Great Lives: Jim Moir on Captain Beefheart

Series 23, episode 0

The comedian, actor and artist Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, is Matthew Parris' guest choosing to extol the life of Don van Vliet - the Dadesque musician and painter Captain Beefheart who has influenced many musicians since the 1960s. They are joined by Beefheart's biographer Mike Barnes to discuss the bizarre and complex persona developed by the Californian eccentric who died from multiple sclerosis in 2010

Cast (unconfirmed)

Matthew Parris
Jim Moir