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Bamber Gascoigne; Angel of Mostar; real-life Billy Elliot; John McCarthy in Beirut; Sugar Ray Leonard's Inheritance Tracks
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with writer and broadcaster Bamber Gascoigne.
26 May 2012,88 mins
Angela Hartnett; John McCarthy goes plane-spotting; lost Welsh villages
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with chef Angela Hartnett.
19 May 2012,88 mins
Peter Hennessy, Canvey Island, selective mutism, 56 Up, the Baron of Pontinha, reading Crowdscape, Joan Baez
Sian Williams, Richard Coles and historian Peter Hennessy; Joan Baez's Inheritance Tracks.
12 May 2012,88 mins
David Cassidy, Luke Wright, Jane Johnson, Patrick Duffy, Mary Hobson, Sound Sculpture, Paris Metro, penpal, Inheritance Tracks
Sian Williams and Richard Coles, with David Cassidy and Cilla Black's Inheritance Tracks.
05 May 2012,58 mins
Tom Hodgkinson, Gay dads Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow, Shepherdess Emma Gray and Inheritance Tracks from Richard Holloway
Anita Anand with the Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson; Richard Holloway's Inheritance Tracks.
28 Apr 2012,58 mins
Billy Bragg, Murray Lachlan Young, Kinder Scout leader's son, blind marathon runner, homeless cat man, Sue Townsend
Richard Coles with musician Billy Bragg and author Sue Townsend's Inheritance Tracks.
21 Apr 2012,60 mins
Tamasin Day-Lewis, Aoife Mannix, David Gollancz, Wendy Neate, Moss Hills and the Inheritance tracks of Nicholas Parsons OBE
Richard Coles with food writer Tamasin Day-Lewis and Nicholas Parsons's Inheritance Tracks
14 Apr 2012,58 mins
Jeanette Winterson, Mr Gee, David Lindo, Polly Morgan, Sir George Pollock, Carmarthen crowdscape and Howard Jones
Anita Anand with author Jeanette Winterson. Inheritance Tracks from pop star Howard Jones.
07 Apr 2012,58 mins
Jarvis Cocker, Elvis McGonagall, Garreth Smyth, Zuhal Sultan, Salvador Dali, Roger Lloyd Pack
Richard Coles with Jarvis Cocker and the Inheritance Tracks of actor Roger Lloyd Pack.
31 Mar 2012,58 mins
Mark Miodownik, Luke Wright, literacy champion Sue Chapman, saved by a Labradoodle, Chas Hodges Daytrip, Sarah Millican
Richard Coles with scientist Mark Miodownik; comedian Sarah Millican's Inheritance Tracks.
24 Mar 2012,58 mins
Pauline Black, Kate Fox, Natasha Owen Jones, Milton Keynes, Breadboard, Ben Miller's Inheritance Tracks
Richard Coles with musician Pauline Black, and comedian Ben Miller's Inheritance Tracks.
17 Mar 2012,58 mins
Joan Collins, Aoife Mannix, Hammer actor, Most Compassionate Mum, Morse Code Sound Sculpture, Duke Fakir's Inheritance Tracks
Richard Coles with Joan Collins; the Inheritance Tracks of Duke Fakir from The Four Tops.
10 Mar 2012,58 mins
Andi Osho, Murray Lachlan Young, Dolly the Sheep scientist, Jubilee boat man, British Summer Time campaigner
Richard Coles with comedienne Andi Osho; Inheritance Tracks from Sir Christopher Frayling.
03 Mar 2012,58 mins
Lucie Green, Salena Godden, Martyn Ware, Chrissie Wellington, Diane Blood, height theorist, John Bercow Inheritance Tracks
Richard Coles with astronomer Lucie Green; Inheritance Tracks from Mr Speaker John Bercow.
25 Feb 2012,58 mins
18/02/2012
Richard Coles with TV presenter and tabloid favourite Anthea Turner, and poet Mr Gee.
18 Feb 2012,58 mins
11/2 Christy Moore, Matt Harvey, build a boat couple, matchmaker, Isle of Wight blanket, Rob Brydon's Inheritance Tracks
Anita Anand with singer Christy Moore, Inheritance Tracks from actor/comedian Rob Brydon.
