Explore every episode of the podcast Inheritance Tracks

Nicola Adams was one of the stand-out stars of the London Games in 2012 when she became the first woman to win an Olympic boxing gold medal.

And then she won gold again in Rio four years later.

Born into a tough life in Leeds in the early 1980s, Nicola immediately loved enjoyed the discipline she found in boxing at the age of 12.

If her punches have unnerved her opponents in the ring, her charm and winning smile have perhaps been even more disarming.

Her Inheritance Tracks will have you heading straight to the gym.

Inherited: Hustlin' by Rick Ross Pass on: Sure Thing by Miguel

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Carrie and David Grant are the BAFTA award-winning power couple, broadcasters and vocal coaches to the stars.

If, like me, you remember the early noughties reality song contest Fame Academy, they were the expert vocal coaches that helped the likes of Lemar find their voice.

Their TV and music career has spanned over 35 years winning them a MOBO award and has seen them write a revealing memoir 'A Very Modern Family' which charts their parenting experiences in a neuro diverse family.

What then will these musical aficionados choose as their shared Inheritance Tracks.

Inherited, Carrie: Moon River by Andy Williams Inherited, David: Concrete Jungle by Bob Marley and The Wailers Passed on: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Hilary and Michael are an entertainment power-couple.

Having worked as a leading theatrical agent and producer for many years, with clients including Nigel Havers, Judi Dench and Colin Firth – it was at a glitzy party that Michael first set his eyes on the then actress Hilary Gish

Hilary says of that night...“I was looking for an agent, he was looking for a wife.”

They’ve gone on to have three children together, including the actor and comedian Jack Whitehall, and in recent years they’ve turned their family life into an entertainment empire.

As well as starring in their own Netflix series, hosted TV and theatre chat shows, and co-authored books...their podcast, The Wittering Whitehalls, has added yet another string to the brand Whitehall bow.

So, we invited Michael and Hilary to share their Inheritance Tracks with us...

Michael Inherited: Symphony No.3, the 2nd movement, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff Hilary Inherited: Let's Dance by David Bowie Passing on: Blue in Green by Miles Davis

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Delirium Tremens by Christy Moore and Stay Wild by Shuga.

Rubberneckin' by Elvis Presley and What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Surfin USA by The Beach Boys and Love Will Keep Us Alive by The Eagles

Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba and O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps

God Only Knows by the Beach Boys and Time For Heroes by The Libertines.

Janie Jones - The Clash and Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) - Al Green. Pic:Paul Marc Mitchell.

Photo credit: Alison Rosa.

Il Canto sung by Luciano Pavarotti and Sail Away by Randy Newman.

Stardust by Nat King Cole and Star of the County Down by Van Morrison and the Chieftains

Carl Davis, Last Train to Tomorrow and Bach Brandenburg concerto, Number 5.

Jamie Laing found fame in the second series of Made in Chelsea in 2011, and has gone on to rebrand himself several times.

First as a veritable Willy Wonka, as the great great grandson of biscuit mogul Sir Alexander Grant, it is perhaps no surprise that he has created his own line of incredibly successful sweets.

These days he is just as at home in the audio studio as he is on the factory floor, having just been named the new co-host of BBC Radio 1’s Going Home programme, and has been a mainstay in the podcast charts for many years; from NewlyWeds, alongside his wife, to his new interview show Great Company.

What then will he choose as his Inheritance Tracks...

Inherited: Man! I Feel Like A Woman! by Shania Twain Passing on: MMMBop by Hanson

Producers: Ribika Moktan and Ben Mitchell

White Cliffs of Dover by Vera Lynn and Feeling Good by Nina Simone

Beethoven: Fidelio, Mir ist so wunderbar and The Carpenters: We’ve Only Just Begun.

Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko by Asha Bhosle & Mohammed Rafi and To Zion by Lauryn Hill

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood's Jackson, and The Human League, Being Boiled.

City of Dreams by Talking Heads and Together Again by Janet Jackson.

Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin and Summer Breeze performed by the Isley Bothers

Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys and Stars - Nina Simone Live at Montreux 1976

London Calling by The Clash and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2

Kathleen Ferrier singing The Keel Row & Gabriel Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor

Along the Road to Gundagai by Slim Dusty and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Star of TV and radio, Vernon Kay comes from a Northern working-class family. His first job, at 14, was putting stickers on boxes of bananas at a ripening factory…and he also worked as caretaker, deep cleaning schools before his break came as a model.

TV came next with stints on T4 and All-Star Family Fortunes and has recently taken over the mid-morning show on Radio 2.

Last November Vernon ran an Ultra Marathon for Radio 2’s BBC Children in Need fundraiser, 115 miles in just four days, and he raised over £6 million!!!

Married to fellow presenter Tess Daly, they have two daughters...so what’s the music he’ll choose to pass on to them?

Inherited: Allentown by Billy Joel Passing on: You Got The Love by Candi Staton

Producer: Ben Mitchell

O Thou That Tellest from Messiah and As With Rosy Steps the Morn from Theodora by Handel

Just a Gigolo by Louis Prima and Vincent by Don McClean. Photo credit: Monica Schipper

English Rose by The Jam and Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones

I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 and Say Ladeo by Bobby McFerrin

In Loving You, Junior English and Better Git it in Your Soul by Charles Mingus

Many A New Day from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma & Three Little Birds by Bob Marley

Welcome to My World by Jim Reeves and So What by Miles Davis

Willow Weep for Me by Ella Fitzgerald and Vivaldi's Spring III recomposed by Max Richter

Ray Stevens, The Streak and Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire

Cyprus Avenue by Van Morrison and Rio by Michael Nesmith

Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris are a funny couple. Quite literally!

The comedians have been regulars on comedy quiz panels, with Parris one of the hosts on the Mash Report, and Brigstocke appearing on many programmes here on Radio 4, including the popular I’ve Never Seen Star Wars amongst countless other shows.

They're new podcast ‘How was it for you?’, offers a peek into the joyful mess that ensues when two comedians live together.

So we were fascinated to see what there joint inheritance tracks would be.

Inherited: Marcus - A Forrest by The Cure Rachel - Building Steam with a Grain of Salt by DJ Shadow Passed on: Together - Buona Sera by Louis Prima

Producer: Eirian Jones and Ben Mitchell

You Are My Heart's Delight by Richard Tauber and Bonde by Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder

Manha de Carnaval by Luiz Bonfa and West Coast Blues by Wes Montgomery

Your Song by Elton John and Piano Man by Billy Joel.

Berceuse from Dolly Suite by Gabriel Faure and Ring Out Wild Bells by Percy Fletcher

‘S Wonderful - Tony Bennett and Move On sung by Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin

Hit me with your rhythm stick, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Sat in your lap by Kate Bush

Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan and Beeswing by Richard Thompson.

Downtown Petula Clarke and Really Free by John Otway and Wild Willy Barratt

You To Me Are Everything by The Real Thing and The Scientist by Coldplay.

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, The Platters and Nimrod, Edward Elgar

The Michelin starred chef and restaurateur Angela Hartnett likes crisps, prefers cheese to dessert, and her favourite pasta is spaghetti in a tomato sauce. Simple tastes for someone who’s famous for giving people fine dining experiences.

A protegee of Gordon Ramsay, Angela cheffed in some of the best restaurants in the world before opening her own Murano in Mayfair.

She’s famous and in demand for her TV appearances and hosts the excellent and entertaining podcast Dish along with Nick Grimshaw.

Whilst growing up, she inherited the values of wholesome food and the importance of the family meal from her Italian grandmother. So we askes her to share the music that she’s inherited with us.

Inherited: Simply the Best by Tina Turner Passed on: Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Luciano Pavarotti

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Catherine Powell

MacCrimmon’s Lament - Jeannie Robertson & Cecilia Bartoli - Agitata Da Due Venti, Vivaldi

Jingo performed by Santana and What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

You’ll Never Walk Alone performed by Shirley Jones and Optimistic by Sounds of Blackness