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Mathew Baynton

Co-creator and star of Horrible Histories and Ghosts on the music that inspire him

Mathew Baynton is an actor, writer, comedian and musician – who shot to fame as part of the troop who brought us the historical and hysterical sketch show Horrible Histories on C91Èȱ¬.

Since then, along with his fellow co-stars, he has gone on to create, write and star in the critically acclaimed 91Èȱ¬ series – Ghosts.

He describes how he finds inspiration in both the light and shade of Leonard Cohen's songs, and takes great solace in Big Thief's lyrics when thinking of his children.

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Inherited - Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen
Pass on - Change by Big Thief

Producer: Ben Mitchell

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