The BAFTA award winning actor Gina McKee, in a career spanning over three decades, has showcased her range in dramas, comedies and thrillers.
She’s perhaps best known for her work in The Lost Prince, Our Friends in the North, Brass Eye and Notting Hill.Gina focuses on the craft rather than the fame and that’s so evident in her body of stage work…most recently in The Children’s Hour and Dear England…
Born in Durham, she grew up, the daughter of a coal miner. Inherited:‘I’ll be there’ The Four Tops
Pass on: ‘Mae Velha’ Cesaria Evora
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Rachel Burden
Rachel Burden is a familiar voice on the BBC airwaves, she’s been a regular on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Breakfast programme, regularly brings us the news on the television, and hosts Cafe Hope - Radio 4’s virtual coffee shop where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're doing to make the world a better place. Born in Buckinghamshire, she graduated from Trinity College Dublin and studied broadcast journalism at Cardiff University. One of five children and a mother of four herself, music has always been something they’ve shared, what then has she chosen for her Inheritance Tracks... Inherited: "Overture" from The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pass on: "Days" by Kirsty MacCollProducers: Catherine Powell and Ben Mitchell
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Christina Trevanion
Time for some radio gold...or silver? Christina Trevanion is an internationally-recognised jewellery expert whose work as an auctioneer has led her to a sparkling role presenting TV antiques shows like Antiques Road Trip, Bargain Hunt and Flog It. After studying Fine Art at University, Christina worked at Christies in London before setting up her own auction house in her home county of Shropshire. So, let’s see what musical treasures she can offer us in today’s Inheritance Tracks...
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Carrie Hope Fletcher
Carrie Hope Fletcher is a true triple threat: a powerhouse performer, a bestselling writer and an inspiring voice off stage too.She’s been in the spotlight since she was seven years old and has made her name as a West End star playing iconic roles…Éponine and Fantine in Les Misérables, Veronica Sawyer in the original West End production of Heathers: The Musical, and she originated the role of Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella. Beyond the theatre, Carrie’s a big social media personality and has a massive YouTube following and she’s also a bestselling author. Her older brother Tom Fletcher is lead vocalist and guitarist of the band McFly but will any of their hits make it into her Inheritance Tracks?Inherited: Sophia by Nerina Pallo
Passed on: Dancing in the Moonlight by ToploaderProducers: Ben Mitchell and Ribika Moktan
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Jared Harris
From playing Lane Price in Mad Men to King George VI in the Crown, and now Claudius in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Hamlet, performing is in Jared Harris' blood.His earliest memory is being in Hawaii while his late father – the actor Richard Harris – was filming a movie with Julie Andrews. But as a child, he wanted to be an astronaut...which might explain his Inheritance Tracks.Inherited: Fly Me to the Moon by Tony Bennett
Passed on: The Galaxy Song by Monty PythonProducers: Ben Mitchell and Jack Lee
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