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My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to

helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all

put together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life,

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My castaway this week is Jimmy Malville. He began his life in comedy as a performer and writer, but success in front of the camera clearly wasn't enough.

His production company Hattrick has turned out more hits than is, frankly, decent.

Have I Got News for You, Room 101, Drop the Dead Donkey, Father Ted, and outnumbered,

are just a handful of its brilliant creations. He says he sees his job as identifying the maniacs

behind the next big show, and his skill in managing unpredictability has doubtless come in useful

away from the studio too. He has triumphed over alcoholism and drug addiction,

fought cancer and even managed to keep running his TV hit factory with his one-time wife

after their marriage collapsed. He says of himself, I'm completely obsessive. When I ask for tea and

biscuits, I don't mean one cup of tea and a biscuit. I mean a pot of tea and a packet of biscuits.

And the pot of tea is drunk and the packet of biscuits is eaten.

So you are very much an all or nothing kind of a guy doing love.

I'm afraid I am.

Yes.

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