Anna Bailey
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Anna Bailey
@annabaileyarts.bsky.social
Reporter, presenter, producer, BBC Radio 4/World Service/London. Maker of Inheritance Tracks. Like to hear your stories and ideas on arts/culture.
Davina McCall popped by Broadcasting House to share her Inheritance Tracks on Saturday Live. They are lovely and moving. Tissues at the ready:
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@cariboumusic.bsky.social
#motivation #inspiration #youcandoit
BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Davina McCall
The broadcaster and author on the tracks that have changed her life.
bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this week's Curtain Up we take a look at The Harder They Come, The Weir, Punch and The Lady from the Sea.
From 2.47.21:
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@CarrieGrant1 @DavidGrantSays @BBCRadioLondon
@stratfordeast.com #haroldpintertheatre #apollotheatre @bridgetheatre.bsky.social #theatre #musical
October 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
On Curtain Up we take a look at:
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe @sadlerswells.bsky.social Brigadoon
@Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Good Night, Oscar @barbicancentre.bsky.social
Every Brilliant Thing @Soho Place
From 2:40.42 in:
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@BBCRadioLondon #Londontheatre
August 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Janet Street-Porter shares her Inheritance Tracks:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#opera #Reggae #ska
BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Janet Street-Porter
The journalist, writer and broadcaster on the musical moments that have inspired her.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
On Curtain Up this week, we review Intimate Apparel at the Donmar, Till The Stars Come Down at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Stereophonic at The Duke of York and A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Bridge.
From 2:49:30 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@carriegrant.bsky.social @davidgrantsays.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Fearne Cotton shares her lovely Inheritance Tracks on Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Fearne Cotton
The DJ-turned-novelist Fearne Cotton on the music that's shaped her life.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
On Curtain Up this week, we take a look at Marie and Rosetta at the Rose theatre, Here We Are at the National, Retrograde at the Apollo Theatre and The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum. From 02:49:12: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@DavidGrantSays @BBCRadioLondon #theatre #musicaltheatre
May 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The actor and musician Nigel Havers shares his Inheritance Tracks: I've Got You Under My Skin sung by Mel Tormé and Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon. If you missed them, here's the mini podcast version:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#crooners #Jumpin'JackFlash #January
BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Nigel Havers
The actor and broadcaster on the soundtrack of his life.
bbc.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Archers actor Charles Collingwood (aka Brian Aldridge) shares his Inheritance Tracks on BBC R4's Saturday Live, as he celebrates 50 years in Ambridge: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
@BBCRadio4 #TheArchers #PeterSkellern #Jaws #magicmoments
April 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Thanks to Clair Woodward of The Sunday Times, for recommending In The Studio with Anna Clyne and Jody Elff, in her round up of radio programmes and podcasts this week. On BBC World Service and BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@bbcworldservice @rdmr1.bsky.social @thetimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It's been a real treat following Anna Clyne, one of the world's most in-demand composers, and the Grammy award-winning sound designer Jody Elff on their creative process, making PALETTE a Concerto for Augmented Orchestra:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
@rdmr1.bsky.social #AnnaClyne #BBCWorldService
BBC World Service - In the Studio, Anna Clyne and Jody Elff: Creating a sonic palette
Composer Anna Clyne and sound designer Jody Elff create a new piece inspired by colours
bbc.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
On Curtain Up on BBC Radio London, we feature Much Ado About Nothing, Alterations, Clueless The Musical and Richard II. From 2:48:46
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@bbclondon.bsky.social @carriegrant.bsky.social @davidgrantsays.bsky.social
#theatre #musicalshow #Shakespeare
March 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Journalist and former champion Irish dancer Steph McGovern shares her Inheritance Tracks:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
@stephmcgovern.bsky.social #Irish #dancing #kitchendisco
BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Steph McGovern
The journalist and broadcaster on her music heritage.
bbc.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Oscar nominated writer of A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg, shares the music that's shaped his work and life: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#ARealPain #Oscars #musicals #Poland
BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Jesse Eisenberg
The actor, writer and director on the music that has shaped him and his work.
bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Oscar nominated star of The Brutalist, Felicity Jones shares her Inheritance Tracks:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#TheBrutalist #Oscars
BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Felicity Jones
The multi-Oscar nominated actor on the soundtrack to her life.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our 'Curtain Up' guide to theatre in London this Christmas including Ballet Shoes, The Little Foxes, Benjamin Button The Musical and The Importance of Being Earnest from 2.47:25: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@NationalTheatre, @youngvictheatre, @Ambtheatre
@CarrieGrant1 @DavidGrantSays #theatre #ballet
December 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Mackenzie Crook shares his poetic Inheritance Tracks with us on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
@bbcradio4.bsky.social
#jonimitchell #nickdrake #folk #poetry
BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Mackenzie Crook
The actor, writer and real-life detectorist shares the music that shapes his life.
bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 2:42 PM