In the second part of Charlie’s chat with actress, writer and comedian Arabella Weir, the two friends chat about playing their The Fast Show characters such as Doreen and Colin Hunt, and Katie and Johnny Nice Painter. Arabella recalls nearly ruining a sketch during The Fast Show live show, shares her love of classic musicals and gives tips about voiceover work. They pick the sexiest pieces of classical music and discuss creative productivity during lockdown, John Carpenter films and more.

The episode featured a clip of Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas by Purcell, performed by the Armonico Consort and taken from an album released on Signum Records, available to buy at signumrecords.com. That was followed by a clip from the 3rd movement of Brahms Symphony Number 3 conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and an extract from the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s Symphony Number 9, conducted by Klaus Tennstedt. Both were taken from recordings by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and available to buy at lpo.org.uk