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With three weeks remaining of this year's BBC Proms, Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe present a Proms-themed edition. Studio guests are the celebrated trumpeter Alison Balsom, who'll be performing in this year's Last Night of the Proms, and bassoonist, Radio 3 and Proms presenter Linton Stephens. Expect music from the Proms and beyond as we head from a live, scaled-back Springsteen anthem to the Outer Hebrides, via Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Born in the USA (live) by Bruce Springsteen

2nd movement of the Symphony No 10 in E Minor by Dmitry Shostakovich

Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

Andante: 2nd movement of the Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn

Hùg air a' Bhonaid Mhòir (Celebrate the Big Bonnet) by Julie Fowlis

Other music in this episode:

A Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky

Trumpet Concerto in E major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel

The Lovecats by The Cure

Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen

I Don't Know How to Love Him by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice, sung by Yvonne Elliman

Touch the Sky (from the film Brave) by Julie Fowlis

You can listen to every Prom and unmissable moments from across the season on BBC Sounds. Just search ‘Proms'.

Trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

With the BBC Proms in full swing, trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye for a Proms-themed episode.

2nd movement of the Symphony No 10 in E Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich

Trumpet Concerto in E flat major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel

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Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Jeffrey Boakye and Linton Stephens

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Nonet, Op.2 ‘Gradus ad Parnassum': 1st movement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Nobody Knows (Ladas Road) by Loyle Carner

Adagio from Piano Sonata in G minor by Clara Schumann

If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys

In the Mood by Glenn Miller

Other music in this episode:

Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Irving Berlin

Moondance by Van Morrison

Symphony No. 6 in B minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Nobody Knows by Pastor T L Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir

Tar Paper Stomp by Wingy Manone

Amy Harman and Debbie Wiseman add five more tracks to the playlist

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Bassoonist Amy Harman and composer Debbie Wiseman join Linton Stephens (sitting in for Cerys Matthews) and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks

From a gentle nursery rhyme, the musical links take us to a Russian dance, a celebration of the Earth's origins in Estonia, and a testosterone-fuelled TV theme with helicopters and machine guns.

Dr Peter J Bentley discusses the increasing use - and challenges - of Artificial Intelligence in music, and the singer/songwriter Mari Kalkun tells us about the origins of her track Kui Kivid Olid Veel Pehmed.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Mary Had a Little Lamb by Ramona Singh

What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers

Russian Dance from Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky

Kui Kivid Olid Veel Pehmed by Mari Kalkun

The A-Team TV theme by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

Other music in this episode:

I wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free (Live) by Nina Simone

The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, performed at the BBC Proms by the Aurora Orchestra

Fingertips pt 2: Live by Stevie Wonder

Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie

Theme from The Rockford Files by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

Bassoonist Amy Harman and pianist Keelan Carew add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Bassoonist Amy Harman and pianist Keelan Carew take us from a gentle nursery rhyme to an action-packed TV theme as they add the next five tracks with Cerys and Jeffrey.

Bassoonist Amy Harman and bandleader, jazz man and multi-instrumentalist Peter Long join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks, a journey which starts with a virtual cartoon band and ends up in Colombia, stopping off at Gotham City, Knebworth and the New York jazz scene in 1946.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz

Main Title Theme from Batman by Danny Elfman

Another One Bites the Dust (live) by Queen

One Bass Hit by Dizzy Gillespie

Posee un Corazón by Leonor Dely

Other music in this episode

Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson

Animal Crackers by Melanie

The Laughing Policeman by Charles Penrose

Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks

Main Title Theme from Superman by John Williams

Main Title Theme from Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman

Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Bernard Herrmann

Main Title Theme from The Simpsons by Danny Elfman

Another One Bites the Dust by Queen

Bassoonist Amy Harman and jazz man Peter Long add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Trumpeter, saxophonist and bandleader Peter Long and bassoonist Amy Harman join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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From the cop, the cowboy and the construction worker in Greenwich Village, the show drops in on Brahms, visits the Canary Islands, and ends up at an unorthodox Ella Fitzgerald version of a traditional Scottish folk song.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

YMCA by The Village People

Scherzo in C Minor from the F-A-E Sonata by Johannes Brahms

Canarios by John Williams

‘Pourquoi me réveiller?' by Alfredo Kraus

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean by Ella Fitzgerald

Other music in this episode:

Linger by The Cranberries

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone

Macho Man by The Village People

In the Navy by The Village People

America from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim

Gypsy Woman by Crystal Waters

Riverdance by Bill Whelan

My Bonnie by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers

My Bonnie by Ray Charles

Amy Harman and Roderick Williams add the next five tracks to the playlist

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Bassoon player Amy Harman and the baritone Roderick Williams join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they travel from Greenwich Village to the Canary Islands

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 Phoebe

The 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

Andrew Roachford and Carol Jarvis add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford and trombonist and session musician Carol Jarvis add five more tracks to the playlist, kicking off with Philip Glass.

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Star organist Anna Lapwood and singer/songwriter Andrew Roachford join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add tracks 496-500 in this 100th edition of the show! What better way to celebrate than a double dose of organ, and a trip to Mumbai, Hawaii and Cape Verde?

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Thunder and Blazes (Entry of the Gladiators) by Julius FuĀ?ík

Star Wars: Throne Room – End Titles by John Williams, arr Harald Feller

Jai Ho! by A R Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

Petit Pays by Cesária Évora

Other music in this episode:

Top Hat, White Tie & Tails by Fred Astaire

Old Town Road by Lil Nas X

The Bells of Notre Dame, performed by Anna Lapwood

Only to be with You by Andrew Roachford

I Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

Entry of the Gladiators by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Thunder and Blazes - Sounds of the Circus

Afro Circus from Madagascar 3

Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean performed by Anna Lapwood

Jai Ho! (Hindi version) by A R Rahman

Believe by Cher

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg, sung by Judy Garland

Anna Lapwood and Andrew Roachford add five tracks in this 100th episode.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Andrew Roachford and Anna Lapwood join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they mark the 100th episode of the show.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus by The Bavarian Oompah Band

‘Burlesque Overture' Suite in B-flat Major by Georg Philipp Telemann

Fast Dance + Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók

Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille by Jacques Dutronc

Moondance by Van Morrison

Other music in this episode:

