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Neil Hannon, the frontman of the Divine Comedy, talks to Matt Everitt about the key moments of his career, his love of Scott Walker and writing opera.

First broadcast in 2011.

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Thu 30 Apr 202001:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Divine Comedy Club

    SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND

  • Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman

    The Bare Necessities

    • Disney's Original Classics.
    • Walt Disney.
    • DYN-0199802.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN

    • GREATEST HITS.
    • EPIC.
    • 450357-2.

  • Ultravox

    VIENNA

    • CLUB FOR HEROES.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TCD-2566.

  • The Smiths

    BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE

    • THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN.
    • WEA.
    • 4509-91898-2.

  • Scott Walker

    Jackie

    • Best Of Scott Walker & The Walker Bro.
    • Fontana.
    • 510 831-2.

  • U2

    I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

    • Q - THE ALBUM.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TCD-2522.

  • Pixies

    Planet of Sound Song

    • Trompe le Monde.
    • 4 AD.
    • CAD-1014CD.

  • The Divine Comedy

    TONIGHT WE FLY

    • DIVINE COMEDY: SECRET HISTORY.
    • SETANTA RECORDS LTD..
    • SETCDL-100.

  • The Divine Comedy

    BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR

  • The Divine Comedy

    NATIONAL EXPRESS

  • Electric Light Orchestra Part II

    MR BLUE SKY

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg

    The Songs That We Sing Recording

    • Uncut 200610.
    • Uncut.
    • UNCUT-200610.

  • Neil Hannon

    Love Don't Roam

    • Doctor Who: Original TV Soundtrack.
    • Silva Screen.
    • SILCD-1224.

  • Neil Hannon

    Trafalgar

  • Pulp

    Common People

  • The Divine Comedy

    Something For The Weekend

    • Setanta Songs.

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • Island.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Sep 201212:00
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  • Sun 30 Sep 201202:00
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  • Tue 17 Nov 201501:00
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  • Wed 20 Dec 201701:00
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  • Thu 30 Apr 202001:00
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