My Classical Favourites

This week's guest Victoria Glendinning talks to Sarah Walker about her writing, and introduces some of her favourite music

The novelist Jonathan Coe talks to Rob Cowan and chooses music from Rosza and Reich to Ravel.

Highlights from this week's guest, author of the latest James Bond novel Solo, William Boyd.

Rob Cowan talks to the clinical psychologist Oliver James about issues affecting the Society we live in today and shares his musical passions.

This week choirmaster and broadcaster Gareth Malone shares his favourite music with Rob Cowan, and Rob chooses a piece with Gareth's tastes in mind.

Writer Alexander McCall Smith talks to Sarah Walker.

This week's guest is Simon Thurley - historian, writer, broadcaster and Chief Executive of English Heritage. He talks to Sarah Walker about the pleasures and challenges of conserving the nation's heritage, his early work as Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, his childhood, his attitude towards the teaching of history and of course the music that he loves. Sarah concludes by choosing a piece of music specially for him, based on his choices during the week.

This week's guest, Joanne Harris, talks about her love of French poetry, a novel way to experience Mozart's Requiem and her trilogy of books with food at her heart, and Rob chooses a piece of music especially for her.

Highlights from this week's guest, Professor of History at Yale University, Jay Winter.

Highlights from this week's guest, academic and consultant to the Radio 3 World War One programming, Kate Kennedy