Jumpin' at the Woodside by Count Basie and Duke Ellington

Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Sakura Sakura by Tadaaki Misago and the Tokyo Cuban Boys

Organist Anna Lapwood and baritone Benjamin Appl help add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Organist Anna Lapwood and baritone Benjamin Appl join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they embark on a musical dance journey across Europe.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon

My End is My Beginning by Guillaume de Machaut

Baile De Máscaras by Bala Desejo

The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini

Other music in this episode:

Titanium by David Guetta feat. Sia

Nautilus by Anna Meredith

Lazarus by David Bowie

Mr Bull No. 4 by Freddie Gumbi

In My Solitude by Branford Marsalis

Old Landmark by Aretha Franklin

Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue

Anna Meredith and Joe Stilgoe join Cerys and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Anna Meredith and singer, songwriter and pianist Joe Stilgoe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they travel from South Africa to Brazil, adding five more tracks.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Babooshka by Kate Bush

Piano Concerto in A Minor (1st mvt) by Edvard Grieg

Theme from Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin

The Roaring Promenade by John McSherry, Brendán Quinn & Francis McIlduff

Hotel California by The Eagles

Other music in this episode:

The Look of Love Pt 4 by ABC

Poison Arrow by ABC

The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini

Piano Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel

Anne Dudley and Emily Sun add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Anne Dudley and violinist Emily Sun join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks, including a huge TV theme from the 1960s.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

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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 Phoebe

The 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

Anne Dudley and Guy Barker join Anna and Jeffrey to choose the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Anne Dudley and Guy Barker join Anna and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks to the growing playlist.

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Musician and songwriter Joe Stilgoe and Oscar-winning composer and arranger Anne Dudley join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the final five tracks of the series, taking us from calypso to K-pop via Beethoven and Brubeck.

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Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Calypso Queen by Calypso Rose

Concrete and Clay by Unit 4 + 2

Piano Concerto in G Major: III (Rondo) by Beethoven

Blue Rondo à la Turk by Dave Brubeck

Gangnam Style by Psy

Other music in this episode:

Disco Inferno by The Trammps

WHO AM I by Berwyn

Abatina by Calypso Rose

I Love to Love by Tina Charles

Rock the Boat by Hues Corporation

Concrete and Clay by Eddie Rambeau

Take Five by Dave Brubeck

Anne Dudley and Joe Stilgoe add the final five tracks of the series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Anne Dudley and songwriter Joe Stilgoe join Anna and Jeffrey as they add the final five tracks to the current series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Jazz pianist Ashley Henry and bassoonist Amy Harman join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from a Bowie dance classic to Marvin Gaye via an unexpected rare, live, performance by a jazz icon in a school in California, surprisingly recorded by the caretaker in 1968.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Modern Love by David Bowie

Piano Sonata No 32 in C Minor by Beethoven

Epistrophy (Live) by Thelonious Monk

Apple by Charli XCX

I Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

Other music in this episode:

Take it Higher by Ashley Henry

The Magdalene Laundries by Joni Mitchell

Starman by David Bowie

Fame by David Bowie

Under Pressure by David Bowie

Ashley Henry and Amy Harman join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Amy Harman and Ashley Henry add five more tracks, taking us from David Bowie to Marvin Gaye, with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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The musical choices take us from one of the most famous tunes in the UK (composer unknown) to a Labi Siffre hit famously sampled by Eminem, via arguably the most recognisable film theme of all time. Labi Siffre makes an appearance to look back on his 1975 classic.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

God Save the Queen (from 1888 and 1898)

In Flanders Fields by Charles Ives and John McCrae

Jaws – Main Title by John Williams

Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major: III Perpetuum mobile by Maurice Ravel

I Got the... by Labi Siffre

Other music in this episode:

Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante

Let's Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins

God Save the King, performed by Roderick Williams and Le Concert Spirituel

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) - the National Anthem of Wales

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja from The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vespers of 1610: Deus in adiutorium meum intende by Claudio Monteverdi

Opening of La Valse by Maurice Ravel

To Those Who Pass the Borough from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten

Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

My Name Is by Eminem

Baritone Roderick Williams and violinist Jennifer Pike add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Baritone Roderick Williams and violinist Jennifer Pike make an anthemic start with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Trombonist, arranger and big band leader Callum Au, and composer, pianist and singer Natalie Duncan, are today's studio guests as they look for unexpected links that connect five disparate tracks. With Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, they head from an early Adele classic to a reinterpretation of a Roberta Flack hit via a 15-minute reworking by Duke Ellington of one of his most celebrated works.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Chasing Pavements by Adele

Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington

Tuba mirum by Mozart

Back Together Again by Roberta Flack, ft Donny Hathaway

Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees

Other music in this episode:

Krupastrophe by Callum Au & Louis Dowdeswell

Heaven by Emeli Sandé

Sinfonia 'Infernali' from L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi

Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack

Empty Chairs by Don McLean

Callum Au and Natalie Duncan add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Big band leader Callum Au and pianist and composer Natalie Duncan join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Pianist Keelan Carew and trombonist Carol Jarvis join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist, as they take us from the great Winifred Atwell to an ambitious prog-rock reimagining of Aaron Copland's Rodeo ballet.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Tickle the Ivories by Winifred Atwell

Pas de Deux: Andante maestoso by Tchaikovsky

Stan by Eminem

Rather Be by Clean Bandit

Hoedown by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Other music in this episode:

Radioactive by Carol Jarvis

Kaigara Bushi by Mitsune

Black and White Rag by Winifred Atwell

Hoe-Down by Aaron Copland, dir Leonard Bernstein

Bonaparte's Retreat by William H Stepp

Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Trombonist Carol Jarvis and pianist Keelan Carew add five more tracks as they join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they head from ivory keys to dextrous electronica.

