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David Walliams is hoping to encourage more children to get involved in classical music with a new podcast.

He has partnered with radio station Classic FM, launching a 10-part podcast called David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast aimed at children aged 7 to 12.

The actor and author will be introducing listeners to famous classical musicians such as Mozart and Beethoven.

They're not just going to be any old stories either - the podcast will describe how much Mozart loved a good fart joke and how scruffy Beethoven was.

Walliams said: "It's wonderful to be able to bring a whole genre of music to a new generation of children, whilst getting the rest of the family listening and enjoying at the same time."

The first episode will be available to download on 4 February with the rest of the episodes released over the following two weeks.