11 Feb 2012,58 mins
Leicester with Alastair Campbell, Mitch Benn, Tony Wadsworth and Showaddywaddy, Ugandan Asian exile, Christchurch fireman
Richard Coles with Alastair Campbell, Showaddywaddy & Rosemary Conley's Inheritance Tracks
04 Feb 2012,58 mins
Alain de Botton. Aoife Mannix, killer brother, undertaker windfall, oldest diabetic, Smokie at the Kremlin, Ani DiFranco
Richard Coles with philosopher Alain de Botton; Inheritance Tracks of singer Ani DiFranco.
28 Jan 2012,58 mins
Ulrika Jonsson; Elvis McGonagall; Sword Swallower; Sleaford Crowdscape; Hearse Hitchhiker; Ruby Wax Inheritance Tracks
Richard Coles with TV personality Ulrika Jonsson; comedian Ruby Wax's Inheritance Tracks.
21 Jan 2012,58 mins
Jon Ronson, Kate Fox, Crows Sound Sculpture, Alien Implants, Antarctic addict, Turkish teacher, Jenny Agutter Inheritance Tracks
Richard Coles with journalist Jon Ronson; Inheritance Tracks from actress Jenny Agutter.
14 Jan 2012,58 mins
Twiggy, Luke Wright, Arlene Phillips, Body Double, Boy Bus Driver, Born in a Cab, multilinguist
Richard Coles with fashion icon Twiggy and Arlene Phillips's Inheritance Tracks.
07 Jan 2012,60 mins
31/12/2011
Anita Anand with social entrepreneur Paul Twivy; singer Cyndi Lauper's Inheritance Tracks.
31 Dec 2011,60 mins
Steve Backshall, Murray Lachlan Young, gorilla surrogate mum, famine relief, transatlantic rowers, macaque attack, Julian Lennon
Sian Williams with adventurer Steve Backshall and Julian Lennon's Inheritance Tracks.
24 Dec 2011,60 mins
Samantha Bond; Luke Wright; young ballerina; lung scientist; Chi Chi's keeper; saw Sound Sculpture; Gareth Malone
Richard Coles with actress Samantha Bond; choirmaster Gareth Malone's Inheritance Tracks.
17 Dec 2011,60 mins
Ann Widdecombe, Matt Harvey, John Lennon's housesitter, Amanda Whittle, Chi Chi, Carole Wright, Simon Callow
Richard Coles with politician/panto star Ann Widdecombe; Simon Callow's Inheritance Tracks
10 Dec 2011,60 mins
Noah Stewart, Aoife Mannix, photojournalist Giles Duley, Parliament Choir, art teacher David Wood, Mel C's Inheritance Tracks
Richard Coles with opera singer Noah Stewart; Inheritance Tracks from Spice Girl Mel C.
03 Dec 2011,60 mins
Patricia Cornwell, Elvis McGonagall, Cassius Clay's 'Stand By Me', Assisted Dying, Whisky Galore Shipwreck
Richard Coles with crime writer Patricia Cornwell and Ulrika Jonsson's Inheritance Tracks.
26 Nov 2011,60 mins
Sir Alan Parker, Kate Fox, jailed mother Fiona, Kirsty Young's music, magician Fergus Anckorn, Celia Birtwell
Richard Coles with filmmaker Sir Alan Parker; designer Celia Birtwell's Inheritance Tracks
19 Nov 2011,60 mins
Michael Ball, Mr Gee, Jim'll Fix It fixer, Mini-Miss Worldwide, Robert Maxwell receiver, John Crowley Inheritance Tracks
Richard Coles with performer Michael Ball and director John Crowley's Inheritance Tracks.
12 Nov 2011,60 mins
Allegra McEvedy, Murray Lachlan Young, Omid Djalili, freegan, firework funeral, Randy Newman
Richard Coles with chef Allegra McEvedy, poet Murray Lachlan Young & musician Randy Newman
05 Nov 2011,60 mins