Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| David James | 20241214 |  In each episode, Nicky is joined by a high-profile figure from broadcasting, entertainment and public life to share and explore how classical music has soundtracked their worlds as parents, children and caregivers: with a host of arresting, moving and funny stories from both parties along the way. In this episode, Nicky is joined by former footballer and music lover, David James, as he recounts the influence his grandmother had on his music taste- and life- as well as his experience of becoming a grandparent himself. And through pieces from Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Copland, David James shares how he turns to music to soothe the rough edges of daily life, in the family and in the locker room. Produced by Leonie Thomas and Katie Hill Exec Producer, Steven Rajam An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Nicky Campbell and David James share how classical music has soundtracked their lives. The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters Nicky Campbell asks former England goalkeeper, David James, how music has guided and grounded him in the remarkable and mundane moments of family life. |
| Nadifa Mohamed | 20241207 |  Nicky Campbell is joined by a high-profile figure from broadcasting, entertainment and public life to share and explore how classical music has soundtracked their worlds as parents, children and caregivers: with a host of arresting, moving and funny stories from both parties along the way. This week, we hear how the British-Somali writer Nadifa Mohamed has written and re-written her family story to a soundtrack of Prokofiev and Purcell. From childhood images of freedom and escape, to the birth of her nieces as a catalyst for recording her family story, through to the pieces of music that remind her of the extraordinary life of her father and the extraordinary character of her mother. Produced by Leonie Thomas and Katie Hill Exec Producer: Steven Rajam An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Nicky Campbell asks Nadifa Mohamed about how classical music is part of her family life. The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters Nicky Campbell asks novelist Nadifa Mohamed how music has guided and grounded her in the remarkable and mundane moments of family life.
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters |
| Neil Kinnock | 20241130 |  In each episode, Nicky is joined by a high-profile figure from broadcasting, entertainment and public life to share and explore how classical music has soundtracked their worlds as parents, children and caregivers: with a host of arresting, moving and funny stories from both parties along the way. In this episode, Nicky is in the studio with former Leader of the Labour Party, Lord Neil Kinnock as he reflects on the music that he was introduced to by his mother, his youth spent singing in the Glamorgan Youth Choir and how music was at the very heart of his loving marriage to Baroness Glenys Kinnock. And the pair share stories about the challenges and occasional hilarity of raising children in the public eye. Produced by Leonie Thomas and Katie Hill Exec Producer, Steven Rajam An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Nicky Campbell asks Neil Kinnock how classical music has soundtracked his family life. The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters Music lover and devoted parent, Nicky Campbell asks politician Neil Kinnock how music has guided and grounded him in the remarkable and mundane moments of family life. |