Inheritance Tracks

This edition of Inheritance Tracks comes from Nigel Planer, the mention of that name brings straight to mind Neil from the Young Ones, but there’s a lot more to Nigel than that. And there’s plenty going on in his Inheritance Tracks too.
He'll be appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Monday 12 October to talk about his memoir – Young Once.
Inherited: Northern Sky by Nick Drake
Pass On: Jupiter by Mozart
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Image credit:Carole Bargh

We’ve seen him in Ted Lasso, and as a Celebrity Traitor and now in Sky’s legal drama, War.
Here are the Tracks which mean most to him.
Inherited: Somewhere Only We Know by Keane
Pass On: English Dances by Sir Malcolm Arnold
Producer: Catherine Powell
Image credit: David Vintiner

The comedian and writer chooses the music track that she has inherited from her mother and the track she would like to pass on to her children.
Inherited: These Foolish Things by Nat King Cole
Pass On: Everything Is Everything by Lauryn Hill
This episode of Inheritance Tracks featured on Radio 4's Saturday Live on 26 September 2026.
Lucy's new book, 'Middle Aged Women' is out now.
Picture credit: Andy Robinson.
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

The Professor of Physics and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili chooses two tracks that have inspired him.
A familiar voice on BBC Radio 4, with programmes such as The Life Scientific, Jim's musical choices begin with a track that takes him back to his teeange years in Iraq.
Inherited track: Father and Son by Cat Stevens
Pass on: Lovin’ You by Minnie Riperton
Jim's book, On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick - is available now.
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

This edition of Inheritance Tracks are the choices of the actress Sian Brooke.
Sian features as one of the police officers in the Belfast based and BAFTA winning television drama, Blue Lights on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Inherited track: Dance Little Sister by Sananda Maitreya
Pass on: Zorbing by Stornoway
Producer: Lowri Morgan
(picture credit:David Reiss)