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Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning A lifelong Labour supporter, Bailey hopes Keir Starmer’s rise to the leadership signals the pendulum swinging the other way. Hitsuzen (29 April 2005). "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)". IMDb . Retrieved 2 December 2015.Northover, Kylie (22 September 2022). " 'Yes, it's my fault': Did Bill Bailey really predict the pandemic?". The Age . Retrieved 5 November 2023. Peake, Amber (31 October 2020). "Bill Bailey real name: What is Bill Bailey's real name?". Express . Retrieved 5 October 2021. I got a bit gebaited by this book. Scrolling idly on my relatively new Kindle, wondering what to read next, seeing a book by one of my favourite comedians and thinking "Why not!". One tap later and it was bought. Dangerous stuff, this... Moore, Suzanne (26 February 2011). "What's the nicest thing a man can do for a woman? Shout at a bigot". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 August 2011.

I remain a big fan of The Clash, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads David Byrne of course..I was a hopeless devotee of Chrissie Hynde for many years – I do like a bit of twiddly but followed by something loud, like the Queens of the Stone Age, or Sugar..then quiet again with Yo La Tengo and a smidgen of Javanese Gamelan…then wistful with Beth Orton…then off again with the Chilli Peppers… In the car CD at the moment is PJ Harvey, Snow Patrol and The Streets…Top Geeza! My most recent gig I attended was Kraftwerk which was magnificent.” As a travel presenter, he is more about place than people. Give him a tree, a statue or an old photograph to riff off and he is happy to use it as the basis for a lyrical musing. He visibly thrives in a region where he can be immersed in “nature unchallenged, untrammelled, unrestrained”, and “even the plants want to stab you”. Episode one, part one ends with him buying an Italian accordion from a secondhand shop in a small town, then using it to create a musical interlude to take us into the advert break: Bailey stands by himself in a wood, his new instrument emitting an eldritch drone. The Society of Crematorium Organists". The Society of Crematorium Organists . Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Some people can’t cope with it,” he adds. “I’ve seen that. Family members, friends. They find it too much to bear. And it is. Of course it is.” Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. [5] In 2007, and again in 2010, he was voted the seventh greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. [6] In 2020 Bailey won the 18th series of the televised BBC dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing with his professional partner Oti Mabuse. At 55, he was the oldest winner in the show's history. [7] Early life [ edit ] Bill Bailey". Fawcett Society. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 . Retrieved 22 August 2011.