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TIM MINCHIN AND FRIENDS (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th June 2023
Adventurous lyrics and musical virtuosity.
A marvellous collision of mirth and piano from the award-winning comic and pianist in his first-ever BBC concert.
Written by and starring Tim Minchin.
With:
Justin Edwards.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 2007.
THIS CULTURAL LIFE - 44. TIM MINCHIN (320kbs-m4a/98mb/43mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 5th November 2022
Comedian, actor and composer Tim Minchin wrote the songs for the musical adaptation of the Roald Dahl story Matilda which, after more than a decade of sell-out West End shows, has now also been adapted for the big screen. His stage musical version of the film Groundhog Day earned him an Olivier award and seven Tony nominations on Broadway. He also co-wrote and starred in the television comedy drama series Upright, and has performed solo shows around the world.
Tim Minchin tells John Wilson about his most important cultural influences and creative inspirations, starting with his upbringing in Perth, Australia. He recalls his earliest attempts at songwriting, influenced by TS Eliot and 90s grunge rock bands, which led to him writing a musical version of Love's Labour's Lost for a youth theatre company whilst he was still at school. Tim chooses the American singer-songwriter Ben Folds as one of his key influences, and particularly the 1997 Ben Folds Five album Whatever Ever And Ever, Amen. He also cites being commissioned to write the songs for The Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical, and working with director Matthew Warchus, as a major turning creative turning point. Perhaps surprisingly, Tim chooses an ill-fated musical project, Larrikins, as another important moment in his career. He reflects on how the animated adventure, which was due to star Hugh Jackman and Margot Robbie, was cancelled by studio bosses and the effect that experience had on him.
Producer: Edwina Pitman
THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 26 - 6. TIM MINCHIN (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 31st July 2022
Comedian, actor, writer, musician, composer, and songwriter Tim Minchin joins Matt on The First Time to talk formative musical experiences, and his debut album Apart Together, released in 2020.
Tim Minchin - Not Perfect [Laughing Stock]
The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [Parlophone]
The Beatles - Come Together [Apple]
Bananarama - Venus [Sony Tv/Columbia]
The Beatles - She's Leaving Home [Parlophone]
The Temptations - My Girl [Columbia/Sony Tv]
Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye [Parlophone]
Tim Minchin - Dark Side [Laughing Stock Productions]
Ben Folds Five - Steven's Last Night In Town [550 Music]
Tim Minchin - Rock N Roll Nerd [Laughing Stock]
Murray Head & Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice (Feat. The Trinidad Singers) - Superstar [Verve (Adult Contemporary)]
Tim Minchin - White Wine In The Sun
Tim Minchin - Talked Too Much, Stayed Too Long [BMG]
Daft Punk (Feat. Pharrell Williams) - Get Lucky [Columbia]