Saturday Live

Actor Tamsin Greig, quizzer and barrister Shaun Wallace, explorer Aldo Kane, RAF trauma nurse Sadie Melling and "Chabuddy G". With Stephen Mangan's Inheritance Tracks. Presented by Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles.Tamsin Greig is Olivier Award winner, an Aldridge of Borsetshire, Malvolia in a Twelfth Night, and a keen trampolinist. She describes how her love of movement is being constrained in her current roles in Pinter 3 as part of the Pinter Season. Shaun Wallace aka “The Dark Destroyer” recalls his route to becoming a barrister and how he created a parallel career as a master of the TV quiz. Tom Harding Assinder is taken on a tour of Hounslow with star of People Just Do Nothing’s Chabuddy G. RAF trauma nurse Sadie Melling has just returned from Sydney, where she formed part of The British Invictus Games Team. Former Commando Aldo Kane recalls his living in an active volcano and reveals how spending 10 days in isolation in a nuclear bunker affected his body clock.With Inheritance Tracks Stephen Mangan. He chooses: I Recall a Gypsy Woman, performed by Don Williams and Who Knows Where the Time Goes?, performed by Fairport Convention.Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Eleanor Garland

Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles are joined by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, who reveals why he has a red painted head and blue horns for his first character-driven stand up show. Jodi Ann Bickley explains why she writes lovely letters to strangers in need – about 4,000 so far. After 65 years working at Waterloo Station, Don Buckley is thought to be Britain’s longest-serving railway worker. He enjoys helping people around the station and is so popular with passengers that one of them, Bernadette Porteous, wrote to tell us all about him. JP Devlin has been to meet him. Dan Aylward travelled to Lesotho as an economic advisor and ‘accidentally’ set up its national rugby squad. Carla Valentine’s interest in death and mystery began in childhood with reading Agatha Christie novels. She describes her role as a Mortician and Technical Curator at Bart’s Pathology Museum in London, where she looks after some 5,000 artefacts. The American Jazz singer and saxophonist Curtis Stigers chooses his Inheritance Tracks: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number by Steely Dan and Something To Love by Jason Isbell.Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Eleanor Garland

Comedian and writer Adam Hills is also the host of Channel 4's taboo busting comedy satire The Last Leg. He joins Richard and Aasmah along with:Georgina Lawton who grew up thinking she was white like her parents, then she found out about her black heritage. Claire de Lune is a ceramicist who recently found that her family had been working with clay for 700 years. And composer Shirley J Thompson on how modern history inspires her work. We have your thank you and the inheritance tracks of Manfred Mann's Paul Jones who chooses My Babe performed by Little Walter and Come Sunday performed by Mahalia Jackson with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.Producer: Corinna Jones Editor: Eleanor Garland

Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles are joined in the Saturday Live studio by stand-up comedian Bridget Christie, digital artist and mental health campaigner Kirsty Latoya, milkman Ian Beardwell and etymologist Paul Anthony Jones, the author of Around the World in 80 Words.We also hear the Inheritance Tracks of dancer and choreographer Akram Khan - Mera Joota Hai Japani by Raj Kapoor & Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel.Presenters: Aasmah Mir & Rev Richard Coles Producer: Paul Waters

Former England football player and manager Kevin Keegan made his professional debut fifty years ago. He talks to Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles about how a nun was his first mentor, the way Bill Shankly changed his life and seizing opportunities off the pitch.Christel Dee is a Dr Who fan - also known as a Whovian - whose life and career has been shaped by the show.British Olympian Archer Patrick Huston got in touch to tell us about the woman who inspired him to take up the sport.Fashion Designer Zandra Rhodes shares her Inheritance Tracks. She has chosen Boléro by Maurice Ravel The Pearl Fishers’ Duet by Georges Bizet.Romesh Ranganathan left his teaching career to pursue a career in comedy. He talks about the pressure to support his family, staying in the town of his birth and love of Hip Hop.Producer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Eleanor Garland.

