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  Emma Rawicz and Arsha Kaviani celebrate exceptional teenage talent 11.09.2026 42min

  Saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz and pianist and composer Arsha Kaviani are the studio guests of Jeffrey and Anna as they add five more tracks, taking them from a politically satirical song by George Michael to a classic pop track from the American girl group TLC via two mysterious buildings conjured up by The Animals and Modest Mussorgsky.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Shoot the Dog by George Michael Lush Life by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, written by Billy Strayhorn House of the Rising Sun by The Animals The Old Castle by Modest Mussorgsky No Scrubs by TLCOther music in this episode:Disco Inferno by The Trammps La Cucaracha by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán Cowboys & Aliens by Emma Rawicz The Rising Sun Blues by Clarence 'Tom' Ashley and Gwen Foster Poker Face by Lady Gaga What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner
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  Anne Dudley and Jon Boden at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield 04.09.2026 42min

  Oscar-winning composer Anne Dudley and musician, arranger and former lead singer with the folk group Bellowhead, Jon Boden, are Jeffrey and Anna's guests in front of a live audience at the Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield. Kicking off with a huge Sheffield banger from 1982, the five-track journey takes them to Bob Marley, Eliza Carthy and finishing up with a legless cockroach!Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:The Look of Love by ABC Stir It Up by Bob Marley Little Gypsy Girl by Eliza Carthy Pe-loc by Béla Bartók La Cucaracha by Mariachi Vargas de TecalitlánOther music in this episode:Don't You Want Me by The Human League Tonight The Streets Are Ours by Richard Hawley With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker I Do This All The Time by Self Esteem Heatwave In The Cold North by Reverend and The Makers Temptation by Heaven 17 Common People by Pulp I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton Rufford Park Poachers recorded by Percy Grainger From the Diary of a Fly by Béla Bartók
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  RuthAnne and Gavin Higgins get in the Flow 28.08.2026 42min

  RuthAnne - songwriter Ruth-Anne Cunningham - and composer Gavin Higgins join Jeffrey and Anna as they create a standalone five-track playlist for this one-off episode. Starting with a massive international hit by a leading Irish singer, they head to Fugees, Gershwin and some fine young cannibals.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Orinoco Flow by Enya Ready or Not by Fugees I Loves You, Porgy by George & Ira Gershwin, sung by Nina Simone She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals Opposite People by Newen Afrobeat & Seun KutiOther music in this episode:Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber and Tiësto In the Name of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha Too Little Too Late by JoJo Work Bitch by Britney Spears Slow Hands by Niall Horan Where Do Broken Hearts Go by One Direction Boadicea by Enya Rhapsody In Blue by George Gershwin Opposite People by Fela Kuti and Africa 70
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  Nadine Shah, David Arnold and Charlotte Harding celebrate the BBC Proms 21.08.2026 42min

  To mark this year's BBC Proms, Jeffrey and Anna are joined by three music specialists to create a playlist of five Proms-themed tracks. Celebrated James Bond film composer David Arnold, Mercury-Prize-nominated, South Tyneside-born, singer and songwriter Nadine Shah, and composer and saxophonist Charlotte Harding check out this year's festival, currently just past its halfway point, and look into the archive to choose their five tracks.Every concert in this year's BBC Proms is - or will be - available via BBC Sounds, including Nadine Shah's performance in Gateshead and Charlotte Harding's Relaxed Prom in Bristol, with many also available on the iPlayer.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:James Bond Theme by John Barry 4th mvt: Adagio, from 9th Symphony by Gustav Mahler Time by Pink Floyd It’s Raining Today by Scott Walker And the Door Unsealed by Miho Hazama, performed by the Danish Radio Big BandOther music in this episode:Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland Topless Mother by Nadine Shah Miami International from Casino Royale by David Arnold Bad Sign, Good Sign by Monty Norman Main Title from Out of Africa by John Barry Make It Easy on Yourself by The Walker Brothers My Ship Is Coming In by The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by The Walker Brothers Wilkommen from Cabaret by the Danish Radio Big Band
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  A celebration of Black British music live at V&A East, with Nolay, Soweto Kinch and Keelan Carew 14.08.2026 42min

