James Acaster's Stay Home Special Series

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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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    • May 24, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 18m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from James Acaster's Stay Home Special Series

    Episode 5 - Jeremy Swift, Rob Deering, Joel Dommett, Yve Blake, and Fyn Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 52:28


    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.

    Episode 4 - Paul Casar, Matthew Crosby, James Redmond, and Angela Barnes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 45:20


    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.

    Episode 3 - Scroobius Pip, Jim Bob, Rick Edwards, Lizzie Roper, Marcus Bentley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 48:15


    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.

    Episode 2 - Joel Dommett, Ken Collard, Fin Taylor, David Trent, James Redmond and Mike Wozniak

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 58:27


    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.

    Episode 1 - Lembit Opik, Gina Yashere, Rob Deering, Angela Barnes, Marek Larwood, Luke Wright, and Jeremy Swift

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 50:50


    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.

    Episode 9 - Rob Deering & Stuart Goldsmith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 75:24


    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.

    Episode 8 - Marek Larwood & Gina Yashere

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 67:15


    It's a double header this week with comedians Marek Larwood and Gina Yashere joining James on a musical journey through their iPods.

    Episode 7 - Luke Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 88:18


    This week poet Luke Wright shuffles his way round his iPod collection.

    Episode 6 - Paul Casar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 82:39


    This week Detectorists star Paul Casar plugs his iPod into the radio.

    Episode 5 - Angela Barnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 74:58


    Revealing their guilty pleasures this week is fellow stand-up comedian Angela Barnes.

    Episode 4 - Jeremy Swift

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 74:40


    Shuffling his way through his iPod this week is Downton Abbey star Jeremy Swift.

    Episode 3 - James Redmond

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 63:41


    Shuffling his way into the FUBAR towers is ex-Hollyoaks star James Redmond.

    Episode 2 - Rob Deering

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016


    Joining James for his weekly shuffle is comedian, guitarist and writer Rob Deering.

    Episode 1 - Lembit Opik

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016


    The first shuffle comes from former Liberal Democrats MP Lembit Opik.

    Episode 10 - Joey Page & Rosie Wilby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 82:51


    Joey Page fills in for James this week and his guest is stand-up comedian Rosie Wilby.

    Episode 11 - Joey Page & Kieran Leonard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 82:36


    James is away again this week, so Joey Page sits in for him and his guest is musician Kieran Leonard.

    Episode 12 - Lucy Porter & Tom Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 80:52


    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.

    Episode 15 - Marek Larwood & Joe Bor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 85:53


    Marek continues his super-sub responsibiity with greatness, and picks apart comedian Joe Bor's boy band riddled iPod.

    Episode 14 - Angela Barnes & Zoe Lyons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 86:43


    With James sunning himself in Australia, previous guest Angela Barnes gets a go at comedian Zoe Lyon's iPod.

    Episode 13 - Marek Larwood & Josh Howie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 86:44


    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.

    Episode 27 - Jim Bob

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 93:54


    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....

    Episode 26 - Marcus Bentley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 93:00


    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.

    Episode 25 - Rick Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 83:05


    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.

    Episode 24 - Lizzie Roper

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 87:57


    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.

    Episode 23 - Scroobius Pip

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 87:03


    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?

    Episode 22 - Ken Collard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 121:28


    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.

    Episode 21 - Fin Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 85:07


    James delves into his guest Fin Taylor's iPod for their musical delights and they give their critique on the visual arts.

    Episode 20 - Joel Dommett & Yve Blake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 89:09


    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.

    Episode 19 - David Trent

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 87:11


    James Acaster is, after a while, eventually joined by comedian David Trent for the random journey through the iPod.

    Episode 18 - Mike Wozniak

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 89:53


    Opening up his heart, no, erm.... wallet? Fuck... iPod! iPod, yes iPod, is comedian and writer Mike Wozniak.

    Episode 17 - Matthew Crosby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 79:53


    James Acaster is back! (Finally!) And this week his guest Matthew Crosby puts his iPod to the test to see the treasures and guilty pleasures we'll find there.

    Episode 16 - Rob Deering & Lloyd Griffith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 67:15


    Filling in for James... James.... I can't quite remember his name. Anyway, that man, is comedian Rob Deering. In this episode he does that shuttle thing to Lloyd Griffith's iPod.

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