She can dance, she can sing, she can ice skate and act in gritty London based soap EastEnders: all round showbiz star Bonnie Langford joins us to talk about her show business career spanning 5 decades and her return to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane where it all began aged 7.Aged 15 George Green was a talented footballer and signed by Everton. Money and success at such a young age led him to drug and alcohol abuse, and 4 years later he was let go. He joins us to tell his story of pulling himself back from the brink.Previous Shed of the year winner Joel Bird extolls the virtues of carpentry for mindfulness.Karen Gibson shot to worldwide fame after she appeared conducting The Kingdom Choir at this year's Royal Wedding of Harry and Meghan. She joins us to talk about career highlights which also include singing for Nelson Mandela.Farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson chooses The Strangler’s Golden Brown and Live on Mars by David Bowie and we have a listener's Thank you.Producer: Corinna Jones Editor: Eleanor Garland

Coming live from Stirling, Coast presenter and archaeologist Neil Oliver talks about his love of the British Isles; writer, musician and journalist Doug Johnstone takes time out from Stirling's Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Comedian and You-Tuber Bachala Mbunzama, better known as Bash the Entertainer, talks about his journey from the Congo to Glasgow. Orkney folk musicians Fara will be performing. Ken Bruce shares his Inheritance Tracks. He has chosen I’ve Got You Under My Skin sung by Frank Sinatra and I’ll See You In My Dreams sung by Joe Brown. Singer Amy Macdonald shares her career highlights and love of tattoos and dogs.Presented by Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard ColesProducer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Eleanor Garland

Legendary keyboard player Rick Wakeman is known for his huge contribution to prog rock with the band Yes, his own innovative compositions, his flamboyant caped stage presence and his numerous piano arrangements.Bea Priestley is a 22 year-old wrestler in the ever growing woman’s wrestling scene. Bea got back into wrestling after brain surgery when she was 18 and now tours the UK and Japan.Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull bonded over quizzing. They both found themselves internet sensations after appearing on different teams on University Challenge. They've just done a round Britain fact finding road trip but will join us in the studio.Listener Heather Sinclair Buchanan got in touch to talk about her 30 year hunt for a stolen dolls house and the tragic loss of her son for whom she founded Olly's Friendship Foundation. She's still looking for the dolls house - it's pictured below so please get in touch if you can help. Ray Winstone chooses his inheritance tracks: the track he inherits is Smile performed by Nat King Cole and he passes on I'm forever blowing bubbles performed by Dean Martin.Producer: Corinna Jones Editor: Eleanor Garland

Conversation from comedian Susan Calman, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones aka The Black Farmer and about Simon's Cat. Naga Munchetty shares her Inheritance Tracks. Presented by Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles.Comedian and actress Susan Calman explains why she gave up a successful career in corporate law for stand-up, she shares her memories of Strictly Come Dancing and reveals her love of cats. Simon Tofield, creator of Simon's Cat, recalls how the animation went viral. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, best known as The Black Farmer, describes what drew him to farming, and why he champions jeopardy and taking risks. Last year Saturday Live listener Philippa O'Sullivan, a complete sailing novice, set off on a Clipper round the world sailing trip. After 45,000 miles and 11 months at sea, she talks about her inspiring adventure. JP Devlin meets Saturday Live listener Bob Gerrard. He recollects his teenage years growing up in care, getting into minor scrapes as a teenager and speaks fondly of the policewoman who kept an eye out for him. Superfan John Wood is unveiling a bench in memorial to musician's musician, Nicky Hopkins today. He tells us why and explains why he wants to create more memorials for unsung heroes. BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty chooses her Inheritance Tracks - Ain't Got No, I Got Life, Nina Simone and Sign O' The Times, Prince.Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Eleanor Garland.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock on her love of the moon and Nigerian heritage; Ali Payne tweeted to try and find the inscribed copy of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist given to her by her late husband. She continues her search on Saturday Live. Celebrating 30 years of marriage, The Alarm's Mike and Jules Peters discuss working together and dealing with individual cancer diagnoses. Rehana Popal is the first practising female Afghan at the Bar. Coming to the UK as a refugee when she was five, Rehana talks about her path to law. Helen Lederer shares her Inheritance Tracks: Que Sera Sera and All I Want by Joni Mitchell. Ann Cleeves talks about remote living and writing the final book in her Shetland series.Producer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Eleanor Garland.