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Jessica Hynes

Wise Woman Jessica Hynes plays her favourite tracks including Big Thief, Sun Ra, BB King and Alice Coltrane - alongside some of her festive favourites.

Wise Woman Jessica Hynes plays her favourite tracks including Sun Ra, BB King and Alice Coltrane - alongside some of her festive favourites.

Jessica Hynes first appeared on our screens as Cheryl in the hit sitcom The Royle Family for the 麻豆社. In 1999, she co-wrote and starred in Spaced for two series. She has since starred in television shows such as, Doctor Who, Years And Years, The Hour, Up The Women (which she created and wrote), Lizzie and Sarah (which she co-wrote with Julia Davis), One Night, and W1A.

Her film credits include; Shaun of the Dead, Paddington 2, Swallows And Amazons, Son Of Rambow and Tomorrow La Scala.
For theatre she starred in The Norman Conquests at The Young Vic and was nominated for an Olivier for Best Actress for The Night Heron at the Royal Court.
Other awards include winning two British Comedy Awards, both for her performances in Spaced, the RTS award for Best Comedy Performance for her role in Twenty Twelve, going on to win a BAFTA for Female performance in W1A.

2 hours

Last on

Christmas Day 2019 16:00

Music Played

  • B.B. King

    Better Not Look Down

    • BB King: His Definitive Greatest Hits.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Flying Lotus

    Pilgrim Side Eye

    • Flamagra.
    • Warp.
    • 9.
  • Vince Guaraldi Trio

    Christmas Time Is Here

    • The Royal Tenenbaums: Original Soundtrack.
    • 18.
  • Will Todd

    My Lord Has Come (feat. English Chamber Orchestra)

    • Will Todd: The Call of Wisdom [Tenebrae].
    • Signum Classics.
  • Sun Ra

    I Am Strange

  • Sylvester

    Do You Wanna Funk

    • Disco And Dance Party Hits.
    • 2.
  • Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor

    Silent Night

    • Silent Night.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.
  • G&D, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime

    English Breakfast

  • The Flamingos

    I Only Have Eyes For You

    • All Time Classic Rock 'n' Roll Tearje.
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
  • Ariel Pink鈥檚 Haunted Graffiti

    Baby

    • Mature Themes.
    • 4AD.
    • 13.
  • tstewart

    Greengold

  • Bill Evans

    Symbiosis, 2nd Movement: Largo - Andante - Maestoso - Largo Pt1

    • Symbiosis.
  • Connie Converse

    Talkin' Like You (Two Tall Mountains)

    • How Sad, How Lovely.
    • Squirrel Thing.
    • 1.
  • Take 6

    Hark The Herald Angels Sing

    • He Is Christmas.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 3.
  • Austin Peralta

    Lapis

    • The Cinematic Orchestra Presents: In Motion #1.
    • Ninja Tune.
    • 2.
  • Norah Jones & Kate & Anna McGarrigle

    (Talk to Me of) Mendocino

  • Joe Armon鈥怞ones

    Yellow Dandelion (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

    • Turn To Clear View.
    • Brownswood Recordings.
  • Vashti Bunyan

    Jellyfish

    • Heartleap.
    • Fatcat.
  • Lauryn Hill

    Nothing Even Matters

    • The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 12.
  • Dominic Canning

    We Are One

  • Dorothy Ashby

    The Look Of Love

  • Joe Lee Wilson

    Niama

  • Donny Hathaway

    Someday We'll All Be Free

    • A Donny Hathaway Collection.
    • Atlantic.
  • Roni Size / Reprazent

    Railing

    • Newforms CD1.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 1.
  • Cliff Edwards

    When You Wish Upon a Star

    • Classic Disney Volume II (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.
  • Jacob Collier

    In The Bleak Midwinter

    • Hajanga Records.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2019 16:00