Guests give a short epiphany answering a burning question from Mary Anne Hobbs.
The Fall's longest serving member (after Mark E Smith) describes life in the band.
Splendid cellist Oliver Coates talks about how to create atmospheric music.
England rugby legend Jeremy Guscott on how listening to music prepared him for big games.
Ashli Todd from Spillers, the world's oldest record shop, joins us for Record Store Day.
Psych/folk musician Jane Weaver talks about why we need a biker revival.
Punk rocker-cum-fashion guru Brix Smith Start talks about why music needs fashion.
Former Fall member, Brix Smith Start, describes what it was like to be in the band.
Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, explains what makes a great fictional character.
Sound composer and music designer Johnny Random explains how he makes music using bikes.
Bernard Butler reveals his button-twiddling technique and studio secrets
Laraaji - musician and leader of his own laughter workshops - encourages us to laugh.
Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith is famous for his notebook full of ideas. Hear why ...
It's World Music Day. Grammy nominated musician Chilly Gonzales wants us to learn piano.
One of the most iconic popstars of all time reveals how she has kept going for 50 years!
Captain Gene Cernan, the last man who ever walked on the moon, describes the experience.
Cult musician Daniel Johnston on how comic book drawing helped him through hard times.
Mary Anne talks to Bob Riley, CEO of the Manchester Camerata, about music and the senses.
Dr Ashley Burgoyne (Amsterdam University) is doing a study on what makes catchy music ...
Rokia Traor茅 on the state of Malian music
Singer-songwriter John Grant gives us advice on how to deal with fear and anxiety.
Jessie Ware talking about her love for Kate Bush
Tom Gray from Gomez describes winning the Mercury Prize in 1999.
Hollywood hero Jake Gyllenhaal discusses the allure of bad boys and villains on screen.
Claudia Lennear sang for George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Stephen Stills. Hear her story.