Private Passions Podcast
Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates, and talk about the influence music has had on their lives
UK Only
Episodes to download
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Peter Florence
Sun 27 May 2018
Michael Berkeley's guest is founder of the Hay Festival, Peter Florence.
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Elisabeth Luard
Sun 20 May 2018
Michael Berkeley celebrates music, food, and family with Elisabeth Luard.
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Xavier Bray
Sun 25 Mar 2018
Michael Berkeley's guest is the director of the Wallace Collection in London, Xavier Bray.
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Katherine Grainger
Sun 4 Mar 2018
In a special edition, Michael Berkeley talks to Olympic rower Dame Katherine Grainger.
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Bernard Cornwell
Sun 11 Feb 2018
Michael Berkeley talks to the popular historical fiction writer Bernard Cornwell.
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Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough
Sun 28 Jan 2018
Michael Berkeley talks to the Viking historian Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough.
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Alistair Spalding
Sun 21 Jan 2018
Michael Berkeley talks to Sadler's Wells chief, Alistair Spalding.
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Helen Czerski
Sun 14 Jan 2018
Physicist Helen Czerski talks to Michael Berkeley about her favourite music.
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Bach compilation
Christmas Eve 2017
Private Passions guests reveal how Bach transformed their lives.
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Michael Frayn
Sun 10 Dec 2017
Playwright and novelist Michael Frayn shares his musical passions with Michael Berkeley.
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Susan Richards
Sun 3 Dec 2017
Russia specialist Susan Richards shares her love of Russian music with Michael Berkeley.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
Sun 12 Nov 2017
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer Simon Sebag Montefiore.
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Ronan Bennett
Sun 5 Nov 2017
Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Ronan Bennett, who discusses his latest show, Gunpowder
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Sir Simon Wessely
Sun 15 Oct 2017
Psychiatrist Simon Wessely talks to Michael Berkeley about his favourite music.
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Hildegard Bechtler
Sun 8 Oct 2017
Opera designer Hildegard Bechtler shares her musical passions with Michael Berkeley.
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Stephen Poliakoff
Sun 24 Sep 2017
Michael Berkeley talks to playwright and director Stephen Poliakoff.
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Sebastian Barry
Sun 10 Sep 2017
Michael Berkeley's guest is prize-winning Irish writer Sebastian Barry.
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Gwyneth Glyn
Sun 3 Sep 2017
Poet and singer Gwyneth Glyn tells Michael Berkeley about her musical passions.
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Michael Craig-Martin
Sun 27 Aug 2017
Artist Michael Craig-Martin tells Michael Berkeley about his musical passions.
What makes Boogie-woogie piano legend Jools Holland tick?
For Private Passions, Jools Holland revealed his piano history to Michael Berkeley.
11 things we learned from Harry Enfield鈥檚 Private Passions
Harry doesn't usually give interviews 鈥� but he couldn't say no to Michael Berkeley.
Archive Unlocked: Two Decades of Private Passions
Michael Berkeley introduces memorable interviews from Private Passions' archives.
