Craig Charles

Perhaps best known for his role as Dave Lister in the long-running British comedy series Red Dwarf, Craig Charles has also spent his time as a champion of underground and obscure soul and funk with his radio shows and compilations series such as 2020's The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk, Vol. 1. Born in 1964 and raised in Liverpool, Charles started out in poetry, delivering his work with a witty and alternative edge. An encounter with Julian Cope's the Teardrop Explodes in the early 1980s saw Charles eventually opening for the band for several gigs before going on to support ot...