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Bill answers your questions on dealing with the heat, social batteries and being bored. This episode's playlist is called 'Groovemelikeout' and it includes: ‘Hook Me Up’ by Johnny “Guitar” Watson  ‘Ain’t That Peculiar’ by Marvin Gaye  ‘I Love Every Little Thing About You’ by Stevie Wonder  ‘Be Thankful For What You’ve Got - Live’ by Orgone ‘Crystal Clear’ by Pharrell Williams  Link to Spotify playlist here  Link to Apple Music playlist here  The book of the episode is by Joan Didion and is called 'Where I Was From' This episode is the last in the series! Thank you for squandering your time and listening to ill-advised by Bill Nighy. We'll be back in the New Year for more ill-advice, in the meantime you can send your questions to Bill via Instagram here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill attempts to answer your questions on what to do when you forget someone’s name to wearing the colour yellow. This episode's playlist is called ‘Car Keys And A Good Coat’: ‘Blues Party Tonight’ by Denise LaSalle ‘I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down’ by Ann Peebles  ‘Wishful Thinking’ by Conya Doss, B. Golden ‘We Are the Sun’ by SAULT  ‘Put It Down’ by Jazmine Sullivan  ‘Packed Up And Took My Mind’ by Denise LaSalle The book this week is ‘Berlin Game’ by Len Deighton You can find the playlist on Spotify here And on Apple music here We'd love to hear from you, if you have any questions for Bill you can get in touch via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill answers your questions from how to deal with challenging odours to what to wear on the aeroplane. This episode's playlist is called ‘Dance Tunes For Snake Hips’  ‘It’s About That Walk’ by Prince ‘Good and Strong’ by Sy Smith  ‘Only In It For The Money’ by Jimmy Smith, Dr.John ‘A Rose Is Still a Rose’ by Aretha Franklin ‘Stay - Live Nassau Coliseum ’76’ by David Bowie ‘I Wanna Know’ by Cymande  And the book of the episode is ‘The Bookshop’ by Penelope Fitzgerald Spotify link to the playlist here  & you can find it on Apple Music here  We'd love to hear from you, if you have any questions for Bill you can get in touch via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another slice of Bill's ill-advice from how to cope with early mornings to placating your clean-freak husband.  This episode's playlist is called 'I Forget To Breathe': ‘I’ll Be Your Lover, Too’ by Van Morrison  ‘At Last’ by Aretha Franklin ‘Here I Am’ by Mary J.Blige ‘This Day Is For You’ by Leela James  ‘Thanks To You’ by Boz Scaggs  ‘Call My Name’ by Prince  The playlist can be found on Spotify here The book of the episode is by Ford Madox Ford and is called Parade's End. We'd love to hear from you, if you have any questions for Bill you can get in touch via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill answers your important questions on choosing the right pair of glasses, assimilating into Japanese culture, salsa dancing and the best way to enjoy scones. This episode's playlist is called 'Don't Forget To Disco'; Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop) Pts.1&2 - The Isley Brothers What' Cha Gonna Do For Me - Chaka KhanWish I Didn’t Miss You - Angie Stone Runaway - by Nuyorican Soul, India  You can find the playlist here The book of the episode is Pattern Recognition by William Gibson We'd love to hear from you, please send any questions and comments to Bill via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on ill-advised by Bill Nighy, Bill discusses 'over-thinking', public speaking and the best song to air guitar to. This episode's playlist is called 'Too Long At The Fair': 'Turn to me' by Lou Reed  ‘Jackson’ by Craig Finn  'Songs She Sang in the Shower' by Jason Isbell  'Ain’t Goin’ To Goa' by Alabama 3 'Blackout' by Ruston Kelly  'New Sensations' by Lou Reed  You can find the playlist here The book that Bill recommended in this episode is 'Freaky Deaky' by Elmore Leonard We'd love to hear from you - please send any questions and comments to Bill via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy For more information on David Knopov - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill is back to answer your questions from how to cook eggs to communing with your horse. This episode's playlist is called 'She Tried to Love You' 'Kyoto' by Phoebe Bridges 'Coyote' by Joni Mitchell 'Go Find Yourself or Whatever' by Carly Rae Jepsen 'Morning Elvis' by Florence and the Machine featuring Ethel Cain 'Don’t Remind Me' by Amber Mark with Anderson .Paak You can find the playlist on Spotify here And the book of the episode is 'Moderation' by Elaine Castillo We'd love to hear from you - please send any questions and comments to Bill via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Bill tackles small talk, applications of marmite and how to live a happy life. This episode's playlist is called 'It’s Too Late To Go Home': Mr. Lucky - featuring Robert Cray - John Lee HookerBlack Limousine - The Rolling StonesJust Like Tom Thumb’s Blues - Bryan FerryWhy I Sing The Blues - Aretha FranklinLovers Rock - Fun Lovin' Criminals The playlist can be found on Spotify here The book of the episode is 'The Rehearsal' by Eleanor Catton We'd love to hear from you - send us any questions for Bill via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill answers your questions from how to cope with sleepless nights to where to buy the perfect shirt. This episodes' playlist is called ‘Country Hurts’ Storm Windows - John Prine Leavin’ - Shelby LynneDying Star - Ruston KellyLately I’ve let things slide - Caitlin RoseHow Can I Protect You - Alabama 3 - featuring Aslan  This playlist can be found here on Spotify And the book of the episode is Miranda July's 'All Fours' We'd love to hear from you - please get in touch via our instagram page at @illadvisedbybillnighy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ill-advised by Bill Nighy is an actual thing! Bill is here to answer your questions... from what to do when you don't recognise somebody to his thoughts on clutter. If you are socially adept, there’s nothing really for you here but if you have time to squander, this podcast might just be for you. This episode playlist is called ‘Adultery Soul’ ‘I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much' by Bobby Womack‘Willing to Forgive’ by Aretha Franklin‘If You're Not Back in Love by Monday’ by Millie Jackson‘This Used To Be Your House’ by Shirley Brown‘A.P.B.’ by Womack & Womack The episode's playlist can also be found on Spotify here And the book Bill recommended is 'The Trees' by Percival Everett We'd love to hear from you - please get in touch via our instagram page at @illadvisedbybillnighy Thank you to Oliver’s Island & Beaverbrook Town House for additional location filming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ill-advised by Bill Nighy is launching on the 9th of October! Join Bill Nighy to squander some time as he attempts to answer your questions without actually making things worse. This is a podcast for people who don't get out much and can't handle it when they do. It's a refuge for the clumsy and the awkward. If you have questions about anything – from buying the right shirt to hiding at parties, please send us a voice note via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.