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Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and musician and composer Rhodri Marsden join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks, with unexpected and surprising connections. The eclectic music choices range from an Americana classic knocked off in just 30 mins to the winner of this year's Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, via a reworking of a Bach organ sonata for piano.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Louie Louie by The Kingsmen

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Víkingur Ólafsson

My Dearest Dear by Ivor Novello – sung by Mary Ellis

WHO AM I by Berwyn

Other music in this episode:

P.I.M.P. by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

Killing Me Softly With His Song by Fugees

El Loco Cha Cha by René Touzet

Louie Louie by Richard Berry

Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard, sung by Frank Sinatra

Someone Like You by Adele

Hotel California by The Eagles

It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys

Organ Sonata No.4 movt II (Andante) by Bach, played by Robert Quinney

Catrin Finch and Rhodri Marsden add five more tracks to the growing playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Rhodri Marsden and harpist Catrin Finch join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks in the penultimate episode of the series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Composer Gavin Higgins and soprano Claire Booth take us from a massive Wembley chant to a ground-breaking early rap by a famous white rock group as they join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

The Alien by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple

In a Foolish Dream by Stravinsky

Rapture by Blondie

Other music in this episode:

Tickle Toe by Lyle Lovett and his Large Band

Horn Concerto III: Mycelium Rondo by Gavin Higgins

Rata de Dos Patas by Paquita La Del Barrio

Firestarter by The Prodigy

Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Enter Sandman by Metallica

I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Walk This Way by Aerosmith

Stay Another Day by East 17

Claire Booth and Gavin Higgins add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Soprano Claire Booth and composer Gavin Higgins join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks, including a celebratory track that's hard to avoid.

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Flautist and composer Claire Wickes and composer Vince Pope join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks, taking us from some traditional Irish violins to San Francisco's Kronos Quartet, stopping along the way for some musical Greek mythology.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Runaway by The Corrs

La flûte de Pan by Claude Debussy

Cassandra by Florence and the Machine

Stay With Me by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet

Ya Taali'een el-Jabal by Kronos Quartet ft Rim Banna

Other music in this episode

A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins

True Detective: Night Country - Caribou (ft. Tanya Tagaq) by Vince Pope

Posee un Corazón by Leonor Dely

Oyé Oyé (Lumbalú) by Leonor Dely & Millero Congo

Venus by Bananarama

Midas Touch by Midnight Star

Cassandra by ABBA

Cassandra by Taylor Swift

Cole's First Dream from the 12 Monkeys soundtrack by Paul Buckmaster

Theme from Minority Report by John Williams

Lux Aeterna from the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack by Paul Buckmaster

Claire Wickes and Vince Pope add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Composers Vince Pope and Claire Wickes join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Concertina and melodeon player Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and composer and arranger Anne Dudley contribute to the next five tracks on the playlist. Alongside Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe, they take us on a journey from the elegant vocals of Amy Winehouse to a Japanese folk tune about hardworking fishermen.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Love is a Losing Game by Amy Winehouse

Sarabande by Claude Debussy

Lambada by Pinduca

The Bristol Sailorman/Will the Waggoner by John Kirkpatrick (Cohen)

Kaigara Bushi by Mitsune

Other music in this episode:

Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

There is no Greater Love by Billie Holiday

(There is) No Greater Love by Amy Winehouse

Love is a Losing Game (Demo) by Amy Winehouse

Gymnopédie by Erik Satie

Lambada by Kaoma

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley help add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Anne Dudley and concertina player Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne join Anne Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

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As well as discussing the five compositions, the four are outnumbered by the London Bulgarian Choir who give a special live performance in the Add to Playlist studio. Also, producer Fraser T Smith sends a message about the recording of one of Adele's biggest hits.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Povela E Yova / Dilmano Dilbero by The London Bulgarian Choir

Confrontation and Rescue from Satyagraha by Philip Glass

Bad Guy by Billie Eilish

Meditation (Meditação) by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Frank Sinatra

Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Other music in this episode:

A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

Corinne Bailey Rae and Nicky Spence add the first five tracks of a new playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Singer and songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae and tenor Nicky Spence join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the first five tracks to a new playlist, and are joined by special guests.

Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and conductor Ben Gernon join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the final five tracks to the playlist for the current series. From the UK's first Eurovision winner to a heavy metal classic via Europe's second-longest river, the team wrap up the series before returning in August.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Puppet on a String by Sandie Shaw

The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II

Hai, Dunărea mea by Elena Roizen

3rd movement of the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg

Overkill by Motörhead

Other music in this episode:

Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye

Petit Pays by Cesária Évora

Always Something There To Remind Me by Sandie Shaw

Congratulations by Cliff Richard

Back Home by the 1970 England World Cup Squad

Shang-a-Lang by The Bay City Rollers

1st movement of the Piano Concerto in A Minor by Edvard Grieg

Debbie Wiseman and Ben Gernon add the final five tracks of the series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Conductor Ben Gernon and composer Debbie Wiseman join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add the final five tracks of the series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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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 Phoebe

The 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 Mitchell

Other 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

Debbie Wiseman and Jay Capperauld join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Composers Debbie Wiseman and Jay Capperauld join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks to the playlist.

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For Add to Playlist, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang reflects on playing Beethoven, and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen is on hand to talk us through the finer elements of the popular instrument, the güiro.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters

Für Elise: Bagatelle No 25 in A Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven

Tchintchirote by Cesária Évora

Golden Birdies by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian

Other music in this episode:

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

Oye Como Va by Eliane Elias

Butt music from Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights

Supersonic by Oasis

Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones

Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing by Stevie Wonder

Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

Debbie Wiseman and Rhodri Marsden add five more tracks, with a message from Lang Lang.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Debbie Wiseman and musician Rhodri Marsden add the next five tracks with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, with additional input from the Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth

Sonata in G Major by Domenico Scarlatti

Maybe This Time by Liza Minnelli

Phantom of the Opera by Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk

Other music in this episode:

Wipeout by Duke University College Band

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean by Ella Fitzgerald

Rule the Nation by U-Roy

Gimme the Music by U Brown

Pass the Kouchie by The Mighty Diamonds

Cola Bottle Baby by Edwin Birdsong

Dinara Klinton and Nicky Spence add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Pianist Dinara Klinton and tenor Nicky Spence take us from Scarlatti to Daft Punk as they add five more tracks with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Starting at a famous masked ball in Vienna, they then head for the Genoa docks, rounding off with a cheeky Soca hip-thrusting classic. In the penultimate episode of the current series, recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell demonstrates some of her collection of early instruments.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir!' From Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II

La Partenza (The Parting) by Trallaleri of Genoa

Gagliarda by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by Il Giardino Armonico

How High The Moon by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, sung by Ella Fitzgerald

Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas

Other music in this episode:

Hotel California by The Eagles

The Flower Duet from the opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor

Battalia a 10 by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

Die Katz (The Cat) by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Ella Fitzgerald

Eliza Carthy and Tim Rhys-Evans add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they take us from the Genoa docks to a cheeky Soca classic.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Life is Fine by Langston Hughes

Estancia/Danzas del Ballet: IV by Alberto Ginastera

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie by Baccara

Something to Believe In by Madison Cunningham

Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

Other music in this episode:

Phlox by Emma Rawicz

The A-Team TV theme by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

Gangnam Style by Psy

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and conductor Ben Gernon add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and conductor Ben Gernon join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the next five tracks, taking us from a ranch in Argentina to a Spanish disco classic.

