Podcast Episodes

Jools Holland

Jools Holland, king of boogie-woogie piano, reveals his lifelong passion for classical music in conversation with Michael Berkeley.

The piano is at t…

6 years, 3 months ago

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz is a master of musicals. He wrote Godspell, Pippin, and The Baker’s Wife; he’s written the lyrics for films such as Pocohontas, The …

6 years, 3 months ago

Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende’s first novel, “The House of the Spirits” catapulted her to literary stardom, and was acclaimed as a classic of Latin American magic r…

6 years, 3 months ago

Women Composers Compilation

As part of Radio 3’s celebration of female composers, Michael Berkeley draws together some of his guests who have championed works by women.

Turner P…

6 years, 4 months ago

Piers Gough

Piers Gough co-founded his own architectural practice while he was still at college, at the age of only twenty-two. He made his name during the redev…

6 years, 4 months ago

Chibundu Onuzo

Michael Berkeley talks to author Chibundu Onuzo about the challenge of writing novels while studying for her A-levels, and the role of music and fait…

6 years, 4 months ago

Jonathan Aitken

In a frank and moving interview the priest and former politician Jonathan Aitken talks to Michael Berkeley about the music that has accompanied his r…

6 years, 4 months ago

Ann Wroe

Michael Berkeley talks to the writer Ann Wroe about the inspiration and comfort she finds in music.

Ann spends the first 36 hours of each week wrestl…

6 years, 5 months ago

James Thornton

Michael Berkeley talks to the environmental lawyer James Thornton about tackling the climate crisis, about Zen Buddhism and about James's love of the…

6 years, 5 months ago

William Sieghart

William Sieghart, the founder of the Forward Prizes for poetry and National Poetry Day, talks to Michael Berkeley about the music and poetry he loves…

6 years, 5 months ago