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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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    Baaba Maal

    Sun 24 Jan 2016

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Senegalese singer and instrumentalist Baaba Maal.

  • Gerald Barry

    Sun 3 Jan 2016

    For New Year New Music, Michael Berkeley's guests is composer Gerald Barry.

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Sun 27 Dec 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Canadian pianist and rapper Chilly Gonzales.

  • Alan Bennett

    Sun 20 Dec 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is playwright, screenwriter and author Alan Bennett.

  • Akram Khan

    Sun 13 Dec 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guests is dancer and choreographer Akram Khan.

  • Northern Lights: Sara Wheeler

    Sun 6 Dec 2015

    For Radio 3's Northern Lights season, Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Sara Wheeler.

  • Christopher Ricks

    Sun 29 Nov 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is critic and scholar Sir Christopher Ricks.

  • Christina Lamb

    Sun 22 Nov 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is foreign correspondent Christina Lamb.

  • Free Thinking: Sugata Mitra

    Sun 8 Nov 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is educationalist Sugata Mitra.

  • Kim Brandstrup

    Sun 1 Nov 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is choroegrapher Kim Brandstrup.

  • Owen Sheers

    Sun 25 Oct 2015

    Owen Sheers talks to Michael Berkeley about poetry, music and rugby.

  • David Tang

    Sun 11 Oct 2015

    Michael Berkeley talks to entrepreneur David Tang about his musical passions.

  • Athene Donald

    Sun 4 Oct 2015

    Michael Berkeley talks to physicist Athene Donald.

  • Why Music? Weekend: Frank Wilczek

    Sun 27 Sep 2015

    Michael Berkeley is joined by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Frank Wilczek.

  • Amitav Ghosh

    Sun 13 Sep 2015

    As part of the 蜜芽传媒's India season, Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Amitav Ghosh.

  • Val McDermid

    Sun 6 Sep 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is crime writer Val McDermid.

  • Jancis Robinson

    Sun 30 Aug 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is wine writer and broadcaster Jancis Robinson.

  • Virginia Ironside

    Sun 16 Aug 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is agony aunt, novelist and stand-up comedian Virginia Ironside.

  • Faramerz Dabhoiwala

    Sun 9 Aug 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is historian and author of The Origins of Sex Faramerz Dabhoiwala

  • John Lahr

    Sun 2 Aug 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is theatre critic John Lahr.

  • Mona Siddiqui

    Sun 19 Jul 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Muslim theologian Mona Siddiqui.

  • Henry Marsh

    Sun 12 Jul 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is neurosurgeon Henry Marsh.

  • Rachel Nicholson

    Sun 28 Jun 2015

    Michael Berkeley talks to painter Rachel Nicholson in her London studio.

  • Alison Goldfrapp

    Sun 21 Jun 2015

    For Radio 3's Classical Voice, Michael Berkeley is joined by singer Alison Goldfrapp.

  • Jung Chang

    Sun 14 Jun 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Jung Chang.

  • Christopher Le Brun

    Sun 7 Jun 2015

    Michael Berkeley meets artist Christopher Le Brun at the Royal Academy summer exhibition.

  • Alan Moses

    Sun 31 May 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Independent Press Standards Organisation chairman Alan Moses.

  • Iqbal Khan

    Sun 17 May 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guest is opera and theatre director Iqbal Khan.

  • Tim Rice

    Sun 3 May 2015

    Michael Berkeley's guests is lyricist Tim Rice.

  • 20th Anniversary Programme

    Sun 19 Apr 2015

    Michael Berkeley with an anthology of interviews to mark the programme's 20th anniversary.

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