Special guest Rhiannon Giddens, the American folk musician, fiddler and banjo player, reveals the history of the bluegrass banjo, taking us from West Africa to the Americas, and the role of the transatlantic slave trade.

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Bennie and the Jets by Elton John

SilkyM by Sean Mason

They Say I'm Different by Betty Davis

Walkin' Boss by Sam Amidon

Bapaalaay by Esukolaal

Other music in this episode:

Carnaval de Paris by Dario G

Slave to the Rhythm by Grace Jones

Dreams by Kelsey Lu

He Used to be Your Man by Lena Wilson

Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten

Texas Hold 'Em by Beyoncé

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Julian Joseph add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Julian Joseph join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks, with special guest Rhiannon Giddens.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

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Pianist Keelan Carew and saxophonist Emma Rawicz join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks, taking us from an unforgettable Nat King Cole classic to a sunken cathedral, a famous submarine, and the Austrian Alps.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Unforgettable by Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole

Señor Mouse by Gary Burton and Chick Corea

La Cathédrale Engloutie by Debussy

Stingray by Barry Gray

The Lonely Goatherd by Julie Andrews

Other music in this episode

Particles of Change by Emma Rawicz

Ya Taali'een el-Jabal by Kronos Quartet ft Rim Banna

Unforgettable by Nat King Cole

Memories of You by Louis Armstrong

Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) by Samuel E Wright

Theme from Thunderbirds by Barry Gray

Keelan Carew and Emma Rawicz join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Keelan Carew join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Bandleader and jazz saxophonist Emma Rawicz and the writer and composer Neil Brand join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the next five tracks to the playlist. The journey takes them from Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, across the English Channel in a rickety aeroplane, then right up to the moon with Les Paul and Mary Ford.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

The Bucket's Got a Hole in it by Kid Ory

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines by Ron Goodwin

Conversation by Joni Mitchell

How High the Moon by Les Paul and Mary Ford

Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns N' Roses

Other music in this episode:

Tamacún by Rodrigo y Gabriela

Double Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: Mvt 1 by Philip Glass, performed by Katia & Marielle Labèque

My Bucket's Got a Hole In It by Hank Williams

Bucket's Got a Hole In It by Louis Armstrong

My Bucket's Got a Hole In It by Van Morrison

633 Squadron: Main Title Theme by Ron Goodwin

Amassakoul by Tinariwen

Some Unholy War by Amy Winehouse

Didn't It Rain by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Emma Rawicz and Neil Brand add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and composer Neil Brand head from Los Angeles to the moon as they add the next five tracks, with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

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Errollyn Wallen, composer and Master of the King's Music, and musician and writer Neil Brand are the studio guests of Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they launch a brand new series. From Lady Gaga to an early Disney classic and ending up in Mexico, the journey begins.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Abracadabra by Lady Gaga

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas

Never Let Her Slip Away by Andrew Gold

You're So Vain by Carly Simon

Rata de Dos Patas by Paquita La Del Barrio

Other music in this episode:

Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals

Spellbound by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand add the first five tracks of the new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Neil Brand and composer Errollyn Wallen join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they open a brand new series.

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Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen, recently announced as Master of the King's Music, and composer and silent film music specialist Neil Brand, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to round off the current series.

From the first winner of the Eurovision Song contest to a Marvin Gaye masterpiece, via warring brothers, Add to Playlist wraps up before returning for a new series in November.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Refrain by Lys Assia

The Honeysuckle and the Bee by Stanley Holloway

Champagne Supernova by Oasis

Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Other music in this episode:

1st Movement of Concerto Grosso by Errollyn Wallen

Trenulețul (Eurovision 2022) by Zdob și Zdub

All in Your Head by New Jack & Lys Assia

Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Disco Inferno by The Trammps

Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand help choose the final five tracks of this series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Composer Errollyn Wallen and writer and musician Neil Brand join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the current playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

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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 Phoebe

The 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 & KoĀ?ani 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

Errollyn Wallen and Richard Stilgoe join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Errollyn Wallen and lyricist Richard Stilgoe join Anna and Jeffrey as they add the next five tracks to the playlist, taking in Puccini and a smash hit from Cats.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Bassoonist Amy Harman, cellist Francesca Ter-Berg and baritone and composer Roderick Williams get in the festive spirit as they create a dynamic playlist of five classic seasonal tracks. In this Add to Playlist winter special, Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye are going to take us from a solitary chorister to a massive Christmas singalong banger, so sleigh bells at the ready...

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Once In Royal David's City by The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Drei Dreidel by Moishe Oysher

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole

Other music in this episode:

Here Comes Santa Claus by Bob Dylan

Hanukkah Dance by Woody Guthrie

Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter by John Williams

March by Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker

Trepak - the Russian Dance - by Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker

Sugar Rum Cherry by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Mendel

Boas Festas by Simone

Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude by Mariah Carey

A special festive episode, with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams get in the festive mood with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they create a playlist of five seasonal classics.