  The V&A East Museum in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London opened in April with its inaugural exhibition The Music Is Black: A British Story, focusing on 125 years of Black music-making in Britain. Spanning four continents, it is a story of excellence, struggle, resilience and joy. To celebrate the exhibition, in a collaboration between the V&A and the BBC, Add to Playlist comes from the museum in front of a live audience with a host of significant figures on the Black British music scene.Jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch, leading UK grime artist NoLay (accompanied by fellow grime artists Griminal and Roachee), classical pianist Keelan Carew and special guest Janet Kay - who hit the high notes with her 1979 smash hit Silly Games - join Anna and Jeffrey as they discuss the five tracks of Black British music that make up this episode's playlist.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Back to Life by Soul II Soul 21 Seconds by So Solid Crew Silly Games by Janet Kay Deep River by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor It’s So by Omar Other music in this episode:On My Radio by The Selecter Keep on Movin' by Soul II Soul Hiawatha's Wedding Feast by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor There's Nothing Like This by Omar
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  Tom Seals and Debbie Wiseman slap that bass 26.06.2026 42min

  Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Tom Seals are Jeffrey and Anna's final guests of the current series as they add the final five tracks, taking them from a Prince classic via the First Lady of Song to Bob Geldof's ticking clock and a Punjabi bhangra megahit.Add to Playlist will be back on air on 14 August.For details of the Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield and for free tickets for the recording of Add to Playlist and other Radio 4 shows, visit https://crossedwires.live/fringeProducer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:When Doves Cry by Prince Slap That Bass by Ella Fitzgerald La Valse by Maurice Ravel Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats  Mundian To Bach Ke by Panjabi MCOther music in this episode:West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys Billie Jean by Michael Jackson Africa by Toto In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins L'Enfant et les Sortilèges by Maurice Ravel Time by Pink Floyd Hung Up by Madonna Knight Rider theme by Stu Phillips & Glen A. Larson Turn It Up/Fire It Up by Busta Rhymes
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  Claire Wickes and Ashley Henry celebrate chocolate and music 19.06.2026 42min

  Flautist Claire Wickes and jazz pianist Ashley Henry join Jeffrey and Anna as they add the next five tracks, exploring the association between music and chocolate, and digging into the Harlem Renaissance with the poet Langston Hughes and Cuban Negrismo, before marking the official longest partnership in pop.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:5-4-3-2-1 by Manfred Mann Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes Boda Negra by María Teresa Vera West End Girls by Pet Shop BoysOther music in this episode:Mississippi Goddam by Ashley Henry Knee Play 5 from Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass Numbers by Kraftwerk 5,6,7,8 by Steps Moon River by Audrey Hepburn Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky
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  Guy Pratt and Amy Harman and the art of hocketing 12.06.2026 42min

  Bass guitarist, composer and songwriter Guy Pratt and bassoonist Amy Harman are Jeffrey and Anna's studio guests as they add five more tracks. Starting with an early ska classic, they explore the art of 'hocketing' before heading to the beach with Einstein.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Miss Jamaica by Jimmy Cliff Rock On by David Essex Finale of Symphony No 6 in B Minor by Tchaikovsky Hockets for Two Voices: 1 by Meara O’Reilly Knee Play 5 from Einstein on the Beach by Philip GlassOther music in this episode:Ain't No Doubt by Jimmy Nail Like a Prayer by Madonna The Reason by Celine Dion I'm Alive by Vybz Kartel Be My Guest by Fats Domino Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd 9th Symphony by Gustav Mahler Zap Mama by Babanzélé Gamelan by the Bali Gamelan Orchestra Money by Pink Floyd Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd
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  Lucy Parham and Nicky Spence explore some familiar Radio 4 theme tunes 05.06.2026 42min

  Classical pianist Lucy Parham and operatic tenor Nicky Spence are Jeffrey and Anna's studio guests as they compile another five-track playlist. Starting with a memorable scene from Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo, they end up at the queen of the power ballad, stopping off to reveal the background to two very popular tunes regularly played on Radio 4.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Quartet from Rigoletto by Verdi La Flor de la Canela by Chabuca Granda The Minute Waltz by Chopin My Native Heath, Suite IV: Barwick Green by Arthur Wood The Reason by Celine DionOther music in this episode:Cantaloop by Us3 Proud Mary by Ike & Tina Turner Approaching Menace by Neil Richardson The Archers Theme by The Yetties My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
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  Fiona Bevan and Keelan Carew mess around 29.05.2026 42min

  Multi-platinum songwriter and musician Fiona Bevan and pianist Keelan Carew are Jeffrey and Anna's studio guests as they add five more tracks, taking us from Ray Charles letting loose for the first time, to a famous riverboat steamer on the Mississippi via Mozart and Nick Drake.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Mess Around by Ray Charles Kyrie from the Mass in C Minor by Mozart From the Morning by Nick Drake Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy Proud Mary by Ike & Tina Turner Other music in this episode:Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor (the Chaconne) by J.S. Bach Over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy Fields of Gold by Sting Little Things by One Direction
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  Ben Gernon and Heidi Fardell launch a new series 22.05.2026 42min

  Conductor Ben Gernon and baroque recorder player Heidi Fardell open the new series alongside Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the first five tracks, taking us from a steamy New York summer to a celebrated Bach composition that violinist Joshua Bell has described as 'not just one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, but one of the greatest achievements of any man in history'. Throw in Gershwin, Louis XIV and a very serious musical accident, and you've got a cornucopia of an opening episode.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Summer in the City by The Lovin’ Spoonful An American in Paris by George Gershwin Overture to Phaëton by Jean-Baptiste Lully Ain’t It Strange by Patti Smith Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor (the Chaconne) by J.S. Bach Other music in this episode:Batman Theme by Neil Hefti & his Orchestra 12 Sonatas Op. 11 'Parensi': No 7 in A Minor: II. Allegro by Robert Valentine, performed by Heidi Fardell Because The Night by Patti Smith
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  Neil Brand and Matilda Lloyd celebrate the mambo 27.03.2026 42min

  Pianist and silent film music specialist Neil Brand and trumpeter Matilda Lloyd join Jeffrey and Anna as they add five tracks to the playlist, in the last of the current series. From a celebrated American singer who died aged 27 we head to the most successful artist in the history of the Grammys, via a famous sacred Italian work, appropriate as Good Friday approaches.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin Stabat Mater Dolorosa by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Mambo Bacan by Sophia Loren The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Say My Name by Destiny’s ChildOther music in this episode:Toccata by Giovanni Battista Martini, played by Matilda Lloyd Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C. My Adidas by Run-D.M.C. Mambo No 5 by Pérez Prado Que Rico Mambo by Pérez Prado Bangers & Mash by Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers Moon River by Henry Mancini, sung by Audrey Hepburn Say My Name (Acapella) by Destiny's Child
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  Anne Dudley and Guy Barker are Thunderstruck 20.03.2026 42min

  Trumpeter and bandleader Guy Barker and composer and arranger Anne Dudley join Jeffrey and Anna as they add five more tracks, taking us from a high-octane heavy-metal classic to Run-D.M.C. via signature stage moves and dreamy Ella.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Thunderstruck by AC/DC I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown Hommage à Rameau by Claude Debussy My Reverie by Ella Fitzgerald Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C.Other music in this episode:Love's Theme by The Love Unlimited Orchestra Gravel Pit by Wu-Tang Clan Surrender by Swing Out Sister It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown Reverie by Debussy, performed by Lang Lang A-Tisket A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb Humpty Dumpty by Aimee Mann All The King's Horses by Dusty Springfield Take Me To The Mardi Gras by Bob James Take Me To The Mardi Gras by Paul Simon
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  Nicholas McCarthy and Amy Harman watch the clock 13.03.2026 42min

  Bassoonist Amy Harman and concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy are the studio guests of Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks. Kicking off with an internationally famous track written in Ostend in Belgium, they end up in a gravel pit via a ticking clock or two.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye Clocks by Coldplay The Clock (the 2nd mvt) from Symphony No 101 in D Major by Haydn Precipitato (the 3rd mvt) from Piano Sonata No 7 in B Flat Major by Prokofiev Gravel Pit by Wu-Tang ClanOther music in this episode:Etudes: Op 8 No 12 in D-Flat Minor by Scriabin, played by Nicholas McCarthy Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D-Major by Ravel, played by Nicholas McCarthy On the Road Again (Live) by Willie Nelson Who'll Buy My Memories by Willie Nelson Impulse by Hans Zimmer Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell Nautilus by Anna Meredith It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan
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  Andrew Roachford and Carol Jarvis celebrate a former taxi driver 06.03.2026 42min

