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Alex PolizziHotelier and TV presenter, Alex Polizzi, chooses 'Brindisi' from La Traviata and Nina Simone's 'I Put a Spell on You'.1262|7min
Guy ChambersSongwriter Guy Chambers chooses 'Tomorrow Never Knows' by The Beatles and Ravel Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major, second movement.1261|7min
Mary Portas'Queen of Shops', Mary Portas, chooses 'Into the Mystic' by Van Morrison and 'Crazy on the Weekend' by Sunhouse.1260|8min
Nigel KennedyViolinist Nigel Kennedy chose 'Hymn to Him' from Apocalypse by the Mahavishnu Orchestra and 'Limehouse Blues' performed by Stephane Grappelli.1259|7min
Alexander McCall SmithCreator of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, author Alexander McCall Smith, chose 'We'll Meet Again' by Vera Lynn and Terzettino 'Soave sia il vento' from Cosi Fan Tutte.1258|7min
Anita DobsonActress Anita Dobson chooses 'No One But You' by Billy Eckstine and 'Young at Heart' by Frank Sinatra.1257|7min
Tom ContiActor Tom Conti chose the Scarlatti Sonata in G major played by Yuja Wang and Piangerò La Sorte Mia from Handel's Giulio Cesare sung by coloratura soprano Simone Kermes.1256|7min
Helena Bonham CarterActress Helena Bonham Carter chose 'Look Mummy, No Hands' by Fascinating Aida and 'Not While I'm Around' from the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' (This version performed by Edward Sanders & Helena Bonham Carter from the motion picture soundtrack).1255|7min