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Actor, comedian and director Simon Bird

Actor and star of The Inbetweeners Simon Bird talks to Mark and Stuart about directing his first feature film

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today they talk to actor, writer, comedian and star of 'The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird. As an actor he has starred in five series of award-winning sitcom 'Friday Night Dinner' and is well known to many as Will McKenzie from Channel 4's successful comedy 'The Inbetweeners'. As a writer he created 'The King Is Dead' for the 麻豆社 and co-created the sitcom 'Chickens.' He has also worked as a stand-up comedian and a producer, setting up a TV and film production company. Now he is making his debut as a feature film director. His film 'Days Of The Bagnold Summer' is a coming-of-age story about a heavy-metal-loving teenager and stars Monica Dolan, Earl Cave, Rob Brydon, Tamsin Greig, Alice Lowe and Tim Key. It also features an original soundtrack by Belle & Sebastian. Simon joins Mark and Stuart to tell them about the film as well as pick a few of his favourite tunes.

Also on the show, Clare Crane has the best music and entertainment stories of the past week in 鈥楾his Week In Music鈥�.

You can take part in The Chain, choosing a track for our world-famous list of over 8000 interconnected songs.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started including tracks from Underworld, Nadine Shah, Air, Little Simz, Ramones, Loleatta Holloway and Four Tet.

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Sat 13 Jun 2020 08:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Empire of the Sun

    Walking On A Dream

    • CD SINGLE.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 1.

  • I Break Horses

    The Prophet

    • Bella Union.

  • Buffalo Springfield

    Expecting To Fly

    • Buffalo Springfield Again.
    • Atco.
    • 4.

  • Isotope 217

    La Jetee

  • Matt Maltese

    Queen Bee

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Send Him Back

  • Patti Smith

    Frederick

    • Arista.

  • Nadine Shah

    Kitchen Sink

    • Infectious Music.

  • Edwin Starr

    Runnin'

  • Air

    La Femme D'Argent

    • SOURCE RECORDS.

  • Stevie Wonder

    As

    • Motown.

  • Underworld

    Born Slippy

    • Junior Boys Own.

  • Little Simz

    might bang, might not

    • Purple Stains/Jagermusik.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Funky Kingston

    • Mango.

  • The Coral

    Rebecca You

    • Roots And Echoes.

  • Everything Everything

    Arch Enemy

  • EOB

    Olympik

    • Capitol Records.

  • The S.O.S. Band

    Just Be Good To Me

  • Fontaines D.C.

    A Hero's Death

    • PARTISAN RECORDS.

  • Jacana People

    Fauna

  • First Serve

    Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

  • Ramones

    Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

    • Virgin.

  • Sorry

    Perfect

    • Domino Recording Co Ltd..

  • Loleatta Holloway

    Love Sensation

    • The Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 3.

  • The Sea Urchins

    Pristine Christine

  • Drab City

    Troubled Girl

    • Bella Union Records.

  • Big Thief

    Not

    • 4AD.

  • Four Tet

    School

    • Text Records.

  • Belle and Sebastian

    Sister Buddha

    • Matador Records.

  • The Field Mice

    Emma's House

    • Emma's House.

  • Songhoy Blues

    Irganda

    • Transgressive Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Jun 2020 08:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music