian Lennon
Julian Lennon: Hey Jude – The Beatles; Saltwater – Julian Lennon.
Gareth Malone
Gareth Malone:Is My Team Ploughing - Housman/Butterworth;Dance To Your Daddy - Nancy Kerr
Simon Callow
Simon Callow: The Overture/Tannhäuser – Wagner; Die Fledermaus - Strauss
Melanie C
Melanie C: I Wish - Stevie Wonder; Eternal Flame - Bangles
Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson: The Grand March/Aida - Verdi; Öppna Landskap - Ulf Lundell
Celia Birtwell
Celia Birtwell: What is Life - Kathleen Ferrier; How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye
John Crowley
John Crowley: River - Joni Mitchell; May You Never - John Martyn
Randy Newman
Randy Newman:How Green Was My Valley – Alfred Newman;Come Rain or Come Shine - Ray...
Sue Johnston
Sue Johnston: The Continental - Rogers/Astaire; You'll Never Walk Alone –...
Harry Connick Jr
Harry Connick Jr: When The Saints-Louis Armstrong; Somewhere Over the Rainbow-Judy...
Tori Amos
Tori Amos: Thank You - Led Zeppelin; L.O.V.E - Nat King Cole
Bob Harris
Bob Harris: Land Of My Fathers - Morriston Orpheus Choir; Stand By Me - Ben E King
Peter White
Peter White: Ma She's Making Eyes At Me - Marie Adams; Golden Slumbers - The Beatles
Janine di Giovanni
Janine di Giovanni: O Mio Babbino Caro – Giacomo Puccini; La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones
Jean Marsh
Jean Marsh: Waltz #1 – Frederic Chopin; Liebestod/Tristan Und Isolde – Richard Wagner
Ophelia Dahl
Ophelia Dahl: Sanctus/Requiem – Gabriel Faure; Ain't Got No (I Got Life) - Nina Simone
Adam Ant
Adam Ant: I Survived – Adam Faith; Get it On – Marc Bolan and T.Rex
Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant: My Way - Frank Sinatra; The Living Years - Mike And The Mechanics
Pauline Black
Pauline Black: My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small; Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley
Steve James
Steve James: Onward Christian Soldiers - Arthur Sullivan; The Hawk – Marianne Faithfull
Nicholas Evans
Nicholas Evans: That’s your Funeral – Oliver Soundtrack; Me and the Eagle - Steve...
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer: Whatever You Want – Status Quo; All I Want Is You (Live) – U2
Tessa Peake-Jones
Tessa Peake-Jones: She Loves You – The Beatles; Every Breath You Take – The Police
Jacqui Smith
Jacqui Smith: E lucevan le stele – Tosca; Ghost Town - The Specials
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux: Maybellene - Chuck Berry; Different Trains - Steve Reich
Biddy Baxter
Biddy Baxter: Passing By - Paul Robeson; The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart
William Boyd
William Boyd: Nature Boy - Nat King Cole; Sunday in the Park with George -Stephen...
Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett: Arabesque – Debussy; The Impossible Dream - Man of La Mancha
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult: You've Got a Friend - James Taylor; Sammy's Song - Jodi Picoult/Ellen...
Niamh Cusack
Niamh Cusack: A Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan; Beim Schlafengehen - Richard Strauss
Iain Banks
Iain Banks: Shenandoah - Paul Robeson; For A Dancer - Jackson Browne
Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont: My Kid's A Crooner - Elsie Carlisle; It's Such A Little World - Lee Gibson
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris: Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino; Good Night Old World - Emmylou Harris
Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey: Om Jai Jagdish Hare - Anuradha Paudwal; My Favourite Things -Julie...
Peter Tatchell
Peter Tatchell: We Shall Overcome - Joan Baez; Imagine - John Lennon
Anne Marie Duff
Anne Marie Duff: Distant Drums - Jim Reeves; Till There Was You - The Beatles
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah: Young Gifted&Black - Bob&Marcia; Something Inside - Labi Siffre
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson: Blue Yodel No. 6 - Jimmie Rodgers; Let's Have a Party Wanda Jackson
Clarence B Jones
Clarence B Jones: Clarinet Concerto in A – Mozart; The Glory of Love - Otis Redding
Larry Lamb
Larry Lamb: Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller; City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Jo Scanlan
Jo Scanlan: Fred Fanakapan - Gracie Fields; Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Peter Hook
Peter Hook: Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra; You Got the Love - Candi Staton
Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy: Magic Moments - Perry Como; London Is The Place For Me - Lord Kitchener.
