Inheritance Tracks

From Shameless to X-Men, Atonement and His Dark Materials…James McAvoy seems to have mastered his craft in-front of the camera - so has decided to try his hand at calling the shots.
His directorial debut, California Schemin', sees two chaps from Dundee in Scotland pretend to be American rappers to land a record deal.
A story that sounds stranger than fiction - but is true.
So now seemed like the perfect time to hear about the music that inspires him.
Inherited: Maggie May by Rod Stewart
Passing on: Ally Bally Bee sung by Mary Anne Paterson
Producers: Anna Bailey and Ben Mitchell

Our Inheritance Tracks this week come from the actor Noah Wyle.
From ER to The Pitt, Noah’s career on screen echoes that of his mother who worked as a nurse.
But music was always a familial pastime.
Inherited: We Belong Together by Rickie Lee Jones
Passing on: Peter and the Wolf composed by Sergei Prokofiev and performed by the New York Philharmonic
Producers: Anna Bailey and Ben Mitchell

This edition of Inheritance Tracks come from an actress with a strong claim for national treasure status – Lesley Joseph.
With a career spanning over sixty years, she has entertained us as on the small screen in the likes of Birds of a Feather and on stage as Mother Superior in the Sister Act musical.
Inherited: Marche Militaire composed by Franz Schubert and performed by the Philharmonic Wind Orchestra
Passing on: What About Us by P!nk
Producers: Lowri Morgan and Ben Mitchell

Our inheritance tracks this week come from Lisa Kudrow, no less.
The Emmy Award-winning star from Friends returns to our screens in the latest series of The Comeback.
As Phoebe Buffay her attempts at music-making were famously harrowing – but her Inheritance Tracks, predictably enough, are a real joy.
Inherited: Downtown by Petula Clark
Passing on: Wonderful Baby by Don McLean
Producers: Ben Mitchell and Anna Bailey

Dr Sian Williams is a chartered counselling psychologist working in the NHS.
Sian presented BBC Breakfast for over a decade, as well as Saturday Live between 2012 and 2014.
Radio 4 listeners will know her from her series Life Changing which returns in April. Her book on living well with anxiety called ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’ is out now.
Inherited: Calon Lan by Cerys Matthews and The Fron Male Voice Choir
Pass on: Better Together by Jack Johnson
Producer: Catherine Powell