Miranda Sawyer explores the gloriously inextricable links between music and emotion through interviews with Irvine Welsh, Natasha Khan, Tom from Editors and Dr Philippa Perry. Show more

Miranda Sawyer hears from Sightseers director Ben Wheatley about using music to terrify film-goers, plus Alison Mosshart expounds on the importance of scariness in rock. Show more

Dr Marcus de Sautoy explains how songwriting cannot exist without maths and Blur's Dave Rowntree explains how radio waves are actually magic in action. Show more

Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller chooses his most joy-inspiring tracks and DJ and musician Sister Bliss shares memories of her most jubliant gigs with Faithless. Show more