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Welsh actor Michael Sheen took over ´óÏó´«Ã½ 6 Music for an hour on Sunday, in which he played some of his favourite music tracks.

Sheen was the first celeb host of A Month of Sundays, which runs throughout July and August on ´óÏó´«Ã½ 6 Music. All the guests who will take over the station for an hour over the next two months are involved in the acting world - future presenters will include Sam Taylor-Wood, Richard Ayoade and Sam Riley.

Michael Sheen

Sheen's music selection is as eclectic and varied as his choice of acting roles, and makes for great listening.

He opened the show with David Bowie's Here Comes The Night, remarking how he 'heavily borrowed' from Bowie in his appearance for one of his most recent film roles, nightclub owner Castor in Tron Legacy.

Some of Michael's other choices include offerings by Ultravox, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Elton John, Laurie Anderson, Bob Dylan and Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

There's also a live version of The White Stripes' take on Dolly's classic Jolene, and what Michael says is his favourite song of all time: Song To The Siren. Though written by Tim Buckley, the version he plays is the first version of the song he ever heard, from an album called Gravelands by The King, a northern Irish Elvis impersonator!

The programme is well worth a listen if you missed it; it's available on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer for the next four days.