Mastertapes is a BBC Radio 4 series in which John Willson talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them.

In the first of a three-part series made for BBC Radio 4 Extra, John goes behind the scenes of the iconic BBC studios at Maida Vale in London where over 40 episodes of Mastertapes were recorded.

For starters, John returns to the very first series recorded in 2012, which features:

Sir Paul McCartney
David Crosby
Graham Nash
Robbie Williams
Guy Chambers
Corrine Bailey Rae
Paul Weller

Producer: Sarah Shebbeare.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2018. Show less