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Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Gin and Juice by Snoop Dogg

Passion Dance by McCoy Tyner

Deacon Blues by Steely Dan

String Quartet No 2 in A Minor: II Andante Cantabile by Florence Price

Oye Como Va by Eliane Elias

Other music in this episode:

Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder

I Got the... by Labi Siffre

Blinded by Your Grace Pt 2 by Stormzy

Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Black by Dave

I Know You by Craig David Feat. Bastille

Fallin' by Alicia Keys

I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James

He's Got the Whole World In His Hands by Wanda Jackson

The Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte

Oye Como Va by Tito Puente

Chanchullo by Arcaño y sus Maravillas

Oye Como Va by Santana

Producer Fraser T Smith and harpist Amanda Whiting add the next five tracks

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Producer Fraser T Smith and Welsh jazz harpist Amanda Whiting add the next five tracks with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Freed from Desire by Gala

Piano Concerto in F Major: 3rd Movement by George Gershwin

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Piano Quartet in A minor by Gustav Mahler

Fingertips pt 2: Live by Stevie Wonder

Other music in this episode:

Welcome to My World by Ezra Collective

Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Prokofiev

Isata Kanneh-Mason and Neil Brand start a brand new playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and composer Neil Brand join Cerys Mattews and Jeffrey Boakye as they start a new playlist from scratch.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue

Losing My Mind by Stephen Sondheim, sung by Bernadette Peters

The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by Alfred Deller

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone

Other music in this episode:

Summer Breeze by The Isley Brothers

The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by The Deller Consort

Isata Kanneh-Mason and Richard Stilgoe help add the first five tracks of the new series

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and lyricist Richard Stilgoe join Anna and Jeffrey as they add the first five tracks to the new series

Saxophonist and Radio 3 broadcaster Jess Gillam and pianist Keelan Carew are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's studio guests as they add the next five tracks, taking us from an east London housing estate to Heaven, via a certain celebrated Norwegian hall of a Mountain King.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Ill Manors by Plan B

The Coronation scene from Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky

King by Years & Years

In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg

Heaven by Emeli Sandé

Other music in this episode:

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens by Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

Hùg air a' Bhonaid Mhòir (Celebrate the Big Bonnet) by Julie Fowlis

Alles Neu by Peter Fox

Fourth movement of the Symphony No 7 (The 'Leningrad' Symphony) by Dmitry Shostakovich

In the Hall of the Mountain King by The Who

In the Hall of the Mountain King by ELO

Sonic the Hedgehog Theme

Inspector Gadget Theme

Saxophonist Jess Gillam and pianist Keelan Carew add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist Keelan Carew and saxophonist Jess Gillam join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add the next five tracks to the series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Saxophonist and Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam, and lyricist and songwriter Richard Stilgoe, launch a new series as they join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the first five tracks of the new playlist. The elements feature in three of the tracks (but Earth, Wind & Fire don't!), before we head to the barber's and round off with a Dylan classic.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King

Earth by Joe Henderson and Alice Coltrane

The Elements by Tom Lehrer

Shave and a Haircut by Billy Watson and His International Silver String Submarine Band

Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan

Other music in this episode:

Ay Jona by The Bahama Social Club

Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Carole King

Poisoning Pigeons In The Park by Tom Lehrer

Major General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance by W S Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan

We Will All Go Together When We Go by Tom Lehrer

Magic Melody by Les Paul and Mary Ford

Unsquare Dance by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Jess Gillam and Richard Stilgoe kick off the new series with the first five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Saxophonist Jess Gillam and lyricist Richard Stilgoe join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the first five tracks to the new playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

March – from A Clockwork Orange by Beethoven, Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind

This Night by Billy Joel

When You Dance by The Turbans

Gopher by Yma Sumac

Slave to the Rhythm by Grace Jones

Other music in this episode:

Night Boat to Cairo by Madness

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk

The Shining - Main Title, by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind

Piano Sonata No.8 by Bach, played by Alfred Brendel

Why do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) by Betty Everett

Street Hassle by Lou Reed

Dance at the Gym from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

Joe Stilgoe and Gabriella Swallow add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Songwriter Joe Stilgoe and cellist Gabriella Swallow head from a Stanley Kubrick soundtrack to Grace Jones in five steps with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

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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 Phoebe.

The 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 Feliciano

Other 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

Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell enjoy five cracking festive tracks

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Anna and Jeffrey host an Add to Playlist Yuletide special, joined by jazz musician Joe Stilgoe and baroque recorder player Heidi Fardell.

Anna and Jeffrey host an Add to Playlist Yuletide special. They are joined by jazz musician Joe Stilgoe and baroque recorder player Heidi Fardell to pick apart five cracking festive tracks, from Sleigh Ride to the Carol of the Bells.

Sinfonia from The Christmas Oratorio by Bach

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Irish violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain and jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph are the first guests in the new series with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. Together they add the first five tracks, taking us from the Mercury Prize-winning jazz group Ezra Collective to a celebrated pair of sisters at the piano, via a 1975 pop classic heavily influenced by Frédéric Chopin.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

God Gave Me Feet For Dancing by Ezra Collective

Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor by Frédéric Chopin

Could it be Magic by Barry Manilow

Kabir by John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain

Double Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: Mvt 1 by Philip Glass, performed by Katia & Marielle Labèque

Other music in this episode:

Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac

Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas

Feeling Good by Nina Simone

Prelude in C Minor, Op 28, No 20 by Frédéric Chopin

Could it be Magic by Donna Summer

Could it be Magic by Take That

Julian Joseph and Aoife N\u00ed Bhriain join Anna and Jeffrey as they embark on a new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist Julian Joseph and violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks to the new series.

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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 Phoebe

The 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 Musical

Other music in this episode:

Music for 18 Musicians by Philip Glass

Creep by Radiohead

The Lonely Goatherd by Julie Andrews

Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Music Director Katy Richardson and conductor Ben Gernon join Anna and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Jeffrey Boakye and Jess Gillam

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude in C Major by Bach

Bad Romance by Lady Gaga

A Tayal Folk Song by Ming Flute Ensemble

Symphony No.9 in D Major (1st movement) by Gustav Mahler

Lazarus by David Bowie

Other music in this episode:

Pull Up To The Bumper by Grace Jones

In the Mood by Glenn Miller

Ave Maria by Charles Gounod

Don't Cry For Me Argentina by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice

Fugue No 24 in B Minor by Bach

Symphony No.6: 'Pathétique' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Leo Geyer and Gillian Moore join Jeffrey and Jess Gillam to add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Composer, conductor and bassoonist Leo Geyer, and The Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore, add five more tracks to the growing playlist.

