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Alexander Armstrong

The broadcaster and voice of Hey Duggee on finding inspiration in children's TV music.

Comedian, actor, Pointless presenter and debut author Alexander Armstrong, grew up in rural Northumberland where his musical ability and joy at being able to entertain began at a young age.

He went to both school and Trinity College Cambridge on music scholarships and after a Footlights’ writing stint, he went on to become one half of the BAFTA-winning comedy duo Armstrong & Miller

If you’re wondering where his passion for classical music began...his Inheritance Tracks will provide the answer.

Inherited: Minuetto Allegretto by the Wombles
Passed on: It Must Be Love by Madness

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Noa Dowling

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