Inheritance Tracks

The star of Rising Damp, Harry Potter and The History Boys chooses La Mer by Charles Trénet and Summer Wind performed by Frank Sinatra.

Calypso King, Harry Belafonte chooses 'The House I Live In' by Paul Robeson as the song he has inherited and two tracks he’d like to pass on to future generations - 'Turn The World Around' by Harry Belafonte and 'Jack of All Trades' by Bruce Springsteen.

Tony chooses 'To be a Pilgrim' by John Bunyan and 'Joe Hill' performed by Paul Robeson.

Big Issue founder John Bird chooses High Noon performed by Tex Ritter and Lola by The Kinks.

The Blues guitarist and singer Robert Cray chooses A Little bit of Soap performed by the Jarmels and I want everyone to Know by OV Wright.

Actress Emma Thompson chooses Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck as the song she has inherited and Te Recuerdo Amanda by Víctor Jara as the track she’d like to pass on to future generations.

Piano prodigy Benjamin Grosvenor choses his own recording of Fireside Fusiliers by Billy Mayerl and Beethoven's 9th Symphony by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler.

Writer and agony aunt Virginia Ironside chooses 'Hong Kong Blues' by Hoagy Carmichael and 'I Was Sure' by Will Grove-White.

Liberal Democrat MP Ming Campbell chooses Highland Cathedral as the song he has inherited and Chariots of Fire by Vangelis as the track he would like to pass on to future generations.

Singer Leo Sayer chooses Rave On by Buddy Holly as the track he has inherited and Blowin’ In The Wind by Bob Dylan as the song he would like to pass on to future generations.

Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet chooses I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside by Mark Sheridan as the track he has inherited and A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square by Ian Hunter to pass on to future generations.

John Carlos became famous for raising his fist in a Black Power salute on the podium after winning a bronze medal at the Mexico Olympics in 1968. He chose Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday and Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone.

Olivia Newton-John chooses 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' by Dionne Warwick as the song she has inherited and her own song 'Gaia' to pass on.

Actress, model and lion-keeper Tippi Hedren chooses When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain by Kate Smith and Let The River Run by Carly Simon.

Actor and writer, Meera Syal MBE chooses 'Dum Maro Dum' from the soundtrack of the film 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' and 'A Case of You' by Joni Mitchell.