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BBC Radio 4


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


Inheritance Tracks

The Oscar winning actor Riz Ahmed, whose new film sees him star alongside Timothy Spall as the tragic Prince of Denmark in a modern retelling of Hamlet, is a passionate music aficionado. 

His most critically acclaimed role perhaps came in the film a Sound of Metal where he played a drummer coming to terms with going deaf, a role which saw him become the first Muslim performer to be nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.

But the music that runs deepest brings with it memories of his childhood and Pakistani heritage.

Inherited: Aap Jaisa Koi by Nazia Hassan
Passing on: Gabriel by Roy Davis Jr.

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Anna Bailey

Riz Ahmed

Our inheritance tracks this week come from the musician and broadcaster Mika, who is back out on tour with his latest album Hyperlove. 

Mika was born in Lebanon, and raised in Cyprus, Paris and London, all of which feed into his intriguing new album and makes for a fascinating edition of Inheritance Tracks. 

Inherited: Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Passing on: Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Mika

Claire Foy is an actor who’s enjoyed great success playing two queens, one of whom enjoyed a significantly longer reign than the other, as Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth II. 

Before going to see her in her new film, an adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s fabulous memoir, H is for Hawk - what better way to understand the woman behind the camera lens that hearing the music most important to her.

Inherited: When You Were Sweet 16 by Perry Como
Passing on: Blóðberg by Sigur Rós

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Anna Bailey

Claire Foy

Mark Heap is one of the funniest actors on television - from Green Wing to Friday Night Dinner and his new series opposite Dawn French - Can You Keep a Secret.

Born in India to the son of a Methodist minister Mark's early life featured eclectic and majestic music.

Inherited: Were You There? by Tennessee Ernie Ford

Passing on: L'Ascension: IV Prière du Christ montant vers son père, composed by Olivier Messiaen, performed by Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris 

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Mark Heap

Justin Hawkins founded The Darkness, alongside his brother, bursting onto the scene in 2003 with their debut album Permission To Land.

He found fame for his massive five octave vocal range, and the "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" singer now hosts his own online series "Justin Hawkins Rides Again" where he shares his love and passion for music.

What then will he share as his Inheritance Tracks.

Inherited: There Are More Questions Than Answers by Johnny Nash
Passing on: Pancho and Lefty by Townes Van Zand

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Justin Hawkins

Our Inheritance Tracks this week are the choice of an actor with an astonishing list of theatre, film and television credits to her name, and an array of awards and nominations to match.

Here are the Inheritance tracks of Emily Watson. 

Inherited: Puccini's La Boheme sung by Luciano Pavarotti
Passing on: Ghost Town by The Specials 

Producer: Anna Bailey

Emily Watson

You will recognise the BAFTA nominated actor Paul Bettany best as the superhero Vision, the trudging Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight’s Tale, or maybe as the long suffering surgeon opposite Russell Crow in Master and Commander…a role which saw him learn to play a period accurate cello.

But, his familial lineage is full of musical stars and Paul himself was even a busker on the London Underground for a time.

What then will he choose for his Inheritance Tracks.

Inherited: The Eton Rifles by The Jam
Passing on: Hollow Ponds by Damon Albarn

Producers: Anna Bailey and Ben Mitchell

Paul Bettany

Jacinda Ardern, became the Prime Minister of New Zealand in 2017 at the age of 37, she was the youngest female head of government in the world.

Since her resignation from the role, she has shared her learnings on how to integrate empathy into leadership, written an autobiography and is part of a new documentary film, 'Prime Minister', charting her time in office.

But what will she choose as her Inheritance Tracks?

Inherited: Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters
Passing on: Hope by Fat Freddy's Drop

Producers: Anna Bailey and Ben Mitchell

Jacinda Ardern

The identical twins and broadcasting doctors, Chris and Xand van Tulleken, have been helping guide us through the world of medicine for years.

From mums and dads on Radio 4's "What's Up Docs?" to children on their hugely popular "Operation Ouch!"

What then will they prescribe us to listen to with their Inheritance Tracks.

Inherited: Sabre Dance composed by Aram Khachaturian
Xand - Passing on: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses
Chris - Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Chris and Xand van Tulleken

Jason Donovan first captured hearts our hearts in Neighbours, becoming a household name worldwide, before breaking into the charts and onto the West End stage.

What then will he choose as his Inheritance tracks?

Inherited: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel
Passing on: Life’s What You Make It by Talk Talk

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Lowri Morgan

Jason Donovan

Singer Katherine Jenkins chooses We Are Family by Sister Sledge and Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana performed by The Philharmonia Orchestra.

Katherine Jenkins

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