Mathew Baynton

Justin Hawkins founded The Darkness, alongside his brother, bursting onto the scene in 2003 with their debut album Permission To Land.He found fame for his massive five octave vocal range, and the "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" singer now hosts his own online series "Justin H ...  Show more

Our Inheritance Tracks this week are the choice of an actor with an astonishing list of theatre, film and television credits to her name, and an array of awards and nominations to match.Here are the Inheritance tracks of Emily Watson. Inherited: Puccini's La Boheme sung by Lucian ...  Show more

Celebrated actress Jessie Buckley meets with Ian Rickson on the stage of her local theatre, the Hackney Empire in East London, to discuss her fascinating cultural inspirations: a stunning rendition of the contemporary Georgian Christmas song ’Tsiskris Alilo’ by vocal group Ensemb ...  Show more

'The Boxer' is Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel's 1969 masterpiece.

People who have a deep personal connection with the song and its lyrics, discuss what it means to them.

Seamus McDonagh is a former boxer. He recalls his tumultuous time during and after his famou ...

The conductor Charles Hazlewood chooses the great American composer Leonard Bernstein, music director of the New York Philharmonic and creator of West Side Story, Wonderful Town, and Candide. The charismatic Bernstein clearly influenced Charles Hazlewood's own choice of career - ...  Show more

Synopsis Bernstein, Blitzstein and Brecht … it sounds a little like a law firm, doesn’t it? But today, we celebrate the anniversary of an important musical partnership involving those three gentlemen. Marc Blitzstein and Leonard Bernstein were two American composers who shared a ...  Show more