Om Puri
Om Puri: Jinhen Naaz Hai Hind Par - Mohammed Rafi; Aa Chal Ke Tujhe - Kishore Kumar
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry: Tannhäuser - Wagner; Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries: Oh Mona - Nat Gonella; Love Song - Josef Suk
Tamsin Greig
Tamsin Greig: Pearl Fishers Duet - Bizet; To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan
Rick Astley
Rick Astley: That's Amore - Dean Martin; Buck Rogers - Feeder
Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris: Trains - Reginald Gardiner; Tie Me Kangaroo Down - Rolf Harris
June Spencer
June Spencer: I'll See You Again - Noel Coward; Violin Concerto No. 1, G Minor - Bruch
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox: Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks; A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harem
Bette Midler
Bette Midler: The Old Man of the Mountain - The Mills Brothers; Suppertime - Ethel Waters
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville: Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Iz Kamakawiwo'ole; Oblivion - José L Bieto
Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper: Something Good - The Sound of Music; The Pastoral Symphony - Beethoven
Mary Coughlan
Mary Coughlan: I’d Rather Go Blind - Chicken Shack ; Hearts - Mary Coughlan
Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle: Pirate Jenny - Brecht; Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
Ian Botham
Ian Botham: From Me To You By - The Beatles; 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky
Paul Smith
Paul Smith: The Ugly Duckling - Danny Kaye; Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
John Hartson
John Hartson: Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney, Wings; I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy...
Sadie Frost
Sadie Frost: Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles; Kooks - David Bowie
Colm Toibin
Colm Toibin: Dreamt I Dwelt in Marbled Halls-Joan Sutherland; Threw It All Away-Bob Dylan
Carol Vorderman
Carol Vorderman: Where Do I Begin - Shirley Bassey;Build Me Up Buttercup - The...
Sam Torrance
Sam Torrance: Campbeltown Loch I Wish You Were Whisky-Andy Stewart;Nessun Dorma-Pavarotti
Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre: Goodbye - Chet Baker; Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Mark Damazer
Mark Damazer: Unforgettable - Nat King Cole; Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Evelyn Glennie
Evelyn Glennie: Hary Janos Suite - Zoltan Kodaly; The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn: I'll Take Romance - Eydie Gorme; Dosed - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels: Girls Were Made to Love - Richard Tauber; Bright Side Of Life -Monty Python
Julian Clary
Julian Clary: 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky; If Love Were All - Ian Shaw
Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot: La Mer - Charles Trenet; Life on Mars - David Bowie
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw: Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr; In Dreams - Roy Orbison
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson: Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday;Part 1 Music in Twelve Parts - Philip...
Gerald Seymour
Gerald Seymour: Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley; When They Asked Us - Oh What A Lovely War
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell: Atholl - Gordon Highlanders; Quand on n'a que l'amour -Jacques Brel
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega: Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger; Masters of War - Bob Dylan
Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln: Bring It On Home To Me - The Animals; Damaged - Primal Scream
Diana Quick
Diana Quick: The Train and the River - Jimmy Giuffre; Heart Like a Wheel - Kate...
Les McKeown
Les McKeown: Danny Boy – The Chieftans, Diana Krall; Shang a Lang - The Bay City...
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy: Well Did You Evah - Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra; Sign On A Window - Bob Dylan
Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake: The Unicorn Song - Brobdingnadian Bards; Alone Again Or - Love
Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom: You Made Me Love You - Judy Garland; Have A Little Faith In Me - John Hiatt
Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris: My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small; Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Max Hastings
Max Hastings: For He Is An Englishman - Gilbert/Sullivan; Ah! Dite Alla Giovine - La...
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: Lawrence of Arabia-Maurice Jarre; Draughtman's Contract - M...
Ian Hart
Ian Hart: In My Life - The Beatles; The Message - Dr Dre
Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier: Alison - Elvis Costello; The River - Bruce Springsteen
Alison Goldfrapp
Alison Goldfrapp: Carmina Burana - Carl Orff; Expecting - Minnie Riperton
Bob Champion
Bob Champion: Ferry Cross – Gerry&Pacemakers; Bridge Over Troubled Water -...
Carly Simon
Carly Simon: Something Wonderful - Carly Simon; How Can I Tell You - Cat Stevens
James Ellroy
James Ellroy:Chanson D'amour-Art/Dotty Todd; Uptown Blues-Great Jimmie Lunceford...
Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson: Pasadena - The Temperance Seven;These Are The Days Of Our Lives -...
