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David Mitchell

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie chat to actor David Mitchell about his new TV sitcom, Upstart Crow, which is part of the 91Èȱ¬ Shakespeare Festival 2016.

Mark and Stuart chat to actor David Mitchell about his new 91Èȱ¬ Two sitcom Upstart Crow. He stars as William Shakespeare, yes him! It's part of the 91Èȱ¬ Shakespeare Festival 2016 - a major season celebrating the genius of Shakespeare, 400 years after his death. He'll be joined by Harry Enfield who plays his father and Lisa Tarbuck plays his mum. David once worked in the cloakroom of Chris Evans' TFI Friday before forming a duo with Robert Webb. They later became the stars of the hit Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show.

As well as that, YOU, the actual listener, will have the chance to be on the wireless by taking part in the never-ending Chain of conjoined records - or huddle round the office DAB speaker with your favourite afternoon beverage to gain victory in today's Teatime Themetime.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 11 May 2016 13:00

Music Played

  • The Stone Roses

    She Bangs The Drums

    • Silvertone.
  • Underworld

    If Rah

    • UNDERWORLDLIVE.COM.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Free Man In Paris

    • Reprise.
  • SBTRKT & Ezra Koenig

    New Dorp. New York.

    • Wonder Where We Land.
    • Young Turks.
    • 001.
  • Fat White Family

    Tinfoil Deathstar

    • Without Consent.
  • Max Jury

    Beg & Crawl

  • Daft Punk

    Robot Rock

    • (CD Single).
    • VIRGIN.
  • Charles Bradley

    Ain't It A Sin

    • Dunham Records / Daptone Records.
  • Rufus Wainwright & Florence Welch

    When In Disgrace With Fortune And Men's Eyes (Sonnet 29)

  • Savages

    T.I.W.Y.G.

    • 4AD.
  • Orange Juice

    Rip It Up

    • Polydor.
  • Saul Williams

    Think Like They Book Say

    • Fader Label/Caroline International.
  • The O’Jays

    Back Stabbers

    • The Ultimate Sound Of Philadelphia.
    • Columbia.
  • The Equals

    Viva Bobby Joe

  • The Duke Spirit & Mark Lanegan

    Wounded Wing

    • Ex Voto Records.
  • The Phenomenal Handclap Band

    The Right One

    • The Right One.
    • Tummy Touch Records.
  • Tom Petty & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Don't Do Me Like That

    • MCA.
  • Bob Mould

    The End Of Things

    • Merge Records.
  • Bloc Party

    Virtue

    • Infectious Music/BMG Rights Management.
  • Mantronix

    King Of The Beats

    • Virgin.
  • Steppenwolf

    Born To Be Wild

    • MCA.
  • Steve Mason

    Alive!

    • DOMINO RECORDING CO LTD.
  • ANOHNI

    Drone Bomb Me

    • Rough Trade.
  • Morrissey

    The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get

    • EMI.
  • Mark Pritchard

    Beautiful People

    • Warp Records.
  • Sandi Sheldon

    You're Gonna Make Me Love You

    • Northern Soul Hall of Fame.
    • Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
    • 2.
  • The Coral

    Holy Revelation

    • IGNITION RECORDS LTD.
  • The Prodigy

    Breathe

  • Portishead

    Glory Box

  • Talking Heads

    Radiohead

  • Julia Holter

    Sea Calls Me 91Èȱ¬

    • DOMINO RECORDING CO LTD.
  • Peter Bjorn and John

    Young Folks (feat. Victoria Bergsman)

    • Wichita.

Broadcast

  • Wed 11 May 2016 13:00