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Simon Pegg is an actor and screenwriter who became a household name after appearing in two of Hollywood\\u2019s most successful film franchises \\u2013 Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. He also won many fans for co-creating the so-called Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy of films \\u2013 Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and the World\\u2019s End.

Simon was born in Gloucester and studied theatre, film and television at the University of Bristol. As a student he started performing stand-up routines with his pet goldfish called Roger who was a Marxist poet \\u2013 albeit a silent one.

Simon first appeared on television in the mid-1990s and made a name for himself by co-creating the sitcom Spaced with the actor Jessica Hynes and the director Edgar Wright. He is one of the few performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls the \\u201cHoly Grail of Nerdom\\u201d \\u2013 playing roles in Doctor Who, Star Trek \\u2013 as Montgomery \\u2018Scotty\\u2019 Scott \\u2013 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He also co-wrote the screenplay for Star Trek Beyond.

In 2006 Simon played the British technician Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible III and has appeared in every Mission: Impossible film since. He is currently filming the eighth instalment alongside Tom Cruise.

Simon lives in Hertfordshire with his wife Maureen, daughter Tilly and their dogs.

DISC ONE: A Day in the Life \\u2013 The Beatles\\nDISC TWO: Rosalinda\\u2019s Eyes \\u2013 Billy Joel\\nDISC THREE: The Asteroid Field. Composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by London Symphony Orchestra\\nDISC FOUR: Accept Yourself \\u2013 The Smiths \\nDISC FIVE: Marian (Version) \\u2013 The Sisters of Mercy\\nDISC SIX: I Feel For You \\u2013 Chaka Khan\\nDISC SEVEN: I Bloom Blaum \\u2013 Coldplay\\nDISC EIGHT: Salt In The Wound - Boygenius \\n \\nBOOK CHOICE: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks \\nLUXURY ITEM: A coffee maker \\nCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: A Day in the Life \\u2013 The Beatles

Presenter Lauren Laverne\\nProducer Paula McGinley