Keyboard player and composer Ben Nobuto and double bass player Lucy Shaw take us from clocks and clouds into space as they join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, before landing on a John Coltrane classic.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano

Clocks and Clouds by György Ligeti

Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss

Acknowledgement from A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

You Got the Love by Candi Staton

Other music in this episode:

Animal Magic theme, or Las Vegas, by Group Forty Orchestra, written by Laurie Johnson

Hallelujah Sim by Ben Nobuto

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle

Lontano by György Ligeti

Your Love by Frankie Knuckles

You Got the Love by Candi Staton - DJ Eren's mix

Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton

You've Got the Love by Florence & The Machine

Lucy Shaw and Ben Nobuto join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Ben Nobuto and double bass player Lucy Shaw join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks to the playlist.

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In this episode the journey takes us from Mozart via a classic jazz trio to a 1964 kite-flying Disney singalong hit.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Molto allegro from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor by Mozart

Easy Does It by Oscar Peterson Trio

I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

Kwa Heri Mafisadi by Mwana Cotide

Let's Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins

Other music in this episode:

Bliss by Leon Foster Thomas

Tarantella Napoletana played by Matilda Lloyd

Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton

Matilda Lloyd and Leon Foster Thomas add five more tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd and steel pan player Leon Foster Thomas join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the next five tracks.

British-Syrian Maya Youssef - virtuoso player of the Middle Eastern stringed instrument the qanun - and conductor Ben Gernon, join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add five more tracks to the playlist. Starting by the dock of the bay, they travel to Damascus, Hamburg and land on a 1950s familiar pop classic sung by a 14-year-old.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

(Sitting on) the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding

The Waves of the Sea by Lena Shamamyan

Mache dich auf! Werde Licht! (Arise! Let there be light!) by Felix Mendelssohn

Blank Space (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Other music in this episode:

Parisienne Walkways by Gary Moore

Sweet Child O'Mine by Guns N' Roses

Hard to Handle by Otis Redding

Blank Space by Taylor Swift

Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Qanun player Maya Youssef and conductor Ben Gernon join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

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The final leg of the journey takes us from Wagner's famous water nymphs to a massive Beyoncé hit from this year, via France, Sicily and Lebanon.

Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 with a new series on 24th May

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!' from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner

Mouvement de Sicilienne by Charles Koechlin

The Magic Number by De La Soul

Ya Nassim Alrouh by Toufic Farroukh

Texas Hold ‘Em by Beyoncé

Other music in this episode:

Bye, Bye Boozoo by BeauSoleil

Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas

Money by Pink Floyd

Money, Money, Money by ABBA

Price Tag by Jessie J

Greenback Dollar by Woody Guthrie

I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc

Independent Women, Pt.1 by Destiny's Child

The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel

Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey

Prelude to Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner

Three is the Magic Number by Bob Dorough

Amen Brother by The Winstons

Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew add the final five tracks to the current playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Syrian qanun player Maya Youssef and pianist Keelan Carew join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the playlist of the current series.

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

El hadji n'fa djigui Diabaté by Salimata Diabaté

Mute Heart by Matt Calvert

Jingle Bells by Dean Shostak

Il Dolce Suono by Gaetano Donizetti

Believe by Cher

Other music in this episode:

Insomnia 2021 by Faithless (Maceo Plex Epic Remix)

Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian

Wild Signals from Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams

So Doggone Lonesome by Ernest Tubb

Adagio in C for Glass Harmonica, K356 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Singer Natalie Duncan and composer Martin Phipps help add the next five tracks.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist and singer Natalie Duncan and Martin Phipps, composer of The Crown and Ridley Scott's Napoleon, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks.

Lyricist Richard Stilgoe and musician and songwriter Natalie Duncan prepare for a square dance as they add five more tracks to the playlist. With Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, they head from Scottish reels to Mars, via California's Santa Monica Boulevard.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Eightsome Reel by The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

Scotch Rhapsody by William Walton & Edith Sitwell

All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow

Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones

Mars by Gustav Holst

Other music in this episode:

King by Years & Years

Hoedown by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Boil 'em Cabbage Down, trad, performed by Mark O'Connor

Candy by Cameo

Natalie Duncan and Richard Stilgoe add five more tracks to the playlist

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Natalie Duncan and Richard Stilgoe join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add another five tracks, taking us from a Scottish square dance to Mars.

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From Ma Rainey's loud and proud blues to a singalong classic from 1981, via an 8'25' digitally-manipulated track that could split the room, the current musical journey is making its last stop.

~Add To Playlist returns on 9th Feb 2024

Producer Jerome Weatherald

Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Prove It On Me Blues by Ma Rainey

O Superman by Laurie Anderson

Yo Soy Cubano by The Chakachas

Finale from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky

Lay All Your Love On Me by ABBA

Other music in this episode:

Peter Gunn Theme from The Blues Brothers, written by Henry Mancini

Believe by Cher

Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar

Crazy Frog by Axel F

Magic Carpet Ride '07 by Mighty Dub Katz

Theme from Stingray by Barry Gray

Neil Brand and Anna Phoebe add the final five tracks of the current series.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Musician Neil Brand and violinist Anna Phoebe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the current series, including a big singalong finale.

Pianist and silent film music specialist Neil Brand and trumpeter Imogen Whitehead join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the first five tracks of the new series, taking us from an energetic bee to Woodstock via The Netherlands and Bristol.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Hocus Pocus by Focus

Teardrop by Massive Attack

Glory to God in the Highest by George Frideric Handel

Animal Crackers by Melanie

Other music in this episode

On my Radio by The Selecter

Flight of the Bumblebee performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Flight of the Bumblebee performed by Wynton Marsalis

Hocus Pocus by Focus, Live from The Rainbow

Unfinished Symphony by Massive Attack

Sometimes I Cry by Les McCann

We Will Rock You by Queen

Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) by Melanie

Neil Brand and trumpeter Imogen Whitehead launch the new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe are joined by Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead as they add the first five tracks to the new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

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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 Phoebe

The 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 Child

Other 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

Matilda Lloyd and Neil Brand join Jeffrey and Anna to add the last 5 tracks in the series

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd and pianist Neil Brand join Anna and Jeffrey to add the final five tracks to the current playlist.

