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The theme tune to Countdown.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2013 source ↗
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Christopher Eccleston
English actor
Hot Legs by Rod Stewart: I’m going to be cremated.
Jeremy Deller
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Highwayman by the Highwaymen.
Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter
Something by Leonard Cohen, I haven’t figured out which song yet.
Joely Richardson
British actress
I’d prefer no song, and no funeral: I’d like my loved ones to go on a walk, mostly in silence, instead. It’s all better not put into words.
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