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On my radar: Tim Minchin's cultural highlights

The comedian and musician on David Tennant as a camp demon, kayaking in Kangaroo Valley, and why the world is getting better

Writer, comedian and musician Tim Minchin was born in Northampton in 1975, and raised in Perth, Australia. He found fame through standup shows at Melbourne and Edinburgh festivals in 2005, but his work adapting the stories of Matilda in 2010 and Groundhog Day in 2016 into stage musicals brought him international acclaim. This year he released his debut album, Apart Together. His 2019 TV show Upright is out now on DVD and digital.

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