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Private Passions Episodes

  1. Howard Jacobson

    Michael Berkeley talks to newspaper columnist and writer Howard Jacobson.

  2. Zdenka Fantlova

    Holocaust survivor Zdenka Fantlova talks to Michael Berkeley about what music means to her

  3. Arabella Weir

    Michael Berkeley's guest is comedian, actress and writer Arabella Weir.

  4. Shirley Williams

    Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams reveals her favourite music to Michael Berkeley.

  5. Ian McDiarmid

    Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Ian McDiarmid. His choices include two works by Britten.

  6. Marina Lewycka

    Michael Berkeley is joined by writer Marina Lewycka. Her choices include Bach and Handel.

  7. Graham Vick

    Opera director Graham Vick talks to Michael Berkeley about his favourite music.

  8. Alan Sillitoe

    Another chance to hear Michael Berkeley talking to renowned British writer Alan Sillitoe.

  9. Jackie Kay

    Novelist and poet Jackie Kay reveals her musical private passions to Michael Berkeley.

  10. Peter Bazalgette

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Peter Bazalgette. His choices include Schubert, Britten, Bach.

  11. Sam Taylor-Wood

    Michael Berkeley meets conceptual artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood.

  12. Hisham Matar

    Michael Berkeley is joined by is Libyan author Hisham Matar.

  13. David Hyde Pierce

    Michael Berkeley is joined by actor David Hyde Pierce. His choices include Parry and Bach.

  14. Martin Jarvis

    Michael Berkeley's guest is actor Martin Jarvis, who chooses music by Schubert and Bizet.

  15. Tracy Chevalier

    Michael Berkeley's guest is novelist Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.

  16. Russell Kane

    Comedian and actor Russell Kane reveals his musical enthusiasms to Michael Berkeley.

  17. William Orbit

    Composer and record producer William Orbit reveals the music he loves to Michael Berkeley.

  18. Scott Turow

    Michael Berkeley's guest is American lawyer and best-selling crime writer Scott Turow.

  19. Barbara Stocking

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Barbara Stocking, CEO of Oxfam.

  20. Thomas Allen

    Michael Berkeley's guest is baritone Thomas Allen.

  21. Cecil Balmond

    Michael Berkeley is joined by structural engineer Cecil Balmond.

  22. Opera

    Michael Berkeley introduces a selection of former guests discussing their love of opera.

  23. Rachel Cusk

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Canadian-born author Rachel Cusk.

  24. John Adams

    Michael Berkeley's guest is American composer John Adams.

  25. Philip Ball

    Michael Berkeley's guest is science writer Philip Ball.

  26. Joanne Harris

    Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Joanne Harris. Her choices include Grieg and Smetana.

  27. Edmund de Waal

    Michael Berkeley's guest is potter and writer Edmund de Waal.

  28. Alistair McGowan

    Michael Berkeley's guest is impressionist and comedian Alistair McGowan.

  29. Archbishop Bernard Longley

    Michael Berkeley meets the new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley.

  30. Gareth Malone

    Michael Berkeley's guest is young choirmaster Gareth Malone.

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