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Stand-up comedian, actor and marathon man Eddie Izzard joins Chris and the team for Breakfast where he will choose some of his favourite tunes and judge Head-To-Headlines!

Eddie Izzard joins Chris and the team for Breakfast where he will choose some tunes and judge Head-To-Headlines.

In 2009, with just five weeks training under his belt, Eddie began seven weeks of back-to-back marathons raising money for Sport Relief. He notched up a total of 43 marathons in 51 days, covering more than 1,110 miles.

Eddie can currently be heard as the voice of Sir Miles Axlerod, a newly designed hybrid Land Rover in the animated film Cars 2.

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Fri 29 Jul 201106:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Prefab Sprout

    Cars And Girls

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Scouting for Girls

    Love How It Hurts

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • The Ventures

    Hawaii Five-O

    • Instrumental Greats Of The 60's (Va).
    • EMI.

  • Big Screen Belter

    • Frank Sinatra

      The Way You Look Tonight

      • My Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra.
      • Reprise.

  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.

  • Madness

    The Sun And The Rain

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean Homesick Blues

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • The Jam

    Going Underground

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Caro Emerald

    That Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Cream

    I Feel Free

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.

  • Freddie Mercury

    The Great Pretender

    • Now 9 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Rox

    I Don't Believe

    • (CD Single).
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.

  • Golden Oldie

    • The Toys

      A Lover's Concerto

      • Best From Bell.
      • Bell.

  • Juan Zelada

    Breakfast In Spitalfields

    • High Ceilings & Collarbones.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • The Communards

    Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Nickelback

    Rockstar

    • (CD Single).
    • Roadrunner.
    • 5.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    The Candy Man

    • Hits Of 1971 & 1972 (Various Artists).
    • Polydor.

  • Noah and the Whale

    Life Is Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 23.

  • Squeeze

    Cool For Cats

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • David Bowie

    Velvet Goldmine

    • The Best Of David Bowie 1969-1974.
    • EMI.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Fatboy Slim

    Praise You

    • Now.

  • James Vincent McMorrow

    Sparrow & The Wolf

    • Early In The Morning.
    • Believe Music.
    • 1.

  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Scissor Sisters

    She's My Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Neil Diamond

    Cherry Cherry

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

Broadcast

  • Fri 29 Jul 201106:30
    BBC Radio 2

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