Viv Groskop's comedy marathon; Paul Nicholas's Inheritance Tracks

Published: June 22, 2013, 10:16 a.m.

Sian Williams and Richard Coles with writer and comedian Viv Groskop, the Inheritance Tracks of actor Paul Nicholas, author Sara Wheeler's first attempts to learn Russian and the sounds of a balalaika band. There's Angela's story of a broken family healed, David Chilvers's sighting of the world's first cosmonaut and Professor Carole Hough reveals what our names tell us about our origins.

Producer: Harry Parker.