Festival Curator John Simm: Roles of a Lifetime, Shakespeare & Shakin’ Stevens
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Festival Curator John Simm: Roles of a Lifetime, Shakespeare & Shakin’ Stevens

The Line-Up with Shaun Keaveny11 May 2022 You may know him best as an actor, but John Simm is also a fine musician, just ask Echo & The Bunnymen or New Order. John shares his early guitar-playing ambitions from gigging with his dad, to switching gears to acting in The Lakes, Doctor Who, Grace and … Continue reading

John Simm Playlist: John DJs some of his favourite tracks.
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John Simm Playlist: John DJs some of his favourite tracks.

BBC Radio 6 Music Sound and Vision John Simm Playlist 29 April 2018 John Simm DJs some of his favourite tracks compiled especially for 6 Music. Play John Simm Playlist (00:58:19): Music Played The Rolling Stones – Stop Breaking Down – EXILE ON MAIN STREET. UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UK) LIMITED. 16. Paul Simon – Kodachrome – THE PAUL SIMON … Continue reading

Radio Interview: John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work
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Radio Interview: John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work

BBC Radio 6 Music Sound and Vision Miranda Sawyer 29 April 2018 John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work. From Human Traffic to Life On Mars to Doctor Who, John Simm is one of the UK’s finest actors.     Play radio interview (00:55:55): Music Played The Stone … Continue reading

John Simm Tweets: ‘Dated & Sexist’ by Magic Alex is Available on iTunes and Spotify
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John Simm Tweets: ‘Dated & Sexist’ by Magic Alex is Available on iTunes and Spotify

Good morning pop pickers. Dated&Sexist by Magic Alex is LIVE again on iTunes, spotify, etc! https://t.co/RJGwK4ZQ8G http://t.co/VqYKq4qgm9” — John Simm (@john_simm) 3. Juli 2014 About Magic Alex Formed in 1995 by vocalist Dean Taylor (ex lead singer with the brilliantly baggy Cherrydales) and bass player Simon Borkin (from music press darlings Sign Language), over the … Continue reading

John Simm reads a selection from The Coral keyboard player Nick Power’s poetry collection
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John Simm reads a selection from The Coral keyboard player Nick Power’s poetry collection

Liverpool Echo 18 Mar 2014 Nick Power launches Small Town Chase, a collection of lyrical stories and poems The Coral’s keyboard player has released a collection of poetry. Nick Power has written Small Town Chase, a book of 87 lyrical stories and poems. A Soundcloud playlist has been set up to launch the book, with … Continue reading

On my radar: John Simm’s cultural highlights
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On my radar: John Simm’s cultural highlights

The Guardian | The Observer Ben Marshall 13 Jul 2013 The actor on listening to Lloyd Cole, watching Man of Steel and reading Stoner by John Williams John Simm is a British actor best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars and the Master in Doctor Who. He began performing as a teenager, … Continue reading