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Mission to Lars

Duration:
3 hours
First broadcast:
Wednesday 27 June 2012

Shaun Keaveny takes a rib-tickling satirical romp through the day's news and events, with the perfect morning soundtrack for any music-lover; from northern soul to new folk; rock 'n' roll to indie disco. New tracks from the likes of Wild Beasts and Florence & The Machine delightfully wrap around your semi-conscious ears, along with the best of the greatest back catalogues on the planet; be they The Smiths, The Stones, The Clash or The Jam.

All this plus a chat with directors Will Spicer and James Moore about their new documentary - Mission To Lars. Will's brother Tom has Fragile X, a form of autism and lives in a care home in Devon. Tom is obsessed with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and has spent 20 years asking to meet the great man. The new film is a powerful road movie that follows Tom and his sibling's quest to meet Lars.

They chat with Shaun about the film and how Tom's condition, dysfunctional family and Metallica's labyrinthine backstage world thwart the mission at every turn.

Music Played

29 items
  • Image for Arctic Monkeys

    Arctic Monkeys Brianstorm

    CD SINGLE, Domino

  • Image for First Aid Kit

    First Aid Kit Blue

    Wichita

  • Run Dmc You Be Illin'

    London

  • Image for The Go! Team

    The Go! Team Buy Nothing Day

    CD SINGLE, Memphis Industries Ltd, 1

  • Image for The Staple Singers

    The Staple Singers I'll Take You There

    Stax

  • Image for Herbie Hancock

    Herbie Hancock Rockit

    Columbia

  • Image for The Cribs

    The Cribs Glitters Like Gold

    Wichita

  • Image for Stealing Sheep

    Stealing Sheep Shut Eye

    Heavenly Records

  • Image for Prefab Sprout

    Prefab Sprout When Love Breaks Down

    Columbia

  • Image for Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin Immigrant Song

    Atlantic

  • Image for Alabama Shakes

    Alabama Shakes Hang Loose

    Rough Trade Records

  • Image for Orbital

    Orbital Chime

    Warner

  • Image for The Maytals

    The Maytals Monkey Man

    Quality Television

  • Image for Field Music

    Field Music Who'll Pay The Bills?

    Memphis Industries

  • Creatures Miss The Girl

    Polygram Tv

  • Image for The Kinks

    The Kinks Victoria

    Polygram Tv

  • Image for Howler

    Howler This One's Different

    Rough Trade

  • Image for El-P

    El-P Drones Over Bklyn

    Turnstile / Fat Possum

  • Image for Jeff Buckley

    Jeff Buckley Eternal Life

    Columbia

  • Image for Bombay Bicycle Club

    Bombay Bicycle Club Beg

    Beg, Universal, 1

  • Image for Basement Jaxx

    Basement Jaxx Rendez Vu

    XL

  • Image for Tom Williams and The Boat

    Tom Williams and The Boat Too Young

    Wire Boat/Moshi Moshi

  • Image for Ladyhawke

    Ladyhawke My Delirium

    CD SINGLE, Modular / Island, 1

  • Image for Metallica

    Metallica Enter Sandman

    Vertigo

  • Image for Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

    Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Lost Weekend

    , Polydor

  • Image for Jack White

    Jack White Freedom At 21

    Third Man/ XL Recordings

  • Image for Belly

    Belly Gepetto

    4 A.D.

  • Image for Queens of the Stone Age

    Queens of the Stone Age Go With The Flow

    Interscope

  • Image for Steely Dan

    Steely Dan PEG

    MCA

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