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Private Passions Episodes

  1. 11/01/2026

    Michael Berkeley's guest discusses their musical passions.

  2. Alison Weir

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the best-selling writer of historical fiction, Alison Weir.

  3. Pam Ayres

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the poet Pam Ayres.

  4. Chris Beardshaw

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the garden and landscape designer Chris Beardshaw.

  5. Louise Penny

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the crime fiction writer Louise Penny.

  6. Lea Ypi

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and professor of political theory at LSE, Lea Ypi.

  7. Hugh Bonneville

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and writer Hugh Bonneville.

  8. Annabel Croft

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the former tennis player Annabel Croft, now a broadcaster.

  9. The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer

    Michael Berkeley鈥檚 guest is the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

  10. Hollie McNish

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the poet Hollie McNish.

  11. Martin Sherman

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the playwright Martin Sherman.

  12. Shobana Jeyasingh

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh.

  13. Richard Armitage

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and writer Richard Armitage.

  14. Deborah Prentice

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, Deborah Prentice.

  15. Mark Kermode

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the film critic Mark Kermode.

  16. Kathleen Marshall

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the American director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall.

  17. Dame Rachel de Souza

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England.

  18. Daniel Katz

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the art dealer and collector Daniel Katz.

  19. Jay Griffiths

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer Jay Griffiths.

  20. Gabriel Zuchtriegel

    Michael Berkeley's guest is archaeologist Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii.

  21. Suzanne Vega

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the American singer songwriter Suzanne Vega.

  22. Hilary Cottam

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer, innovator and social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam.

  23. Neil Hannon

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer and songwriter Neil Hannon.

  24. Adam Buxton

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the comedian, writer and podcaster Adam Buxton.

  25. Philip Hoare

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and biographer Philip Hoare.

  26. Emma Rice

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the theatre director Emma Rice.

  27. Jonathan Sumption

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the lawyer and historian Lord Sumption

  28. Colum McCann

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer Colum McCann.

  29. Romola Garai

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and director Romola Garai.

  30. Terry Gilliam

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the film director and former Python Terry Gilliam

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