Private Passions
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Maria Chevska of Oxford University chooses works by Bach as well as Polish jazz.
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Writer/clinical psychologist Frank Tallis chooses works by Mahler, Zemlinsky and Takemitsu
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Michael Berkeley talks to John Nickson, who chooses music by Wagner, Sibelius and Elgar.
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Political cartoonist Martin Rowson chooses Bach and songs from The Sound of Music.
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Writer Bryan Appleyard, chooses sacred works by Tallis and Bach, and songs by Bob Dylan.
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Physicist Prof Brian Foster chooses music by Brahms, Bruch, Mozart and Prokofiev.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is the historian and political journalist Peter Hennessy.
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Playwright Mark Ravenhill chooses works by Offenbach, Beethoven, Adams, Britten and Verdi.
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Actor Edward Fox chooses performances by pianists such as Josef Hofmann and Artur Schnabel
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Folk singer Judy Collins chooses music by Rachmaninov, Sondheim and Joni Mitchell.
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Biogeographer Professor Philip Stott chooses music by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is writer David Almond, who chooses music by Mozart and Puccini.
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Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig chooses musical theatre and operas by Mozart and Bizet.
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Michael Berkeley talks to artist William Crozier, who chooses Wagner and Shostakovich.
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Filmmaker Christopher Nupen chooses performances by Tito Gobbi, du Pre and Nathan Milstein
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Prof Simon Baron-Cohen chooses works by Bach, Mozart, Eva Cassidy as well as klezmer music
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Artist Ian McKeever chooses pieces by John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Messaien and Strauss.
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Michael Berkeley talks to author Kiran Desai, who chooses Bach and varied Indian music.
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Academic and political commentator Vernon Bogdanor chooses music by Wagner and Prokofiev.
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Actress and author Carol Drinkwater chooses music from Bach, Miles Davis and Nina Simone.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Prof Chris Higgins, who chooses Wagner and Monteverdi.
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Singer and songwriter Katie Melua choses works by Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Ravel
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Singer and songwriter PJ Harvey chooses music by Part, Vaughan Williams and Nina Simone.
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With Michael Berkeley. Actor Dominic West chooses music by Pergolesi, Handel and Mozart.
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Michael Berkeley talks to physicist John Enderby, who chooses Wagner, Mascagni and Mahler.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
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Actress Vanessa Redgrave chooses music by Vaughan Williams.
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Michael Berkeley talks to cartoonist Barry Fantoni, who chooses Baroque music and Barber.
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Michael Berkeley meets Derren Brown, whose musical choices include Bach, Elgar and Tallis.
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Actress Maureen Lipman chooses works by Bruch, Beethoven, Bernstein, Rossini and Bach.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is writer and film-maker Tariq Ali.
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Michael Berkeley meets jazz bassist Charlie Haden.
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Michael Berkeley meets Bryan Appleyard, whose musical tastes include Tallis and Bach.
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Colin Low chooses music by Schumann, Wolf, Schumann, Messiaen, Grainger and Wagner.
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Former nurse and midwife Jennifer Worth chooses music from Maria Callas and Janet Baker.
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Michael Berkeley talks to writer Joyce Carol Oates, who chooses Beethoven and Faure.
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Michael Berkeley talks to comedian Sue Perkins, who chooses Britten, Mozart and Pergolesi.
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Michael Berkeley talks to BBC journalist Matt Frei, who chooses music by Beethoven.
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Former dancer Paul Old chooses music by Steve Reich, John Cage and Nina Simone.
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Michael Berkeley talks to publisher Tim Hely Hutchinson, who chooses Bellini and Donizetti
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Actor and comedian Lenny Henry reveals his musical passions to Michael Berkeley.
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With satirist, cartoonist and jazz musician Barry Fantoni, who chooses music by Scarlatti.
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Novelist Adam Foulds reveals his musical enthusiasms to Michael Berkeley.
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Another chance to hear Michael Berkeley talking to renowned British writer Alan Sillitoe.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is critic Alex Ross, who chooses music by Purcell and Strauss.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is impressionist and comedian Alistair McGowan.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is novelist and composer Amit Chaudhuri.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Anthony Bolton, a prominent British investment fund manager.
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Writer Anthony Horowitz chooses music by Chopin, Mozart, Britten, Glass, Puccini and Jarre
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Michael Berkeley's guest is comedian, actress and writer Arabella Weir.
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Michael Berkeley meets the new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Barbara Stocking, CEO of Oxfam.
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Michael Berkeley meets stand-up comedian, musician and actor Bill Bailey.
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Michael Berkeley is joined by structural engineer Cecil Balmond.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is consultant rheumatologist Christopher Wynn Parry.
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Actress Claire Bloom chooses music by Schubert, Bach and Schoenberg, plus opera works.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is civil rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.
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Actor Colin Salmon chooses music by Strauss, Bartok, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington.
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Michael Berkeley is joined by actor David Hyde Pierce. His choices include Parry and Bach.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is award-winning theatre director Deborah Warner.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Derren Brown, who chooses music by Bach, Tallis and Elgar.
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Actor Dominic West chooses music by Pergolesi, Handel, Mozart, Schubert and Jake Thackray.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is potter and writer Edmund de Waal.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Fiona Reynolds, director of the National Trust.
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Michael Berkeley meets poet Fleur Adcock, who chooses music by Purcell, Britten and Weill.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is poet and artist Frieda Hughes.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is young choirmaster Gareth Malone.
