Michael Berkeley talks to actor
Samuel West , who shot to fame for his portrayal of the unfortunate
Leonard Bast in the Merchant-Ivory film Howards End and has since become increasingly well known in TV productions (such as Jane Austen 's Persuasion), on radio and on the stage. Music has always played a central role in his life - he is a keen amateur cellist. His choices today range from Bach's Solo Cello Suite No 3 to
Mendelssohn's sparkling String
Octet, Ravel's haunting Piano Trio, songs by Musorgsky and Oliver Knussen , Thelonius Monk's Raise Four and Brian Eno 's The Jezebel Spirit. Executive producer Wendy Thompson Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm