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Thom Yorke has been the front man of Radiohead, one of Britain\\u2019s most successful British bands, for 34 years. They have sold over 30 million albums worldwide, and have won three Grammys and four Ivor Novello awards. Their debut studio album, Pablo Honey, was released in 1993, with their debut single, Creep, becoming a big international success.

Thom decided on his career at the age of seven, when he lay on the floor between large speakers at a friend\\u2019s house and listened to Queen\\u2019s Bohemian Rhapsody. He made his own electric guitar when he was 10, and wrote his first song at 11. At his secondary school he joined up with fellow pupils and they formed a band called On a Friday, as that was the only day they were allowed to rehearse. They all went their separate ways as university students, but then signed to Parlophone in 1991 and renamed themselves Radiohead.

Thom has collaborated with artists including PJ Harvey and Bj\\xf6rk and has composed for film and theatre. His first feature film soundtrack, Suspiria, was released last year. His first classical piece, Don\\u2019t Fear the Light, was premiered in Paris this year, and he has also been touring his latest solo album Anima. He is an activist on behalf of human rights, animal rights, environmental and anti-war causes.

DISC ONE: Ravel - Le jardin f\\xe9erique \\u2013 the Lab\\xe8que sisters\\nDISC TWO: Scott Walker - It\\u2019s Raining Today\\nDISC THREE: Talking Heads - Born Under Punches \\nDISC FOUR: Squarepusher and Aphex Twin - Freeman Hardy & Willis Acid \\nDISC FIVE: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush\\nDISC SIX: REM \\u2013 Talk about the Passion\\nDISC SEVEN: Sidney Bechet - Blue Horizon\\nDISC EIGHT: Nina Simone - Lilac Wine

BOOK CHOICE: Zen Mind, Beginner\\u2019s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki\\nLUXURY ITEM: A recording studio\\nCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) by Talking Heads

Presenter: Lauren Laverne\\nProducer: Cathy Drysdale