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James McAvoy chats about his latest film!

Jo chats to James McAvoy about his directorial debut, 'California Schemin'!

Jo chats to James McAvoy about his directorial debut, 'California Schemin'. Based on the true story of Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, two Scottish rappers who fooled the music industry by pretending to be an American rap duo, 'Silibil N' Brains', the film stars Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross as the duo as well as James himself.

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Music Played

  • Bleachers

    Dirty Wedding Dress

    • everyone for ten minutes.
    • Dirty Hit.

  • Fun Boy Three

    Tunnel Of Love

    • The Best Of.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Audrey Hobert

    Sue me

    • Who's the Clown?.
    • Audrey Hobert/RCA Records.
    • 2.

  • Wasia Project

    2515

    • LAOLAO Records.

  • Sam Smith

    Leave Your Lover

    • In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition).
    • PLG - Capitol.

  • Of the Trees

    Look Into My Eyes (feat. EarthGang)

    • Memory Palace.

  • The Slits

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Island.

  • Plan B

    She Said

    • The Defamation Of Strickland Banks.
    • Atlantic.

  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

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

  • Muse

    Knights Of Cydonia

    • CD SINGLE.
    • A&E.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • U2

    Beautiful Day

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Proclaimers

    Sunshine on Leith

    • The Best Of The Proclaimers.
    • Chrysalis.

Broadcast

  • Thursday19:30
    BBC Radio 2