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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.
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Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell celebrate Yuletide Classics
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell enjoy five cracking festive tracks
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Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon head to Mongolia
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon add five more tracks.
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Emma Rawicz and Keelan Carew enjoy the vibes
Fri 5 Dec 2025
Keelan Carew and Emma Rawicz join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
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Claire Wickes and Vince Pope and plenty of strings
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Claire Wickes and Vince Pope add five more tracks.
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Amy Harman and Peter Long cue the bass
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Bassoonist Amy Harman and jazz man Peter Long add five more tracks to the playlist.
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Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead launch a new series
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Neil Brand and trumpeter Imogen Whitehead launch the new series.
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Anne Dudley and Joe Stilgoe round off the series
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Anne Dudley and Joe Stilgoe add the final five tracks of the series.
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Catrin Finch and Rhodri Marsden on absence and resilience
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Catrin Finch and Rhodri Marsden add five more tracks to the growing playlist.
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Callum Au and Natalie Duncan and the beauty of brass
Fri 5 Sep 2025
Callum Au and Natalie Duncan add five more tracks.
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Jess Gillam and Keelan Carew with music fit for a king
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Saxophonist Jess Gillam and pianist Keelan Carew add five more tracks.
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Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens celebrate the BBC Proms
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens add the next five tracks
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Victoria Canal and Roderick Williams launch a brand new series
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Victoria Canal and Roderick Williams add the first five tracks in the new series.
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Debbie Wiseman and Ben Gernon round off the series
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Debbie Wiseman and Ben Gernon add the final five tracks of the series.
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Anna Lapwood and Andrew Roachford celebrate the 100th episode
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Anna Lapwood and Andrew Roachford add five tracks in this 100th episode.
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Ashley Henry and Amy Harman on Bowie and Beethoven
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Ashley Henry and Amy Harman join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
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Nicky Spence and Heidi Fardell drop in on the Honky Château
Fri 6 Jun 2025
Nicky Spence and Heidi Fardell join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
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Claire Booth and Gavin Higgins on a few very famous notes
Fri 30 May 2025
Claire Booth and Gavin Higgins add five more tracks to the playlist.
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Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand launch a brand new playlist
Fri 23 May 2025
Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand add the first five tracks of the new series.
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Tawiah and Linton Stephens round off the series
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Tawiah and Linton Stephens add the final five tracks to the current playlist.
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Natalie Duncan and Richard Stilgoe celebrate the Red Planet
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Natalie Duncan and Richard Stilgoe add five more tracks to the playlist
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Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew head for a hoedown
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
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Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley salute Amy
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley help add the next five tracks.
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Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon take us to Syria and Hamburg
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks.
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Emma Rawicz and Neil Brand reach for the skies
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Emma Rawicz and Neil Brand add five more tracks to the playlist.
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Julian Joseph and Aoife Ní Bhriain open the new series
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Julian Joseph and Aoife Ní Bhriain join Anna and Jeffrey as they embark on a new series.
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Georgie Ward and Abel Selaocoe round off the series
Fri 3 Jan 2025
Abel Selaocoe and Georgie Ward add the final five tracks to the series
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Seckou Keita, Tess Tyler and Nick Patrick, from Prince to Kings
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Tess Tyler and Seckou Keita join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks
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Festive classics with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams
Fri 20 Dec 2024
A special festive episode, with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams.
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Lucy Shaw and Ben Nobuto take us to space
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Lucy Shaw and Ben Nobuto join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
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Rhodri Marsden and Yazz Ahmed head from Bahrain to Japan
Fri 6 Dec 2024
Musician Rhodri Marsden and trumpeter Yazz Ahmed add five more tracks.
A Brief History of the Playlist
Jeffrey Boakye reflects on how we've changed the ways we soundtrack our lives.