  Trombonist Carol Jarvis and singer and songwriter Andrew Roachford join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks to the playlist. Starting with a famous composer and former taxi driver, they head to some classic boogie-woogie, a female kora virtuoso, and hit the road again with one of country's finest.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Etudes: No 6 by Philip Glass Pyramid Song by Radiohead Hassle Attack by Ann Rabson Ballaké Sissoko by Sona Jobarteh On the Road Again (Live) by Willie Nelson Other music in this episode:Mary Ann by Buddy Guy With Love by Thin Lizzy Sex Machine by James Brown Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell Diary of a Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann
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  Debbie Wiseman and Jay Capperauld head to Colombia 27.02.2026 42min

  Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and Scottish classical composer Jay Capperauld are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's studio guests as they add five more tracks. Starting with a hip-shake in Colombia, they head to South Africa, a state secondary school in London, the firebombing of Dresden, and finally to Honolulu for a Canadian lament.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira Zithande by Freshlyground Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, by Pink Floyd String Quartet No 8, 2nd mvt: Allegro Molto by Dmitri Shostakovich Big Yellow Taxi by Joni MitchellOther music in this episode:Rock Your Baby by George McCrae Our Gilded Veins by Jay Capperauld With Love by Thin Lizzy Amores Como El Nuestro by Jerry Rivera Dance Like This by Wyclef Jean The Time of Our Lives by Toni Braxton and Il Divo Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira and Freshlyground Chicken to Change by Freshlyground Endlings by Jay Capperauld
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  Errollyn Wallen and Richard Stilgoe head to Nashville 20.02.2026 42min

  Composer Errollyn Wallen, Master of the King's Music, and lyricist and musician Richard Stilgoe, join Jeffrey and Anna as they add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from the Nashville Sound to Dublin rock via New Zealand.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Do I Ever Cross Your Mind by Dolly Parton & Chet Atkins Tre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum by Giacomo Puccini Sober by Lorde Memory by Elaine Paige With Love by Thin Lizzy Other music in this episode:Gypsy Sahara by Taraf de Haïdouks & Kočani Orkestar The Outside by Taylor Swift Four Walls by Jim Reeves Oh Lonesome Me by Don Gibson Royals by Lorde Parisienne Walkways by Gary Moore The Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy
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  Rick Wakeman and Aoife Ní Bhriain launch the new series 13.02.2026 42min

  Irish classical and folk violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain and keyboard player Rick Wakeman are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's first guests as they begin a brand new series. Valentine's Day vibes are in the air so expect a bit of love as we embark on a new playlist, taking us from a sweet disco classic to a precocious pop/country megastar via Thor and Mozart.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:[03'55] Love is in the Air by John Paul Young [11'07] Love’s Dream by Rick Wakeman ft Roger Daltrey [18'40] Thor: Ragnarok by Mark Mothersbaugh [25'45] Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto No 1 in B-flat Major by Mozart [33'40] The Outside by Taylor SwiftOther music in this episode:Berghain by Rosalía ft Björk Whip it by DEVO Arena Fight by Mark Mothersbaugh
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  Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell celebrate Yuletide Classics 19.12.2025 42min

  Anna and Jeffrey host an Add to Playlist Yuletide special. They are joined by jazz musician and songwriter Joe Stilgoe and baroque recorder player Heidi Fardell to pick apart five cracking festive tracks, from Sleigh Ride to the Carol of the Bells.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Sleigh Ride by Ella Fitzgerald Sinfonia from The Christmas Oratorio by J S Bach Carol of the Bells by The Sixteen, written by Mykola Leontovych and Peter Wilhousky Step into Christmas by Elton John and Bernie Taupin Feliz Navidad by José FelicianoOther music in this episode:Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by The Torero Band Sleigh Ride by the Boston Pops Orchestra Sleigh Ride by The Andrews Sisters Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes Christmas Oratorio Pt 1 by J S Bach Shchedryk by Mykola Leontovych Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas) by Elton John and Bernie Taupin Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Elton John Maoz Tzur by The Maccabeats Yalda by Hossein Tavakoli
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  Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon head to Mongolia 12.12.2025 42min

  Conductor Ben Gernon and Music Director Katy Richardson join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add another five tracks, taking us from the Mongolian landscape to a sunrise in Lesbos, a famous TV theme, and some seriously wronged wives.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Wolf Totem by The HU  Daybreak (Lever du jour) by Maurice Ravel Stranger Things Theme by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein Madeline by Lily Allen Ex-Wives from SIX: The MusicalOther music in this episode:Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich Creep by Radiohead The Lonely Goatherd by Julie Andrews Morgul by Ay-Kherel Dancing On My Own by Robyn Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics I Feel Love by Donna Summer Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush