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Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical passions and talk about the influence music has had on their lives.

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Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Anne Sebba

    Sun 22 Apr 2018

    Michael Berkeley's guest is biographer Anne Sebba.

  • Phyllida Barlow

    Sun 8 Apr 2018

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the artist Phyllida Barlow.

  • Richard Coles

    Sun 1 Apr 2018

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the Reverend Richard Coles.

  • Xavier Bray

    Sun 25 Mar 2018

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the director of the Wallace Collection in London, Xavier Bray.

  • Richard Flanagan

    Sun 11 Mar 2018

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Tasmanian writer Richard Flanagan.

  • Katherine Grainger

    Sun 4 Mar 2018

    In a special edition, Michael Berkeley talks to Olympic rower Dame Katherine Grainger.

  • Bishi

    Sun 18 Feb 2018

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Bishi.

  • Bernard Cornwell

    Sun 11 Feb 2018

    Michael Berkeley talks to the popular historical fiction writer Bernard Cornwell.

  • Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

    Sun 28 Jan 2018

    Michael Berkeley talks to the Viking historian Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough.

  • Alistair Spalding

    Sun 21 Jan 2018

    Michael Berkeley talks to Sadler's Wells chief, Alistair Spalding.

  • Helen Czerski

    Sun 14 Jan 2018

    Physicist Helen Czerski talks to Michael Berkeley about her favourite music.

  • Alfred Brendel

    Sun 31 Dec 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is pianist Alfred Brendel.

  • Bach compilation

    Christmas Eve 2017

    Private Passions guests reveal how Bach transformed their lives.

  • Jane Birkin

    Sun 17 Dec 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and singer Jane Birkin.

  • Michael Frayn

    Sun 10 Dec 2017

    Playwright and novelist Michael Frayn shares his musical passions with Michael Berkeley.

  • Susan Richards

    Sun 3 Dec 2017

    Russia specialist Susan Richards shares her love of Russian music with Michael Berkeley.

  • John Surman

    Sun 19 Nov 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the jazz musician John Surman.

  • Simon Sebag Montefiore

    Sun 12 Nov 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer Simon Sebag Montefiore.

  • Ronan Bennett

    Sun 5 Nov 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Ronan Bennett, who discusses his latest show, Gunpowder

  • Vesna Goldsworthy

    Sun 29 Oct 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the Serbian writer Vesna Goldsworthy.

  • Sir Simon Wessely

    Sun 15 Oct 2017

    Psychiatrist Simon Wessely talks to Michael Berkeley about his favourite music.

  • Hildegard Bechtler

    Sun 8 Oct 2017

    Opera designer Hildegard Bechtler shares her musical passions with Michael Berkeley.

  • Maurice Riordan

    Sun 1 Oct 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the Irish poet Maurice Riordan.

  • Stephen Poliakoff

    Sun 24 Sep 2017

    Michael Berkeley talks to playwright and director Stephen Poliakoff.

  • Sebastian Barry

    Sun 10 Sep 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is prize-winning Irish writer Sebastian Barry.

  • Gwyneth Glyn

    Sun 3 Sep 2017

    Poet and singer Gwyneth Glyn tells Michael Berkeley about her musical passions.

  • Michael Craig-Martin

    Sun 27 Aug 2017

    Artist Michael Craig-Martin tells Michael Berkeley about his musical passions.

  • Vivien Duffield

    Sun 13 Aug 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is arts philanthropist Vivien Duffield.

  • Nick Davies

    Sun 6 Aug 2017

    Michael Berkeley's guest is scientist Nick Davies.

  • Shirley Hughes

    Sun 16 Jul 2017

    Michael Berkeley is joined by children's author Shirley Hughes.

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