Lesley Sharp
Lesley Sharp: Keep The Home Fires Burning - John McCormack; Utopia - Goldfrapp
Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes: Love walked In - Gershwin; Quando me n’vo - Puccini, La Boheme
Jasmine Guinness
Jasmine Guinness: Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick-Ian Dury; You Can Get It -Jimmy Cliff
Eddie Edwards
Eddie Edwards: Jump - Van Halen; I Believe I Can Fly - R Kelly
Johnny Dankworth
Johnny Dankworth: More Than You Know-Benny Goodman; Tonight I Shall Sleep-Johnny...
Sarah Dunant
Sarah Dunant:You Make Me Feel So Young-Frank Sinatra;Surge Illuminare...
Val Doonican
Val Doonican: Whispering-The Comedian Harmonists; The Folks Who Live On The Hill-Peggy...
Robert Harris
Robert Harris: Opus No. 1 - Tommy Dorsey; Everyday I Write the Book - Elvis Costello
Anna Del Conte
Anna Del Conte: Che Gelida Manina - La Boheme; Triumphal March - Aida
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland: Ol Man River - Paul Robeson; Someone in a Tree - Pacific Overtures
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell: Roy Rogers - Elton John; Funeral For a Friend - Elton John
Bertie Ahern
Bertie Ahern: How Much Is That Doggie In The Window-Patti Page; Father And Son-Cat...
Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lewis: Peg - Steely Dan; Voodoo Child/Slight Return - Jimi Hendrix
Reverend Billy
Reverend Billy: If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley; London Calling - The Clash
Ranulph Fiennes
Ranulph Fiennes: Scottish Soldier - Isla St. Clair; Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
Monty Don
Monty Don: Blow The Wind Southerly - Kathleen Ferrier; Grow Old With Me - John Lennon
Shirley Williams
Shirley Williams: War Requiem-Benjamin Britten; Bridge Over Troubled...
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson: Bonnie Lass Of Ballochmyle - Kenneth McKellar; Copperline - James Taylor
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Clarissa Dickson Wright: She Had To Go Lose It At The Astor - Harry Roy;D'Ye Ken John...
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne: Swannee - Al Jolson; Paranoia - Black Sabbath
Rankin
Rankin: Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris; It Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra
Bruce McLean
Bruce McLean: Cry - Johnnie Ray; Sailing - Rod Stewart
David McKee
David McKee: Christopher Robin is Saying his Prayers; All Along the Watchtower - Bob...
Rick Stein
Rick Stein chose 'Wouldn't It Be Lovely' from My Fair Lady and 'Afternoons And Coffee...
John Hegley
John Hegley: I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles; 7 & a 1/2 Cents - The Pajama Game
Brian Keenan
Brian Keenan: Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson; Friendship Song, The Pearl Fishers – Bizet.
Rory McGrath
Rory McGrath: Finale, Swan Lake – Tchaikovsky; Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair: Ferry Across The Mersey – Gerry & the Pacemakers; Que Sera, Sera Day...
Peter Blake
Peter Blake: Take 5 - Dave Brubeck; When the World was Young - Peggy Lee
Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn: What's A Mammy, Daddy?; We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn
Ossie Ardiles
Ossie Ardiles: Yesterday - The Beatles; The Sounds of Silence – Simon/Garfunkel
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly: Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra; Lullaby - Frank Morgan
Barb Jungr
Barb Jungr: The Moldau - Ma Vlast; Le Response de Mario - Le Grand Maitre Franco
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham: Dirty Old Town - The Spinners; All You Fascists - Billy Bragg
Sarah Beeney
Sarah Beeney: Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttleton; Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris
Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh:She Loves You - The Beatles;Joy Division Oven Gloves - Half Man, Half...
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben: Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen; Seasons of Love - Rent
Mark Williams
Mark Williams: When Did You Leave Heaven-Big Bill Broonzy; Pretty In Pink-Psychedelic...
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine: I Pagliacci - Beniamino Gigli; For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
Lindsay Wagner
Lindsay Wagner: Mona Lisa - Nat 'King' Cole; Open to Oneness - Lindsay Wagner
Goldie
Goldie: Logical Song – Supertramp; Minuano (Six Eight) - Pat Metheny
Kate Mosse
Kate Mosse:These Boots Made For Walkin-Nancy Sinatra;La Chanson Vieux Amants-Jacques Brel
Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe: Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams; Heroes - David Bowie
Clarke Peters
Clarke Peters: Christmas Song - Nat King Cole; Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin
Omid Djalili
Omid Djalili:Boulevard Broken Dreams-Cornbread Red;Ain't No Stoppin...
