Joby Talbot

Born in 1971 in Wimbledon, London, Joby Talbot initially studied composition at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College.

In 1993, Talbot first met Neil Hannon and began arranging and performing with his group The Divine Comedy. One of their tracks, "In Pursuit of Happiness", was used as the theme music for BBC TV's Tomorrow's World.

Other works for TV written by Talbot include the theme music for Young Musician of the Year, and the music for the highly successful BBC 2 comedy series The League of Gentlemen which was awarded the Golden Rose at the Montreux International TV Festival.

Talbot is current Classic FM's first resident composer, and is also working on the soundtrack to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.