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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 Phoebe

The 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 Clan

Other 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

Nicholas McCarthy and Amy Harman add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Pianist Nicholas McCarthy and bassoonist Amy Harman join Anna and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks, from Marvin Gaye to Wu-Tang Clan.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

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Operatic tenor Nicky Spence and recorder player and Baroque flautist Heidi Fardell are the studio guests of Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. In today's five-track journey they head from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Belgium, a rural French château, a charitable institution in Venice, finishing up in Ireland where the past casts a long shadow.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Spoiler by Baloji

Panis Angelicus by César Franck

Honky Cat by Elton John

Flautino Concerto in C by Vivaldi

The Magdalene Laundries by Joni Mitchell

Other music in this episode:

The Third Man by Anton Karas

Rapture by Blondie

Rocket Man by Elton John

Nicky Spence and Heidi Fardell join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Baroque flautist Heidi Fardell and operatic tenor Nicky Spence add the next five tracks with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

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British-Bahraini Flugelhorn and trumpet player Yazz Ahmed and writer and musician Rhodri Marsden bring their instruments to the studio to add the next five tracks with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. The musical patch will lead them from the Caribbean to Springfield, Bahrain, Japan and a controversial optimistic slice of British humour.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte

The Simpsons Theme by Danny Elfman

Ala Wain by Majaz

Ue o Muite Arukŀ? (Sukiyaki) by Kyu Sakamoto

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle

Other music in this episode:

Money (That's What I Want) by Barrett Strong

Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) by Hugh Masekela

Jump In the Line by Woody Herman

Labor Day by Lord Invader

Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte

Midnight Special by Harry Belafonte

Magic Moments by Perry Como

Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin

Give a Little Whistle from Pinocchio by Cliff Edwards and Dickie Jones

Musician Rhodri Marsden and trumpeter Yazz Ahmed add five more tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Trumpeter Yazz Ahmed and musician Rhodri Marsden embark on a global musical journey with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

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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 Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Love is in the Air by John Paul Young

Love's Dream by Rick Wakeman ft Roger Daltrey

Thor: Ragnarok by Mark Mothersbaugh

Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto No 1 in B-flat Major by Mozart

The Outside by Taylor Swift

Other music in this episode:

Berghain by Rosalía ft Björk

Whip it by DEVO

Arena Fight by Mark Mothersbaugh

Rick Wakeman and Aoife N\u00ed Bhriain kick off the new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Rick Wakeman and Aoife Ní Bhriain join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks to a brand new playlist.

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Keyboard maestro and prog rock musician Rick Wakeman and concert violinist Fenella Humphreys are today's studio guests with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye. In the penultimate episode of the current series, they take us from a Bach favourite via an Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong classic before hopping on a train to Moldova for some lively Eurovision action.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

1st movement of Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor by Bach

A Futuristic Auntyquarian by Gryphon

Your Woman by White Town

Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Trenulețul (Eurovision 2022) by Zdob și Zdub

Other music in this episode:

Would You...? by Touch and Go

Bapaalaay by Esukolaal

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Anne-Sophie Mutter

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Yehudi Menuhin

My Woman by Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band

Love Again by Dua Lipa

Rick Wakeman and Fenella Humphreys add five more serendipitous tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman and violinist Fenella Humphreys join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as we head from prog rock to Gershwin.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

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American folk musician and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon and recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell take us on a global musical journey, from Salzburg to Soweto, with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. The history of the humble tambourine, the challenge of being a left-handed musician, and a little-known controversial involvement in slavery all feature as the next five tracks are added to the playlist.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Ballet Intermezzo: Tambourin by Mozart

Ril Gan Ainm (No Name)/Cinnte Le Dia (Ah Surely)/The Union Reel by Mary Bergin

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix

Eternal Source of Light Divine by Handel

Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) by Hugh Masekela

Other music in this episode:

Million Voices by Otto Knows

Walkin' Boss by Sam Amidon

Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan

Down in the Valley by Bessie Jones

Wilson Rag by Elizabeth Cotten

Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela

Heidi Fardell and Sam Amidon add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Baroque flautist Heidi Fardell and folk musician Sam Amidon add five more tracks with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe, taking us from a Mozart dance to Masekela and Mandela.

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Kora player and composer Seckou Keita and screen composer Tess Tyler join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from bootlegs to Africa's biggest-selling single, via an early classic video game. They are joined by the British producer Nick Patrick, the man behind two of the tracks in today's playlist.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Cindy C. by Prince

Donkey Kong Country by David Wise

La Primavera by Ottorini Respighi

Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante

No Volvere by the Gipsy Kings

Other music in this episode:

Sallisaw Blue by John Moreland

You Got The Love by The Source Ft. Candi Staton

Interactive by Prince

Winter Tundra from Lego Worlds soundtrack by Tess Tyler and Rob Westwood

Jungle Groove from Donkey Kong Country by David Wise

Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Yeke Yeke (original version) by Mory Kante

Tess Tyler and Seckou Keita join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Composer Tess Tyler and kora player and composer Seckou Keita join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they choose the next five tracks, with special guest Nick Patrick

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Singer, songwriter and film & TV composer Tawiah and bassoonist Linton Stephens join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add the last five tracks in the current series. Love and longing feature prominently, be it for a distant homeland, a parent to a child, or infatuation. But the curtain rises to a famous march representing the forces of darkness in the evil empire.

Add to Playlist returns for a new series towards the end of May.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) by John Williams

Maria from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim

Boricua en la Luna by Roy Brown

Orange Moon by Erykah Badu

Mother and Child Reunion by Paul Simon

Other music in this episode:

Nut Rocker by B. Bumble & The Stingers

Mars by Gustav Holst

Dance at the Gym from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

Vietnam by Jimmy Cliff

Tawiah and Linton Stephens add the final five tracks to the current playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Bassoonist Linton Stephens and singer Tawiah join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to add the final five tracks of the series, from Darth Vader to Paul Simon's 'reggae' single.

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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe return with a new series, in the company of two studio guests - Spanish-American singer-songwriter and composer Victoria Canal, and baritone and composer Roderick Williams. Kicking things off with that Rickrolling earworm, the first five tracks include a celebrated Bizet composition and some playful Lovecats with a very distinctive bassline.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet

Paper Planes by M.I.A.

Paper Bag by Fiona Apple

The Lovecats by The Cure

Other music in this episode:

Finale of the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini, arr Hans Zimmer

Paradise by Coldplay

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (from Pianoforte)

Straight to Hell by The Clash

Victoria Canal and Roderick Williams add the first five tracks in the new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Spanish-American singer-songwriter Victoria Canal and baritone Roderick Williams join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to kick off the new series.

