This week on ill-advised Bill tackles dancing, baths vs showers, bespoke suits and we debut our first 'I'm With The Band' submission.

This week's playlist is 'Orchestrated Love Swing':

'Lionel Richie' - by The Jack Moves

'Lovers Rock' - by Fun Lovin' Criminals

'What Cha' Gonna Do For Me' by Chaka Khan

'All I'm Missing' by Angie Stone

'Is It Worth It' by Rae Khalil

'Why Do You Keep Calling Me' by Sy Smith

You can find the playlist on Spotify here

This episode's book recommendation is 'Harlem Shuffle' by Colson Whitehead

We'd love to hear from you!

Send us questions or 'I'm With The Band' submissions via instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy or by email: contactus@ill-advisedbybillnighy.com

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Welcome to Season 2 of ill-advised by Bill Nighy! Bill is back to answer your questions and in this episode he tackles restaurant etiquette, Kim Novak's belly button, creative swearing and sock length protocol.

We have a brand new feature 'I'm With The Band'. This is where we encourage you to send in the name of your teenage band and maybe some of the lyrics from your signature song and Bill will read them out - with respect and love... Please send them via instagram here or you can email them to us at contactus@ill-advisedbybillnighy.com

This episode's playlist is called 'Shake, Don't Shiver'

• ‘Spanish Stroll’ by Mink DeVille
• ‘More News from Nowhere’ by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• ‘Holy River’ by Prince
• ‘Crazy About You Baby’ by Ike & Tina Turner
• ‘Marvin Used To Say’ by Raheem DeVaughn

You can find a link to the playlist here

And Bill's book recommendation this week is 'Dead and Alive' by Zadie Smith

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More ill-advise is on its way, with a new feature too. Season 2 is coming on the 19th of March.

You can get in touch via instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Khan
• Wish 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

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