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Opera director Graham Vick talks to Michael Berkeley about his favourite music.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Hanan al-Shaykh. Her choices include Bach and Schubert.
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Michael Berkeley recalls previous guests who are passionate about Handel's music.
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Michael Berkeley is joined by is Libyan author Hisham Matar.
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Michael Berkeley talks to newspaper columnist and writer Howard Jacobson.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Ian McDiarmid. His choices include two works by Britten.
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Michael Berkeley talks to award-winning Scottish crime novelist Ian Rankin.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Imogen Stubbs, who chooses music from Brahms and Prokofiev.
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Novelist and poet Jackie Kay reveals her musical private passions to Michael Berkeley.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is GP James Le Fanu, who chooses music by Byrd and Haydn.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Polish-born children's book illustrator Jan Pienkowski.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is actress, writer and celebrity cake-maker Jane Asher.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Janice Galloway, who chooses pieces by both Schumanns.
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Jazz pianist Jason Rebello chooses music by Ravel, Beethoven, Durufle and Bartok.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Jasper Conran, who chooses music from Bessie Smith and Handel.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Jeanette Winterson, who chooses music by Bjork and Maria Callas.
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Michael Berkeley meets actor Jeremy Northam, whose choices include Puccini and Janacek.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Joanne Harris. Her choices include Grieg and Smetana.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is American composer John Adams.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Scots poet and novelist John Burnside.
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The musical choices of the late John Mortimer.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is interior designer John Stefanidis.
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Michael Berkeley talks to broadcaster and political commentator Jonathan Dimbleby.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Julian Rhind-Tutt.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is actress Kate O'Mara, who chooses music by Bach and Zelenka.
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Michael Berkeley meets theatre director Katie Mitchell. Her choices include Bach and Nono.
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Michael Berkeley talks to author Kiran Desai, whose musical choices include Bach.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is playwright Lee Hall. His choices include Purcell and Schumann.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is French actress and former dancer Leslie Caron.
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Michael Berkeley meets Marcia Schofield, an NHS doctor and former keyboardist in The Fall.
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With Margaret Hodge MP, who chooses operatic excerpts by Wagner and piano music by Chopin.
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Michael Berkeley meets Marianne Faithfull, who chooses music by Bach, Mozart and Schubert.
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Michael Berkeley is joined by writer Marina Lewycka. Her choices include Bach and Handel.
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Michael Berkeley meets actor and writer Mark Gatiss. His choices include a work by Wagner.
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Michael Berkeley talks to novelist Mark Haddon, whose choices include Mozart and Britten.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Martin Jarvis, who chooses music by Schubert and Bizet.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is children's author Michael Morpurgo.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Michael Pennington, who chooses music including Bach.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Michael Portillo, who chooses music by Wagner and Shostakovich.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is DJ, producer, remixer and garage artist MJ Cole.
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Michael Berkeley presents choices by a selection of past guests who are Mozart lovers.
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg talks to Michael Berkeley about his musical passions.
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Michael Berkeley introduces a selection of former guests discussing their love of opera.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is clinical psychologist and writer Pamela Stephenson Connolly.
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Michael Berkeley talks to hypnotist and television personality Paul McKenna.
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Michael Berkeley talks to actor Paul Rhys, whose choices include Bach's St Matthew Passion
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Penelope Wilton, who chooses music by Brahms, Dvorak, Debussy.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Peter Bazalgette. His choices include Schubert, Britten, Bach.
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Michael Berkeley talks to Peter Kosminsky, who chooses music by Beethoven, Bruch and Glass
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Michael Berkeley talks to playwright Peter Nichols, who chooses Erik Satie and Gershwin.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is science writer Philip Ball.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is scientist Philip Campbell. Music includes Bach and Tippett.
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Edward Gillespie, the head of Cheltenham Racecourse, chooses works by Grieg and Howells.
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A Chopin archive selection, with jazz bassist Charlie Haden on the Etudes.
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Michael Berkeley meets Ffion Hague, wife of shadow foreign secretary William Hague.
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Michael Berkeley is transported to the Isle of Staffa, where he meets Felix Mendelssohn.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Canadian-born author Rachel Cusk.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is choreographer Richard Alston, whose choices include Bach.
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Palaeontologist Dr Richard Fortey, chooses music including Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is theatrical designer Richard Hudson.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Rick Wakeman, who chooses works by Prokofiev, Smetana and Part
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Michael Berkeley meets Robert Fisk, who chooses music including Britten's War Requiem.
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Comedian and actor Russell Kane reveals his musical enthusiasms to Michael Berkeley.
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Michael Berkeley meets conceptual artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood.
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Michael Berkeley meets conceptual artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and broadcaster Sarah Dunant.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is American lawyer and best-selling crime writer Scott Turow.
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Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams reveals her favourite music to Michael Berkeley.
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Michael Berkeley meets drummer from The Police and opera composer Stewart Copeland.
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Michael Berkeley meets New Orleans-born jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is screenwriter and director Terence Davies.
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The economist Terry Burns chooses music including excerpts from Purcell's The Fairy Queen.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is baritone Thomas Allen.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is novelist Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is Vincent Cable, Liberal Democrat chief economic spokesperson.
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Michael Berkeley's guest is writer William Fiennes, who chooses Bach, Schubert, Beethoven.
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Composer and record producer William Orbit reveals the music he loves to Michael Berkeley.
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Holocaust survivor Zdenka Fantlova talks to Michael Berkeley about what music means to her