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Eric Idle, Magisterial Martial Arts Confession

The founding member of Monty Python chats to Jo and Simon about his 'sortabiography' Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.

The founding member of Monty Python chats to Jo and Simon about his 'sortabiography' Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.

Eric is a comedian, actor, author and singer-songwriter who found immediate fame on television with the sketch-comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Following its success, the Pythons began making films that include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983). Eric also wrote the award-winning musical Spamalot. He lives in Los Angeles.

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2 hours, 55 minutes

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Thu 18 Oct 2018 17:00
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Music Played

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Tom Walker

    Angels

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.

  • Blancmange

    Living on the Ceiling

    • Saturday Superstore Replay Selection (Various Artists).
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Records.

  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Muse

    Starlight

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Jess Glynne

    Thursday

    • Always In Between.
    • Atlantic.

  • Robert Miles

    One & One (feat. Maria Nayler)

  • Keane

    Everybody's Changing

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.

  • Shawn Mendes & Zedd

    Lost In Japan (Remix)

    • Shawn Mendes: The Album.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Hozier

    Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Donna Summer

    Hot Stuff

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

  • Jessie Ware

    Overtime

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Louis Armstrong

    We Have All The Time In The World

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.

  • Monty Python

    Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Aaron Neville

    Tell It Like It Is

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Rita Ora

    Let You Love Me

    • Phoenix.
    • Atlantic.

  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Rod Stewart

    Look In Her Eyes

    • Blood Red Roses.
    • Decca.

  • The Jam

    Going Underground

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

  • Whitney Houston

    It's Not Right But It's Okay

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • The Adventures

    Broken Land

    • The Sea Of Love (Expanded Edition).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Rag’n’Bone Man

    Human

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Boy George & Culture Club

    Life

    • Life.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Art of Noise

    Moments In Love

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 2.

  • Jon and Vangelis

    I Hear You Now

    • Now 1980 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Thu 18 Oct 2018 17:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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