Inheritance Tracks

Today’s Inheritance Tracks, as featured in BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live, come from a singer-songwriter with musical theatre on his CV.
Sam Ryder is currently starring in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 2026 and the tracks most dear to him are:
Inherited: Border Song (Holly Moses) by Aretha Franklin
Pass On: The Show Goes On by Bruce Hornsby
Producer: Anna Bailey

As featured on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live with Adrian Chiles, the mutlit-talented Sheryl Crow shares with us a track that she has inherited and a track that she would like to pass on to someone for inspiration.
Sheryl's new album - Pick You Up - is out now.
Inherited: Somewhere over the Rainbow by Judy Garland
Pass On: Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley
Producers: Gareth Nelson-Davies and Ribika Moktan
Photo credit: Dove Shore

The inheritance tracks of actor, presenter and singer Robson Green are inspired by his love of Northumberland.
He made his name in TV with roles in the military drama "Soldier Soldier", and as clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill in "Wire in the Blood".
He and his "Soldier Soldier" co-star Jerome Flynn's version of "Unchained Melody" sold more than 1.9 million copies in the UK.
His inheritance tracks draw on his life in Hexham in Northumberland.
Inherited: "Run for Home" by Lindisfarne.
Pass On: "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash.
Producer: Ribika Moktan.

Inheritance Tracks is a feature played in BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live programme.
This edition of Inheritance Tracks come from Broadway and West End singer Marisha Wallace.
Marisha’s earned Olivier nominations for her performances in Guys and Dolls and Oklahoma!
Her Inheritance Tracks draw on the gospel sounds of her childhood in North Carolina.
Inherited: At Last by Etta James
Pass On: Here Comes The Sun by Nina Simone
Producer: Anna Bailey

This edition of Inheritance Tracks comes from Nigel Planer, the mention of that name brings straight to mind Neil from the Young Ones, but there’s a lot more to Nigel than that. And there’s plenty going on in his Inheritance Tracks too.
He'll be appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Monday 12 October to talk about his memoir – Young Once.
Inherited: Northern Sky by Nick Drake
Pass On: Jupiter by Mozart
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Image credit:Carole Bargh