Our first Culture Club inductee of 2020 is Commander Chris Hadfield, former astronaut and author of the New York Times Bestseller An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.
Hadfield was described by Forbes as "perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever to leave Earth". In 2013, he released a music video recorded on the ISS of a modified rendition of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity', which has over 44 million views on YouTube.
He joined us to talk about his favourite music, movies, books and more.
Favourite Bands/Singers: Kingston Trio, Stan Rogers, Barenaked Ladies
Best Gig: Elton John and Ray Cooper together in concert
First Album Bought: Elton John Yellow Brick Road LP
Favourite Movies: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Chariots of Fire
Favourite play/theatre show/musical: The Last Ship by Sting
Favourite Book: Factfulnes: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think By Hans Rosling
Favourite Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John D. MacDonald, Lee Child
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