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Starting in Jamaica in the 1960s, they travel via the Hunger Games and a Rolling Stones choir classic to the Congo, finishing up at arguably the most famous song on the planet.

Also, Tessa Tulloch, formerly of The London Bach Choir, describes being conducted by Mick Jagger before actually hearing the track they were contributing to.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

No, No, No by Dawn Penn

The Hanging Tree by Jennifer Lawrence

You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones

Ngonga Ebeti by Tabu Ley Rochereau

Happy Birthday to You

Other music in this episode:

Cuddly Toy by Roachford

Family Man by Roachford

What We Had by Andrew Roachford and Beverley Knight

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

She's Fine, She's Mine by Bo Diddley

You Don't Love Me by Willie Cobbs

You Don't Love Me (No No No) by Dawn Penn

Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday

Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis

Duel of the Fates from Star Wars by John Williams

The Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone

Andrew Roachford and Anna Lapwood help add the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Singer and composer Andrew Roachford and organist Anna Lapwood take us from Jamaica to a popular annual international music tradition with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

From a Muddy Waters masterpiece, they take us to Aldeburgh for Benjamin Britten's tragic tale, before jumping on their bicycles and heading to Copenhagen for an audacious saxophone composition.

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters

The Passacaglia from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten

Bicycle Town, Pt 1 by Marius Neset

Egyptian Reggae by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Other music in this episode:

Eejit by Blazin' Fiddles

Concerto Grosso written by Gavin Higgins

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

I'm a Man by Bo Diddley

None Shall Escape the Judgement by Earl Zero

I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Emma Rawicz and Gavin Higgins add five more tracks to the playlist.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and composer Gavin Higgins head from a blues classic via Copenhagen to New York as they choose five more tracks with Anna and Jeffrey.

Add to Playlist will return with a new series on 16th August

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Woody Woodpecker Song by Kay Kyser

The Division Flute: Faronell's Ground by Anonymous

Succession – Main Title Theme – by Nicholas Britell

Sonata Tragica by Nikolai Medtner

Apache by The Incredible Bongo Band

Other music in this episode:

He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge

Venus as a Boy by Björk

Work by Rihanna ft Drake

My Girl by Madness

Apache by The Shadows

Apache by Bert Weedon

Heidi Fardell and Keelan Carew add the final five tracks of the current series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Recorder player Heidi Fardell and pianist Keelan Carew add the final five tracks of the current series with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Add to Playlist returns for its ninth series and Jeffrey is joined by a new co-host, the violinist and composer Anna Phoebe.

To kick off the new six part series, Jeffrey and Anna are joined in the studio by the composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan, who create a playlist of five tracks that take us from a manic Monday to Blondie's biggest-selling single, via Sergei Prokofiev's children's masterpiece.

Cerys Matthews is taking a temporary pause from presenting the programme in order to pursue other musical and literary projects.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could, along with composer Neil Brand and jazz singer Natalie Duncan.

From New York punk to Björk's debut via a 13th century drinking song in Latin, this penultimate episode of the series brings the current tally of tracks to 25.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

I Don't Want to Grow Up by the Ramones

The Barley Mow by The Irish Rovers

In Taberna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

Hamri Atariya Pe Aaja Re by Shobha Gurtu

Venus as a Boy by Björk

Other music in this episode:

It's My Life by Dr Alban

Forever Young by Bob Dylan

Old Man by Neil Young

Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen

Help the Aged by Pulp

Songs to Aging Children Come by Joni Mitchell

Getting Older by Billie Eilish

I Don't Wanna Grow Up by Tom Waits

O Fortuna by Carl Orff

Happy Birthday to You

Jasdeep Singh Degun and Anne Dudley add the next five tracks with Anna and Jeffrey.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Sitar player Jasdeep Singh Degun and composer Anne Dudley take us from New York to a 13th-century tavern with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Add to Playlist returns for its ninth series and Jeffrey is joined by a new co-host, the violinist and composer Anna Phoebe.

To kick off the new six part series, Jeffrey and Anna are joined in the studio by the composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan, who create a playlist of five tracks that take us from a manic Monday to Blondie's biggest-selling single, via Sergei Prokofiev's children's masterpiece.

Cerys Matthews is taking a temporary pause from presenting the programme in order to pursue other musical and literary projects.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could, along with composer Neil Brand and jazz singer Natalie Duncan.

To kick off the new six-part series, Jeffrey and Anna are joined in the studio by the composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan, who create a playlist of five tracks which take us from a manic Monday to Blondie's biggest-selling single, via Sergei Prokofiev's children's masterpiece.

Cerys Matthews is taking a temporary pause from presenting the programme in order to pursue other musical and literary projects.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Manic Monday by The Bangles

The Knight Bus from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams

Peter and the Wolf: The Duck, Dialogue with the Bird, Attack of the Cat by Sergei Prokofiev

Matte Kudasai by King Crimson

Call Me by Blondie

Other music in this episode:

Mr Vain by Culture Beat

Manic Monday by Apollonia 6

Manic Monday by Prince

Apparition on the Train from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams

Double Trouble from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams

I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone

Move on up a Little Higher by Mahalia Jackson

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe launch a brand new series, along with composer Neil Brand and jazz singer Natalie Duncan.

To kick off the new six part series, Jeffrey and Anna are joined in the studio by the composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan, who create a playlist of five tracks that take us from a manic Monday to Blondie's biggest-selling single, via Sergei Prokofiev's children's masterpiece.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could, along with composer Neil Brand and jazz singer Natalie Duncan.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Dr Who (Original Theme) by Ron Grainer/Delia Derbyshire

Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn

Freedom (Live) from Homecoming by Beyoncé

Padstow May Song by Lisa Knapp

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Other music in this episode:

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - (Live) by Talking Heads

Sweet Girl McRee by Sam Lee

Call Me by Blondie

20th Century Fox Fanfare written by Alfred Newman

Gorilla by Little Simz

Fanfare For The Common Man by Aaron Copland, performed by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Freedom by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar

Sam Lee & Debbie Wiseman join Jeffrey Boakye & Anna Phoebe to choose the next five tracks.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Folk singer Sam Lee and composer Debbie Wiseman join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks, including a 1960s experimental radiophonic workshop classic.