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Sounds,10 Feb 2026,26 mins

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The final tragic years of MF DOOM’s eventful life were spent in Leeds. AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty make their way to the city to track him down to unlikely spaces including a working men’s club and a remote-control car shop. The final episode of MF DOOM: Long Island to Leeds looks at the circumstances of Daniel Dumile’s passing, and sees the supervillain celebrated in death as an adopted son of the city that he would eventually call home. Guests: Maddi Fearn and Rob Conlon. Presented by AFRODEUTSCHE and Adam Batty Writer and Producer: Adam Batty Senior Producer: Jarek Zaba Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford and Dino Sofos Original Score: Matt Helders Sound Designer and additional music: Jack Suddaby Assistant Commissioner: Prabhjit Bains Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer MF DOOM: Long Island to Leeds is a Persephonica production with BBC Sounds Audio Lab. Thanks: Josh Bower, Matthew Young, Caillin McDaid, Eve Jones, Janis Law, Ian Moreno-Melgar, Jamie Groovement.

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