Private Passions
Hosted by Michael Berkeley · BBC Radio 3
4.6from 58 ratings
- 512
- Episodes
- 21
- Transcribed
- 58
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
About Private Passions
Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical passions and talk about the influence music has had on their lives.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 3
- Category
- music · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Jun 2013
- Latest episode
- 1 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
21 of 512 episodes have a transcript.
1 Nov 2026
Louise Kennedy, writer
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Eric Idle, comedian and writer
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Elif Shafak, novelist
Inside a recent episode
Eric Idle, comedian and writer
Published 25 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Gosh, that must be really terrifying. It's the worst thing for people because they've lost everything, not just their house, all their memorabilia, their photographs, you know, anything they wrote, books, everything gone. Did it come close to you? Yes, it did. I mean, but it kept changing direction, the wind. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Private Passions
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Louise Kennedy
- Eric Idle
- Elif Shafak
- Courtney Pine
- Francis Fukuyama
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 41 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 17 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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- Books guests
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Questions about Private Passions
Who hosts Private Passions?
Michael Berkeley host the show. Published by BBC Radio 3.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Private Passions take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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