Simon Rouse
Simon Rouse:Up, Up and Away - Johnny Mann Singers:All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Peter Purves
Peter Purves:Over the Wings of a Dove - Kenneth Purves;You Took Advantage - Elaine...
Peter O’Sullevan
Peter O’Sullevan: Starlight - Hoagy Carmichael; White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Daniel O’Donnell
Daniel O’Donnell: Panis Angelicus – Hymn; My Lovely Island Home - Daniel O’Donnell
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni: Casta Diva - Maria Callas; Azzurro - Adriano Celentino.
Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble: Travelling People – The Dubliners; Requiem Mass - Jah Wobble
Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft:I Left My Heart In San Fran.-Tony Bennett;I Want To Hold Your Hand-The Beatles
Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal: My friend the Wind - Demis Roussos; Bobby Womack– Love has Come...
Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis: White Christmas – Bing Crosby; Paul Simon - Some Folks’ Lives
Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell: Theme from a Summer Place – Percy Faith; The Candyman – Sammy Jnr...
Rod Argent
Rod Argent: Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington: Final Chorus, St Matthew Passion - Bach
John Thomson
John Thomson: Rupert the Bear Theme - Jackie Lee; Life is Just a Game - Stanley Clarke
Gloria Hunniford
Gloria Hunniford: A String of Pearls – Glenn Miller; Have I Told You Lately - Van...
Paul Anka
Paul Anka: I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra; My Way – Frank Sinatra
Eroll Brown
Eroll Brown: Endlessly - Brook Benton; You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
Samantha Bond
Samantha Bond: Do I Love You? - Ella Fitzgerald; The Very Thought of You – Nat King...
Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones: Lily The Pink - The Scaffold; I Hope You Dance – Leanne Womack
George Pelecanos
George Pelecanos: Got You Under My Skin– Sinatra;Little Child Running Wild-Curtis...
Brian Eno
Brian Eno: Jerusalem - Rex Lawson; Peace Be Still - Rev James Cleveland & Angelic Choir
Mary Costa
Mary Costa:Somewhere Over The Rainbow-Judy Garland;Let There Be Peace On Earth-Aled Jones
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer: Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page; Coat Of Many Colours - Dolly Parton
Julie Walters
Julie Walters: Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven; My Funny Valentine – Cleo Laine
Jeaffrey Deaver
Jeaffrey Deaver: Greensleeves – Ralph Vaughan Williams; Rhapsody in Blue - Marcus...
Pam Ayres
Pam Ayres:When The Guards Are On Parade - Leslie Sarony;Mars For Evermore - Johnny...
Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor: Help - The Beatles; Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Raymond Blanc
Raymond Blanc: La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf; Spiegel Im Spiegel - Arvo Part
Roger Moore
Roger Moore: Sobre Las Olas - Juventino Rosas; My Way - Frank Sinatra
Philip Glass
Philip Glass: La Creation du Monde - Darius Milhaud; Wichita Vortex Sutra - Philip Glass
Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally: Danny Boy - Hayley Westenra; Bailero - Kiri Te Kanawa
Twiggy
Twiggy: The Laughing Policeman - Charles Penrose; Yesterday - The Beatles
Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls: Circle of Life - Elton John; I'm a Believer - The Monkees
David Simon
David Simon: Still a Fool - Muddy Waters; Tipitina - Professor Longhair
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan: Morning of My Life - John Holt; Feeling Good - Nina Simone
Anna Wing
Anna Wing: All Things Bright & Beautiful; He Shall Feed His Flock - Handel
Carl Honore
Carl Honore: Vesti La Giubba - Ruggero Leoncavallo; Helpless - Crosby Stills Nash and...
Kelly Holmes
Kelly Holmes: Brown Girl in the Ring - Boney M; I Believe - Yolanda Adams
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan: Two Grey Rooms - Joni Mitchell; I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Louis De Bernières
Louis de Bernières: Radetzky March – Strauss; Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Andres...
Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan: The Floral Dance - Peter Dawson; Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
Shami Chakrabarti
Shami Chakrabarti: Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong; I Wish I Knew How - Nina Simone
Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant: Never Be Anyone Else - Ricky Nelson; Gimme Hope Jo'anna - Eddy Grant
Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson: I Wish You Love - Gloria Lynne; Here's To Life - Shirley Horne
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine: Eastern Standard Time - Don Drummond; Abolition Day – The Jazz Warriors
David Starkey
David Starkey:Hallelujah Chorus/Messiah - Handel;Carlos&Rodriguez Duet/Don Carlos - Verdi
Jo Brand
Jo Brand: Pearl Fishers Duet – Bizet; Temporary Beauty - Graham Parker