Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Great tunes, chat and Nick Offerman

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great tunes and chat, plus actor and comedian Nick Offerman shares his First, Last and Everything.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today, actor, author, humourist and woodworker, Nick Offerman shares his 'First, Last and Everything' - that鈥檚 the first record he owned, the most recent one he's enjoyed and the record that means 鈥榚verything鈥 to him.

Nick Offerman is best known for playing the character Ron Swanson on NBC鈥檚 Parks & Recreation. He has recently starred in the acclaimed HBO series The Last of Us, described by Variety as 鈥渆asily one of the most extraordinary episodes of television in recent memory鈥. Nick can also be seen in Devs, the series from writer-director Alex Garland, the series Fargo, and Pam and Tommy.

As well as acting, Nick has also written five New York Times Bestselling books, including his latest, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside. In his spare time, he can be found at his woodshop in Los Angeles building hand-crafted items from wood, ranging from spoons and canoes to ukuleles.

Also on the show... long-running feature 鈥楾he Chain鈥 which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains nearly 8,500 songs.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started including tracks from Talk Talk, A Tribe Called Quest, Nia Archives, The Future Sound Of London, Janelle Monae, Amber Arcades, XTC, Nitin Sawhney and Guy Garvey.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • Parlophone.
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra

    Meshuggah

    • Jagjaguwar.
  • Amber Arcades

    Simple Song

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Oliver Cheatham

    Get Down Saturday Night

    • MCA Records.
  • Laurence-Anne

    Politesse

    • Politesse.
    • Bonsound.
    • 1.
  • The Free Design

    Kites Are Fun

    • El Records.
  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Award Tour

    • Universal Music TV.
  • Tiberius b

    Jetski

    • Zelig Music.
  • His Lordship

    Buzzkill

    • Psychonaut Sounds.
  • XTC

    Radios in Motion

    • White Music.
    • Virgin.
  • Janelle Mon谩e

    Lipstick Lover

    • Wondaland/Atlantic.
  • The Gladiators

    Know Yourself Mankind

    • The Virgin Collection.
    • Virgin Music UK.
    • 9.
  • The Future Sound of London

    Papua New Guinea

    • Jumpin/Pumpin.
  • Nitin Sawhney

    Darling Boy (feat. Guy Garvey)

    • Warner.
  • Ann Peebles

    Slipped Tripped And Fell In Love

  • Andrew Gold

    Lonely Boy

    • Super Hits Of The '70s - Have A Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.
    • 1.
  • Gossip

    Listen Up

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Back Yard Recordings.
  • Nia Archives

    Conveniency

    • Island.
  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 3.
  • Wilco

    The Universe

    • Cruel Country.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 11.
  • Tom Waits

    Come On Up To The House

  • Overmono

    Good Lies

    • XL Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Jun 2023 08:00