James Acaster
In the forerunner to the BBC 3 TV series Sounds Random, James’s guests explain more about their musical influences and are asked to justify the skeletons found in their musical closet, as their libraries are set to random shuffle. Discover the roots of the hugely popular TV series in this carefully selected highlights package from the original radio series.
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Episodes
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Episode 5 - Jeremy Swift, Rob Deering, Joel Dommett, Yve Blake, and Fyn Taylor
Sunday, 24 May 2020
In this episode of James Acaster’s Stay Home Special, James played iPod on Shuffle with Jeremy Swift, Rob Deering, Joel Dommett, Yve Blake, and Fyn Taylor.
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Episode 4 - Paul Casar, Matthew Crosby, James Redmond, and Angela Barnes
Sunday, 17 May 2020
In this episode of James Acaster’s Stay Home Special, James played iPod on Shuffle with Paul Casar, Matthew Crosby, James Redmond, and Angela Barnes.
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Episode 3 - Scroobius Pip, Jim Bob, Rick Edwards, Lizzie Roper, Marcus Bentley
Saturday, 9 May 2020
In this episode of James Acaster’s Stay Home Special, James played iPod on Shuffle with Scroobius Pip, Jim Bob, Rick Edwards, Lizzie Roper, Marcus Bentley.
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Episode 2 - Joel Dommett, Ken Collard, Fin Taylor, David Trent, James Redmond and Mike Wozniak
Thursday, 30 April 2020
In this episode of James Acaster’s Stay Home Special, James played iPod on Shuffle with Joel Dommett, Ken Collard, Fin Taylor, David Trent, James Redmond, Mike Wozniak.
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Episode 1 - Lembit Opik, Gina Yashere, Rob Deering, Angela Barnes, Marek Larwood, Luke Wright, and Jeremy Swift
Friday, 24 April 2020
In this episode of James Acaster’s Stay Home Special, James played iPod on Shuffle with Lembit Öpik, Gina Yashere, Rob Deering, Angela Barnes, Marek Larwood, Luke Wright, and Jeremy Swift.
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Episode 9 - Rob Deering & Stuart Goldsmith
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
James is away this week so Rob Deering steps up and stands in for him, shuffling his way through his own iPod with comedian Stuart Goldsmith.
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Episode 8 - Marek Larwood & Gina Yashere
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
It's a double header this week with comedians Marek Larwood and Gina Yashere joining James on a musical journey through their iPods.
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Episode 7 - Luke Wright
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
This week poet Luke Wright shuffles his way round his iPod collection.
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Episode 6 - Paul Casar
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
This week Detectorists star Paul Casar plugs his iPod into the radio.
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Episode 5 - Angela Barnes
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Revealing their guilty pleasures this week is fellow stand-up comedian Angela Barnes.
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Episode 4 - Jeremy Swift
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Shuffling his way through his iPod this week is Downton Abbey star Jeremy Swift.
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Episode 3 - James Redmond
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Shuffling his way into the FUBAR towers is ex-Hollyoaks star James Redmond.
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Episode 2 - Rob Deering
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Joining James for his weekly shuffle is comedian, guitarist and writer Rob Deering.
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Episode 1 - Lembit Opik
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
The first shuffle comes from former Liberal Democrats MP Lembit Opik.
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Episode 13 - Marek Larwood & Josh Howie
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Marek Larwood sees what life is like on the other side of the desk as he sits in for James this week. Allowing him to raid his iPod is comedian Josh Howie.
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Episode 14 - Angela Barnes & Zoe Lyons
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
With James sunning himself in Australia, previous guest Angela Barnes gets a go at comedian Zoe Lyon's iPod.
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Episode 12 - Lucy Porter & Tom Allen
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
James is still gallivanting about Australia (or so he says) so this week Lucy Porter comes off the subs bench! She sits down with comedian Tom Allen and scrutinises his iPod collection.
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Episode 15 - Marek Larwood & Joe Bor
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Marek continues his super-sub responsibiity with greatness, and picks apart comedian Joe Bor's boy band riddled iPod.
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Episode 11 - Joey Page & Kieran Leonard
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
James is away again this week, so Joey Page sits in for him and his guest is musician Kieran Leonard.
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Episode 10 - Joey Page & Rosie Wilby
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Joey Page fills in for James this week and his guest is stand-up comedian Rosie Wilby.
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Episode 27 - Jim Bob
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
James Caster is giving his iPod a break this week and focusing entirely on outing Jim Bob, of Carter USM's musical secrets .... and there are one or two surprises....
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Episode 26 - Marcus Bentley
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Breaking the laws of the iPod Shuffle Show this week (you mean that there actually *are* laws?!), James Acaster's studio guest, is the voice of Big Brother, Marcus Bentley.
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Episode 25 - Rick Edwards
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Opening up the musical closet that is his iPod, Rick Edwards joins James Acaster this week, and tells us what not to ask to Jake Gyllenhall.
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Episode 24 - Lizzie Roper
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
This week James and his iPod Shuffle goes head to head with actor and comedian Lizzie Roper, and life for our James will never be the same again.
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Episode 23 - Scroobius Pip
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Stagediving moments gone bad and some of the best moments from the TV show 'Friends' come up in conversation when James is joined in the studio by a musician and poet who has possibly featured on the show almost as much as the host! We are, of course, talking about Scroobius Pip... but will any of his tracks pop up on James' iPod shuffle?
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Episode 22 - Ken Collard
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
This week, star of Cuckoo Ken Collard joins James Acaster helping him not only to achieve musical enlightenment, but to have a spiritual awakening too.
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Episode 21 - Fin Taylor
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
James delves into his guest Fin Taylor's iPod for their musical delights and they give their critique on the visual arts.
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Episode 20 - Joel Dommett & Yve Blake
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
In this episode of James Acaster’s iPod Shuffle Show, he peruses the deepest recesses of the musical closets of not one but TWO guests. Joel Dommett was the first to bound into the studio, to introduce us all to the concept of ledertrousen! Hot on his heels was Yve Blake, who can turn your most embarrassing encounters into musical moments.
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Episode 19 - David Trent
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
James Acaster is, after a while, eventually joined by comedian David Trent for the random journey through the iPod.
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Episode 18 - Mike Wozniak
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Opening up his heart, no, erm.... wallet? Fuck... iPod! iPod, yes iPod, is comedian and writer Mike Wozniak.
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