Private Passions

Jane Goodall was only twenty-four when in she went to live among the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania, and... Read more

Michael Berkeley's guest this week is Alan Bennett. We know him as the much-loved playwright and diarist who's been ente... Read more

Sebastian Barry's great-grand-father was a traditional Irish musician, who played on the wooden flute and piccolo. His m... Read more

Geoff Dyer is a writer who joyously defies categorisation. The winner of many literary prizes, and frequently described ... Read more

Thirty years ago, Vesna Goldsworthy fell in love with a young Englishman she met at a summer school in Bulgaria; she mov... Read more

Philosopher, Isaiah Berlin discusses his personal music choices with Michael Berkeley in 1996 - drawn from the archive t... Read more

Chris Hadfield has described going into space as 'strapping yourself on top of what is essentially a large bomb'. He is ... Read more

Michael Berkeley's guest is Anne Sebba, the best-selling biographer of iconic women including Wallis Simpson, Winston Ch... Read more

From Hollywood to European art house cinema, from Shakespeare to contemporary drama, Greta Scacchi is one of our most ve... Read more

Canadian pianist Chilly Gonzales is on a mission - to get us all playing. His piano books and online pop music mastercla... Read more

Michael Berkeley talks to the actor Clarke Peters about his passion for breaking down barriers between musical tradition... Read more

Michael Berkeley's guest is the distinguished scholar Sir Christopher Ricks, who was described by W.H. Auden as 'the kin... Read more