The Musical Life Of.... Copyright: BBC

The Musical Life Of...

The Musical Life Of...

Radio comedy
BBC Radio Wales
2020 - 2024
20 episodes (5 series)

A sitcom telling the stories of the greatest ever Welsh people through song. Stars Mike Bubbins, Stephanie Siadatan, Garnon Davies, Amanda Wilkin, Tom Price and more.

All cast & crew

We have recorded credits for 18 of the 20 episodes produced.

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Mike Bubbins	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion	7
Abigail Burdess (as Abi Burdess)	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	8
Garnon Davies	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	8
Kayed Mohamed-Mason	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	3
Tom Price	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	8
Stephanie Siadatan (as Steph Siadatan)	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion	7
Dan Starkey	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	4
Amanda Wilkin	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	7

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Len Blanco (as Len Gwyn)	Carol Vorderman View episodes Series 4, Episode 4 - Carol Vorderman	1
Len Blanco (as Len Gwyn)	Sarah Siddons View episodes Series 5, Episode 3 - Sarah Siddons	1
Mike Bubbins	Michael Douglas View episodes Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	1
Mike Bubbins	Neville Southall View episodes Series 3, Episode 3 - Neville Southall	1
Mike Bubbins	Owain Glyndŵr View episodes Series 4, Episode 3 - Henry IV and Owain Glyndwr	1
Sean Carey	Rob McElhenney View episodes Series 5, Episode 4 - Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds	1
Garnon Davies	Merlin View episodes Series 3, Episode 2 - Merlin	1
Garnon Davies	Lawrence of Arabia View episodes Series 4, Episode 1 - Lawrence of Arabia	1
Kayed Mohamed-Mason	Colin Jackson View episodes Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson	1
Kayed Mohamed-Mason	Admiral Chaloner Ogle View episodes Series 3, Episode 4 - Black Bart	1
Kayed Mohamed-Mason	King Arthur View episodes Series 3, Episode 2 - Merlin	1
Kayed Mohamed-Mason	Henry V View episodes Series 4, Episode 3 - Henry IV and Owain Glyndwr	1
Kayed Mohamed-Mason	Ryan Reynolds View episodes Series 5, Episode 4 - Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds	1
Stephanie Siadatan	Catherine Zeta-Jones View episodes Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones	1
Stephanie Siadatan	Tanni Grey-Thompson View episodes Series 3, Episode 1 - Tanni Grey-Thompson	1
Stephanie Siadatan	Gwen John View episodes Series 4, Episode 2 - Gwen John	1
Amanda Wilkin	Betsi Cadwaladr View episodes Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr	1
Amanda Wilkin	Black Bart View episodes Series 3, Episode 4 - Black Bart	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Dave Cribb	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones Series 3, Episode 1 - Tanni Grey-Thompson Series 3, Episode 2 - Merlin Series 3, Episode 3 - Neville Southall Series 3, Episode 4 - Black Bart Series 4, Episode 1 - Lawrence of Arabia Series 4, Episode 2 - Gwen John Series 4, Episode 3 - Henry IV and Owain Glyndwr Series 4, Episode 4 - Carol Vorderman	16
Dan Kiss	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Aneurin Bevan Series 1, Episode 2 - Shirley Bassey Series 1, Episode 3 - Boudica Series 1, Episode 4 - Derek Brockway Series 2, Episode 1 - Colin Jackson Series 2, Episode 2 - Betsi Cadwaladr Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion Series 2, Episode 4 - Catherine Zeta-Jones Series 3, Episode 1 - Tanni Grey-Thompson Series 3, Episode 2 - Merlin Series 3, Episode 3 - Neville Southall Series 3, Episode 4 - Black Bart Series 4, Episode 1 - Lawrence of Arabia Series 4, Episode 2 - Gwen John Series 4, Episode 3 - Henry IV and Owain Glyndwr Series 4, Episode 4 - Carol Vorderman	16