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Timothy Spall joins us for Breakfast

Acting ace Timothy Spall, star of everything from Aufwiedersehen Pet to Harry Potter, joins us to catch up over a cuppa. He's coming to tell us about his new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ series Blandings.

Acting ace Timothy Spall, famous for playing Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter, joins us for a catch up and a cuppa!

He's coming to tell us about his TV series, Blandings - a new period comedy for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ featuring an all-star cast that includes Jennifer Saunders and guest appearances from David Walliams, Paloma Faith and David Bamber.

Also acclaimed for his roles in The King's Speech, The Damned United and Sweeney Todd, Timothy is one of the best-known faces in British acting, and has a career that spans three decades. In that time, he's also picked up an OBE and performed at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony!

Timothy now lives with his wife, Shane, with whom he has been travelling around the British Isles as part of another Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV series... Not a bad life, hey?! So what are you Top Tenuous claims to Timothy's fame?

2 hours, 59 minutes

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  • The Lightning Seeds

    The Life Of Riley

    • Sense - The Lightning Seeds.
    • Virgin.
  • Stereophonics

    Indian Summer

    • (CD Single).
    • Stylus Records.
    • 1.
  • Julie Andrews & The Cast Of The Sound Of Music

    Do Re Mi

  • Nell Bryden

    What Does It Take

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.
    • 1.
  • Jake Bugg

    Lightning Bolt

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Ramones

    Baby, I Love You

    • The Ramones - End Of The Century.
    • Sire.
  • Train

    Mermaid

    • California 37.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Nerina Pallot

    All Bets Are Off

    • Year Of The Wolf.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.
  • The Impressions

    It's All Right

    • Definitive Impressions.
    • Kent.
  • Andy Grammer

    Keep Your Head Up

    • Andy Grammer.
    • S-Curve.
    • 1.
  • Jake Bugg

    Lightning Bolt

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • America

    A Horse With No Name

    • America's Greatest Hits - History.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    The Candy Man

    • Hits Of 1971 & 1972 (Various Artists).
    • Polydor.
  • Love and Theft

    Runnin' Out Of Air

    • Love And Theft.
    • RCA Nashville.
  • The Beatles

    Paperback Writer

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 014.
  • Danny Wilson

    Mary's Prayer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Jake Bugg

    Lightning Bolt

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Al Jolson

    April Showers

  • David Bowie

    Don't Let Me Down & Down

  • Dido

    No Freedom

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

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