sriram_malharDec 2015Recommends
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter actor) did Lehrer's periodic table song not too long ago. Earnest and cute! ▶ this video
in “Tom Lehrer” · View on HN
Daniel Radcliffe sings "The Elements" - The Graham Norton Show - Series 8 Episode 4 - BBC
Daniel Radcliffe sings "The Elements" - The Graham Norton Show - Series 8 Episode 4 - BBC on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2015–2025.
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Daniel Radcliffe performs his party trick on The Graham Norton Show: singing Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements', the periodic table song, from memory. It is a two-minute talk-show clip.
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Mentioned in Tom Lehrer threads as a charming example of Lehrer's song reaching a new audience.
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“introducing Tom Lehrer to a crowd who didn't know him”
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vmlinuzJul 2025Cites it
We all know the Daniel Radcliffe story, right? (He performed The Elements from memory on a UK talk show, which was allegedly what got him hired to play Weird Al in his 'biopic' - ▶ this video )
in “Tom Lehrer has died” · View on HN
lupireMay 2024Cites it
Daniel Radcliffe sang it on Graham Norton, introducing Tom Lehrer to a crowd who didn't know him. ▶ this video
in “Why did Tom Lehrer swap fame for obscurity?” · View on HN
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Music performance & songsChemistryArts & entertainment (other)the elementstom lehrerdaniel radcliffeperiodic tabletalk show