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John Simm

Vernon Kay joins the prolific actor, director, and musician John Simm. Be prepared for some brilliant stories throughout his Tracks Of My Years.

Vernon Kay joins the prolific actor, director, and musician John Simm. Be prepared for some brilliant stories throughout his Tracks Of My Years.

He is best known for playing Sam Tyler in 鈥淟ife on Mars鈥�, 鈥淭he Master鈥� in 鈥淒octor Who鈥� and most recently south-coast sleuth DS Roy Grace in 鈥淕race鈥� on ITV.

In the late 90s, he played lead role of Danny Kavanagh in the hard-hitting Jimmy McGovern TV drama 鈥楾he Lakes鈥�. Other TV credits include 鈥淪tate of Play鈥�, 鈥淐rime and Punishment鈥�, 鈥淓xile鈥� and 鈥淐racker鈥�. His film roles include 鈥淲onderland鈥�, 鈥淗uman Traffic鈥� and 鈥�24 Hour Party People鈥�, and he has twice been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

Besides his love of acting, John was a guitarist, founding member and songwriter with the rock band 鈥淢agic Alex鈥�. He supported Echo and the Bunnymen on two tours, as well as playing lead guitar on a few of Ian McCulloch's solo live shows. He now returns as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace in ITV鈥檚 Grace, based on the best-selling novels by author Peter James. On top of that, John is also starring in a brand new drama called 鈥淚, Jack Wright鈥�, airing late April on u&alibi. But his first choice is Elvis Presley and 鈥淎 Mess of Blues鈥�.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Apr 2025 05:00
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody

  • Elvis Presley

    A Mess Of Blues

    • From Nashville To Memphis (60's Maste.
    • RCA.

  • Ray Charles

    What'd I Say

    • The Very Best Of Jazz Moods (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Summer Wind

    • My Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra.
    • Reprise.

  • The Beatles

    What You're Doing

    • Beatles For Sale.
    • Parlophone.
    • 13.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • NOW That's What I Call Unforgettable (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • AC/DC

    Highway To Hell

    • AC/DC - Highway To Hell.
    • Albert.

  • New Order

    Temptation

    • The Edge Of The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    The Killing Moon

    • Dark Side Of The 80's (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • The Stone Roses

    This Is The One

    • Stone Roses.
    • Silvertone Records.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Apr 2025 05:00
    麻豆社 Radio 2