Blood on the Tracks

Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud, rugby ref Nigel Owens, rapper and comic Doc Brown and The Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie join Colin Murray and pick out favourite tracks from their record collections. Categories include the greatest line of rap, songs that make the heart soar and a playlist of Welsh songs, featuring music from Fugees, Beastie Boys, Tom Jones and The Bangles.

Best selling artist Jack Savoretti, presenter AJ Odudu, BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz and comic Ed Gamble join host Colin Murray to debate their favourite tracks. Topics include greatest song about gambling, songs you’d describe as genuine ‘works of art’ and what instrument would you most like to be?! Features songs by the Sex Pistols, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and Rage Against The Machine.

Presenter: Colin Murray

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Poet and reggae artist Benjamin Zephaniah, Bez from the Happy Mondays, actress Michaela Coel and former Elvis impersonator turned comic actor Mike Bubbins are asked by Colin Murray for a song that will guarantee everyone gets up to dance, best live performance they’ve ever seen, emotional songs, a modern-day classic that will be beloved twenty five years from now, and greatest song under two minutes. Music includes tracks by Pharrell, Sia, Blossoms and Stevie Wonder.

Television presenter Laura Whitmore, MP Stella Creasy, songwriter Chelcee Grimes and comic Nish Kumar play their favourite songs including tracks from Cat Power, Alanis Morissette, The Undertones, Beyoncé, Westlife and Nina Simone. Colin Murray has the questions on great songwriters, tattooed lyrics, Irish bands and big ends.

Skin from Skunk Anansie, former footballer turned DJ Pat Nevin, Actor Jake Wood and comedian Mo Gilligan each select a song they adore, but fear everyone else will hate, pick their favourite bit of drumming from their record collections and choose their favourite Blur track. Also featuring music by Genesis, Michael Jackson, New Order and The Specials.

Justin Hawkins of the Darkness joins Wimbledon Tennis Champion Pat Cash, American comic Ali Siddiq and DJ Edith Bowman to play songs by AC/DC, The Editors, Whitney Houston, Pink Floyd and Spinal Tap as Colin Murray asks about tracks from movies, pop princesses and extreme vocal ranges. Plus the guests submit their phones and devices to ‘The Shuffle’

Rou Reynolds from Enter Shikari, Ben from The Shires, Musician Levi Roots and comedian Elis James tell us about tracks they love that will debunk the stereotype, favourite all-time Reggae song, greatest male/female harmony and songs that are better live than in studio. Featuring music from Bob Marley, The Civil Wars, U2 and The Beatles

Four more self-confessed music nerds; Country Rock star Lindsay Ell, politician Alan Johnson, Olympic Gold Medallist Kate Richardson-Walsh and stand-up comedian Russell Kane play Blood on the Tracks. They pick the best track from a dysfunctional band, greatest political song and a tune from their record collections that guarantees the ‘romance’ including songs by Weezer, Muddy Waters, The Beatles and Nina Simone.

Olympic 100 metres Gold Medal winner Linford Christie, singer Fleur East, Chef Gizzi Erskine and Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers talk best basslines, greatest pop song by an actor or actress and band with which they’ve always had an obsession. Music featuring includes favourite tracks by Chic, The Damned, Fleetwood Mac and The Spice Girls.

New York music, personal connections to favourite tracks and the best songs about alcohol.