Bob Mortimer - Part 2

Bob Mortimer, one half of legendary comedy duo Reeves & Mortimer, chats to Charlie about the music from ‘Gone Fishing’, writing his autobiography, being such a good liar in ‘Would I Lie to You?’, sexy classical music and more. Episode 4 of the Charlie Higson and Friends podcast features an extract of ‘Alternate Repetitions’ by Laurent Dury, followed by ‘In Paradisum’ from Faure’s Requiem, performed by the LSO Chamber Ensemble and Tenebrae, available on the London Symphony Orchestra’s own label, LSO Live. The episode also includes a short clip of the orchestral version of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Bedford.

Om Podcasten

Comedian, actor and writer Charlie Higson chats to friends from the world of comedy about classical music and their own personal music journey, with all sorts of nonsense in between - from reminiscing about how they met to reviving some of their popular comedy characters. Featured friends include Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, and fellow stars of The Fast Show, Paul Whitehouse and Arabella Weir. A Scala Radio production.