A Month of Matinees with...

Four shows presented by British actors and directors

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  A Month of Matinees with... - Simon Pegg

  December's A Month of Sundays turns into A Month of Matinees as Simon Pegg hosts the first of four shows presented by British actors or directors. Writer, comedian and director Simon Pegg launches A Month of Matinees with two hours of music that's helped to shape his career and personal life. Simon takes us back to the days of being a Goth, which he decided wasn't for him following a painful wardrobe malfunction. We hear of scrapes with Jay Z, Coldplay's Chris Martin walking around with his trousers down and attacking Zombies with limited edition vinyl. The Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz star gives us an insight into the thinking process behind these scripts and where he gets his inspiration from. And yes Trekky fans, Simon tells us what it's like to operate the Starship Enterprise. The other presenters for A Month of Matinees are Martin Freeman (13th Dec), Edgar Wright (20th Dec) and Bill Nighy (27th Dec).
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  A Month of Matinees with... - 13/12/2009

  As part of 6 Music's special Month of Matinenes series, Martin Freeman spins through his wonderful record collection. Simon Pegg presented the first show and director Edgar Wright and actor Bill Nighy will complete the series.
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  A Month of Matinees with... - Edgar Wright

  A Month of Matinees continues with the British film director Edgar Wright. Making his name as the director of the cult British comedy TV show Spaced Edgar has gone on to direct the two biggest British comedy films in recent years - Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Today he plays tunes from his record collection and explains how certain music comes to be used in certain parts of films. There's also an insight into his favourite work in other soundtracks.
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  A Month of Matinees with... - Bill Nighy

  Acclaimed actor Bill Nighy completes the quartet of Bristish actors and directors who have presented A Month of Matinees.